Direct Tax Lead

Softcat plc; Marlow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Direct Tax Lead to manage tax compliance across multiple regions including the UK and international markets. This role is vital in developing Softcat's direct tax processes and will involve liaising with advisors on tax submissions and driving the tax strategy. Preferred candidates will have an accounting or tax qualification and 2 to 4 years of experience. The company offers flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Pension

Share incentive plan

Life Assurance

Holiday

Trips

Vouchers

Partner/family Benefits

Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption support

Qualifications

• 2–4 years' post-qualification experience in a tax or accounting role.
• Ability to collaborate across teams.
• Comfort in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage direct tax compliance for the Softcat Group.
• Coordinate UK and international corporation tax submissions.
• Drive tax strategy and ad-hoc direct tax projects.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive approach

Strong judgement

Education

Accounting or tax qualification (ACCA/ACA/CTA)

Job description

Would you like to develop your career in a supportive,collaborativeand innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate,and collaborative team?

Join our Tax team

The Tax Team is continuing to expand in response to both the demands of a fast-growing business, coupled with an increasingly demanding control and governance environment. Led by the Tax Manager, who reports into the Group Financial Controller, the current team of five work closely with all business operations teams and advise commercial teams on any tax matters impacting their respective areas. Softcat are continuing to expand rapidly through domestic UK growth, acquisitions and additional legal entities. Whilst predominantly UK based, the business also has an ever-increasing international presence with plans to continue this expansion in the future. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high performing team who are at the forefront of the business' expansion plans.

Success. The Softcat Way.

It's an exciting time to be at Softcat, one of the UK's most successful technology solutions businesses.We help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first.We've reached the £1 billion+ parevenue milestone, opened our first office outside the UK and picked up a series of industry awards. We've got even biggerplans for the future. So, if you share our drive and ambition, get ready to achieve more from your career.

Lead on direct tax compliance

This newly created role will manage direct tax across the Softcat Group including working with advisors on the preparation of corporation tax returns across all regions (UK, APAC, US, Canada and the EU), half-year and full-year consolidated group tax reporting, transfer pricing, Country-by-Country (CbyC) reporting and Pillar 2 submissions.

This role will be pivotal to developing and improving Softcat's direct tax processes, with assistance from advisors and the wider tax team. Softcat's direct tax submissions are mostly outsourced but this role would be instrumental in bringing the preparation of some returns in-house and establishing preparation processes for new returns as required by multinational expansion or in accordance with enacted legislation.

In addition, there will be opportunity for ad-hoc project work and employment tax matters (such as PAYE Settlement Agreements) as desired.

As a Direct Tax Lead, you'll beresponsible for:

Coordinating UK and international corporation tax submissions and reporting requirements.

Preparing consolidated group tax reporting and statutory tax notes with advisor support.

Managing transfer pricing compliance, CbC reporting and Pillar 2 calculations.

Liaising with auditors, Treasury and finance teams to support tax processes and deadlines.

Driving tax strategy, ensuring compliance and delivering ad‑hoc direct tax projects.

• Management and support of one direct report.

We'd love you to have

An accounting or tax qualification (ACCA/ACA/CTA) with 2–4 years'post‑qualification experience.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and seniority levels.

A proactive, curious approach with a drive to learn, improve processes and progress.

Confidence, strong judgement and a pragmatic, solutions‑focused mindset.

Comfort working in a fast‑paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.

We also acknowledgethattheconfidencegap and imposter syndrome are a real thing andcanget in thewayof us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 d ays in the office (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) and 2 days working from home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives,and embraces every background.

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Anyinformation you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authenticallyyouas possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.

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We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:

Benefits

• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Life Assurance
• Holiday
• Trips
• Vouchers
• Partner/family Benefits
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support