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Direct Tax Manager - London, EC2R 7BP, UKJob DescriptionJoin Sizewell C as a Direct Tax ManagerLocation: London (2 days a week in office)Salary: Depending on experience + up to 10% bonus and benefits including: 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, option to buy/sell holiday, contributary pension (employee up to 7.5%, employer up to 15%) life assurance 8x your salary, private healthcare, and various other benefits available to purchase through our benefits portal.Contract Type: Permanent, full timeReports to: Senior Tax ManagerWhy Join Sizewell C?Sizewell C is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Europe, playing a pivotal role in the UKs journey to net zero. As part of our growing standalone company, youll contribute to a multi billion pound nuclear power station that will power millions of homes with clean energy. This is your chance to be part of a legacy project that combines innovation, sustainability, and national impact.Why Join as a Direct Tax Manager?Are you a seasoned tax professional ready to make an impact on one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects? Sizewell C is in search of a dynamic Direct Tax Manager to join our established finance team. This pivotal role offers the unique opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of a cutting-edge nuclear power plant, while ensuring robust and efficient direct tax compliance and strategy.Exciting Times at Sizewell C: As we transition into a standalone company, we are ramping up our efforts to achieve a successful Financial Investment Decision and adhere to a defined construction schedule. This role is integral to capturing and controlling direct tax risks and identifying opportunities for efficiencies.Your Day-to-Day:Manage direct Taxes: Oversee all UK direct tax including transfer pricing, capital raise and capital allowances, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in Tax handling.Data Utilization: Design and utilize tools (e.g., SAP S4 HANA) for capturing necessary data for direct tax purposes.Compliance & Automation: Lead the compliance process, automate and simplify reporting, and ensure timely tax return submissions.Stakeholder Engagement: Interact proactively with HMRC, respond to inquiries, and negotiate direct tax returns.Advisory Role: Provide expert advice on the impact of direct tax legislation on business transactions and ensure tax efficiency.Risk Management: Identify and mitigate tax risks, making necessary adjustments for control failures.Your ImpactAs Direct Tax Manager, you will:Lead direct tax strategy and compliance for SZCs construction and operational phases.Advise on capital raise, transfer pricing, and tax implications of large-scale infrastructure.Manage relationships with HMRC, auditors, and external advisors.Provide training and updates to senior leadership and the executive team.Ensure tax efficiency and risk mitigation across all direct tax matters.What Were Looking ForExpertise & Experience: A qualified tax advisor with over 10 years of experience in direct tax, capable of providing comprehensive advice on UK and EU direct taxesStrategic Impact: Demonstrate initiative and drive in establishing autonomous processes, contributing meaningfully to the SZC project.Adaptive & Proactive: Navigate the continuously evolving environment, responding to project needs, stakeholder requirements, and external influences like changes in direct tax laws.Qualifications: CTA, ACA, or ACCA qualified (or equivalent experience).Skills: Strong technical expertise in UK direct tax, capital allowances, and R&D. SAP experience is essential.Mindset: Proactive, strategic thinker with the ability to hit the ground running.What Youll GetBe part of a high impact project shaping the UKs energy future.Work with a small, expert team where your voice matters.Gain rare nuclear sector experience.Competitive salary and benefits.Power in DiversitySizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project.We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operatePositivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performanceHumility: Be open to others points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromiseSolidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each otherClarity: Communicate clearly and consistentlyEveryone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help power the future.Additional InformationJoin the team at Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.Its not every day you get the opportunity to shape the working culture of what will be one of Europes largest construction projects, while also helping Britain to reach its target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. Thats one of the reasons Sizewell C will be unlike anything youve ever experienced before, and youll need to be an exceptional professional to reach the high standards this critical infrastructure project demands.The UK is experiencing a nuclear renaissance and Sizewell C along with its sister project at Hinkley Point C in Somerset is powering the change. Were ramping up at pace as we look ahead to the Financial Investment Decision in early 2025, and the start of construction soon after. With government fully on board and public opinion shifting significantly in favour of nuclear, theres never been a better time to join our project.By submitting an application to this role, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Sizewell Cs employee privacy policy and EDF's employee privacy policy. Just to let you know, EDF will be processing and sharing information about your application on behalf of Sizewell C.