The UK and Ireland Tax Manager will support the Tax Senior Managers and Tax Director on all activities related to corporation tax matters for Unilever's UK and Irish companies, including Unilever Plc. The role is a tax business partner role which involves building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders around the business. Compliance work operates under an operating model whereby tax processes are performed across the local tax teams, UniOps in Bangalore and outsourced service providers (Big 4) combined. Much of the non‑judgemental tax data analysis work is undertaken by the UniOps team in Bangalore, with the UK tax team overlaying the tax technical judgements, whilst also managing and reviewing the work conducted by the outsourced service providers. The role requires the ability to manage and deliver multiple workstreams across varying timelines. Some of these workstreams include quarterly tax reporting; overseeing tax compliance undertaken by outsource service providers; preparing or reviewing tax technical pieces of work outside the scope of the outsourced service provider; tax forecasting; and compliance and liaison with HMRC on day‑to‑day matters, particularly in respect of residency certificates and double tax treaty withholding tax clearances.

Corporation tax business partnering

• Build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders (various finance teams, legal, company secretarial, third party outsourcers etc)
• Assist on the resolution of ad hoc queries and day‑to‑day issues raised by the business and provide relevant and practical advice promptly
• Collaborate with finance and project teams on various tax and commercial projects
• Support the finance and company secretarial teams in entity rationalisation projects

Corporation tax compliance and reporting

• Preparation of the Group quarterly tax provision calculations using Longview.
• Review local statutory accounts tax disclosures prepared by the outsourced provider.
• Oversee the preparation of the annual tax computations and returns by outsourced providers
• Assist in the preparation of out of scope work feeding into the tax computations such as chargeable gains calculations, deductibility of expenditure, RDEC and patent box calculations, and any necessary transfer pricing adjustments
• Collaborate with the Tax Senior Manager and the outsourced provider in performing the CFC review.
• Support the Tax Senior Manager and Director with the SAO review and controls
• WHT compliance – manage the process of obtaining a high volume of certificates of residency and other regulatory forms for overseas teams, as required, to benefit from double tax treaty reliefs and ensure inter‑company payments/receipts can be made promptly.

UK and Ireland Group Tax Data

• Manage the Group Payment Arrangement and calculate corporation tax payments on account. Monitor and update the tax payment database. Liaise with HMRC and ROS on company tax balances, repayments, reallocations and any ad‑hoc queries.
• Calculate and prepare journals for annual prior year adjustments, along with charges for payment of group relief.
• Calculate cash tax forecasts, as requested by various stakeholders in the business.
• Perform tax balance sheet reviews to ensure prior year adjustments, payments to HMRC and charges for group relief are reflected correctly in each entity's balance sheet.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CA or equivalent) or tax adviser (CTA or equivalent)
• Strong proven ability and relevant years experience in a UK corporate tax department or audit background with 1+ years experience in a UK corporate tax department
• Strong tax accounting understanding (IFRS and FRS 101)
• Controls mindset, including risk management
• Excellent time and project management skills, including a strong bias for action
• Relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong Excel skills essential

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Location and flexibility

In June 2020 we announced a plan to consolidate a number of Unilever's offices across the South East of England into a new campus in Kingston upon Thames in or around early 2025. In August 2024 we announced a proposal to retain our central Head Office in London (100 Victoria Embankment) until our lease expires in 2027. As a result, you may be based in 100VE until 2027 or in Kingston upon Thames from early 2025, subject to consultation outcomes. The role is advertised on a full‑time basis, but we are happy to discuss flexible working options and what that may look like for you.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Annual bonus
• Subsidised gym membership
• Discounted staff shop and shares
• Opportunity to work directly with renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment
• Key advocate of wellbeing with a variety of support for our people, including hubs, programmes and development opportunities
• Family‑friendly and inclusive workplace aimed at creating possibilities for all