Senior Tax Manager

Are you an expert in US GAAP tax reporting who enjoys solving complex technical challenges? Do you want to take ownership of European tax reporting within a global, multinational organisation? Are you looking for a highly visible role where you can collaborate with senior stakeholders across the UK, Europe and the US ?

If so, GXO has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Tax Manager - US GAAP Tax Reporting to join our Global Tax Team. Reporting to the VP Tax Europe, you'll play a key role in managing the European component of GXO's global US GAAP income tax reporting, partnering with colleagues across Finance, Treasury, Legal and Tax functions worldwide.

This is a full time, permanent role based 2/3 days per week in either Great Portland Street in London or Northampton, with travel between locations and occasional international travel.

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £114,000 and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package will also include a company car, bonus scheme , company-sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You'll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Lead the European US GAAP income tax reporting process, ensuring compliance with ASC 740, IAS 12 and local statutory reporting requirements
• Manage key tax accounting areas including deferred tax, valuation allowances, FIN48 positions, Pillar 2 reporting and Country-by-Country Reporting
• Own consolidated cash tax forecasting and reporting activities, providing timely and accurate information to US stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with SOX controls and support internal and external audit requirements across the tax function
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Legal and international tax teams to identify opportunities to simplify, enhance and improve tax processes

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Significant experience in US GAAP tax reporting and tax provisioning within a Big 4 and/or multinational in-house tax environment.
• Strong technical expertise in ASC 740, IAS 12, deferred tax accounting, cash tax forecasting and tax compliance processes.
• Experience working within a US-parented or US multinational organisation, collaborating across international teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to influence at all levels across the business.
• A proactive, detail-focused and commercially minded approach, with the ability to prioritise effectively and deliver under pressure.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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