Employment & Expat Tax Manager

TL;DR

Employment & Expat Tax Manager: Managing global mobility tax compliance and UK employment taxes for an internationally mobile workforce with an accent on cross-border obligations, expat payroll, and regulatory reporting. Focus on ensuring compliance across jurisdictions, optimizing tax efficiencies, and advising on complex matters like LTIPs, bonuses, and remote working implications.

Location: London, 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite)

Company

One of the world’s leading business news and information organisations, globally recognised for authority, integrity and accuracy.

What you will do

• Partner with Global Mobility to manage tax and social security obligations across jurisdictions, oversee expat payroll vendors, and support compliance for home/host countries including LTIPs, bonuses, and pensions.
• Provide guidance on business travel risks, tax protection policies, and accounting for expat complexities.
• Ensure UK employment tax compliance (PSA, P11Ds, IR35), act as HMRC contact, and advise on benefits, remote working, and M&A due diligence.
• Identify tax efficiencies, deliver training, support overseas teams, and line manage a Tax Analyst.

Requirements

• 3–5 years’ experience in expat (global mobility) tax compliance, including tax equalisation and hypothetical tax calculations
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment tax compliance requirements
• Experience managing cross-border tax obligations from home and host perspectives
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and general ledger processes
• Strong stakeholder management, communication skills, ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver under pressure
• Proactive, practical, solutions-focused approach

Nice to have

• Understanding of international employment tax frameworks
• Professional tax qualification (e.g. CTA, ATT or equivalent)

Culture & Benefits

• Generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave, subsidised gym memberships, community opportunities.
• 50% hybrid model fostering trust, remote adaptability, in-person collaboration, and flexible working requests where feasible.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, disability confident employer, supportive workplace for unique perspectives.