Employment and Expatriate Taxes Manager

The University is one of the world's leading academic centres.  It comprises 150 faculties and departments, together with a central administration and other institutions.  Our institutions, museums and collections are a world-class resource for researchers, students and members of the public, representing one of the country's highest concentrations of internationally important collections.

It is the responsibility of the Finance Division to manage the financial resources of the University.  The Division is also responsible for maintaining the integrity of the accounting records, establishing best practices and for producing both the statutory accounts and management information to assist in decision making at all levels of the institution. 

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Employment Tax, the role will be responsible for increasing employment and expatriate tax knowledge, understanding and compliance across the University and related areas. 

Working with multiple stakeholders, you will provide practical and technical advice to ensure best practice is adopted.

The postholder will:

- Create and monitor policies and processes relating to employment and expatriate taxes

- Provide technical guidance, to the University, on specific employment tax and expatriate tax issues

- Highlight areas for continuous improvement

- Be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the University's employment status for tax process

- Advise on the set-up of and compliance relating to globally mobile employees

- Assist in projects across the University 

Your Skills

You will be passionate, hard-working and driven.  It is important that you are excited about the challenge and opportunities that the University presents

You will be expected to have:

- Strong UK employment tax and expatriate tax expertise

- Experience of working in an in-house tax team for a large multinational or advising such businesses in a professional services organisation, with experience of providing practical advice to business and non-tax professionals

- CTA or ACA qualified (or similar by experience) 

Benefits

The University offers an excellent benefit package including:

- 41 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays

- Defined benefits pension schemes

- Flexible working options

- Family-friendly initiatives

- Career development opportunities

- Support for health & mental wellbeing

- Discounts on shopping

- Rental deposit scheme

- Public transport season ticket loans

- Tax-efficient bicycle and charity-giving schemes 

Location

The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows. This arrangement is subject to change and will not form a part of the contractual terms of the role.  

Funding for this role is available for two posts; a permanent role and a role on a fixed-term basis of two years. Please indicate which contract(s) you wish to be considered for as part of your application.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure and a security check. We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

If you would like more information about this role, informal enquiries can be directed by email to graham.gustard@admin.cam.ac.uk.

If you have any questions the application process, please contact a Recruitment Administrator at Finhr_recruitment@admin.cam.ac.uk.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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