UK Tax Senior Manager (7 Month FTC, Parental Cover)
Job Description:
At Warner Music Group, we're a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
- Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
- Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
- Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.
We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.
Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds - an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
A little bit about our team:
The Tax Department is responsible for the Warner Music Group tax reporting and compliance around the world.
Your role:
- Work alongside the VP, Tax to lead on all aspectsof UK corporation tax, withholding tax and employment tax compliance. This includes managing deadlines and relevant stakeholders
- Work with the VP, Tax (UK) and Tax Manager (UK) to handle UK aspects of US GAAP tax reporting on a quarterly and annual basis
- Assist in Pillar 2 modelling and implementation
- Work closely with Finance Teams to source information and provide tax input, where necessary
- Assist in running transfer pricing calculations
- Advise local controllers and finance business partners on tax (both in the UK and globally) and provide timely and informed responses to various internal queries regarding tax matters (in particular withholding tax and employment tax queries)
- Recommend, edit and review of intercompany agreements and other documentation for legal drafting
- Assist with global M&A activity, where required
- Optimally connect with advisors in various territories
- Supervise and analyze existing and proposed regulatory changes and developments related to UK and global tax and advise on potential business impact
About you:
- 8+ years of prior relevant UK tax experience with a large public accounting firm and/or large multinational corporation
- Good knowledge of UK corporation tax and UK employment tax compliance processes
- Strong Excel and Word skills
- Excellent written & oral communication
- Analytical experience, running information and presenting appropriate recommendations
- Ability to work collaboratively with other team members and partners
- Proven ability to work in a fast paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
About us:
As the home to 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world's premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We're the home to WMX - the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways - and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) - the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.
Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.