Risk, Control & Compliance Tax Manager

The Role

Location: Bristol, hybrid

Are you an experienced tax professional who enjoys turning complex tax risks into practical solutions?

As our Risk, Control & Compliance Tax Manager, you will help shape how tax risks are identified, assessed and managed across our international business. This is a newly created role where you will have the opportunity to build new controls, improve existing processes and make a tangible difference to how our global tax function operates.

Reporting directly to the Global Tax Director, you will work with senior stakeholders across different markets and lead a small international team. You will have the opportunity to influence how tax governance develops, while working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners.

We are an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees.

Principle Accountabilities

• Identify and assess corporate tax risks across international operations, translating your findings into practical recommendations and mitigation plans.

• Design and implement new tax controls and significantly improve existing frameworks, ensuring they address the underlying risks.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of controls, monitor outcomes and introduce further improvements where needed.

• Oversee tax compliance and governance activities, ensuring alignment with local statutory requirements and Group tax policies.

• Work closely with senior Finance and Tax stakeholders, international colleagues and external service providers to develop and implement effective solutions.

• Lead and support a small international team, contributing to the development of a more consistent and effective tax operating model.

Skills and Experience Required

• Strong practical expertise in Direct Tax and Corporate Income Tax, including corporate tax compliance, reporting and relevant legislation.

• Experience working with international tax matters in a multinational or similarly complex business environment.

• Hands-on experience identifying, investigating and assessing tax risks, together with designing, implementing or significantly improving tax controls.

• Demonstrated ownership of tax processes or improvement projects, with the ability to explain what you personally delivered and how you assessed the results.

• Experience managing tax compliance requirements and working with internal policies, governance standards and regulatory obligations.

• Ability to work independently where processes are not fully established, develop practical solutions and influence senior stakeholders across different teams.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits, as well as inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose.

Here at Imperial, we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

This permanent opportunity offers an international scope, direct exposure to senior tax leadership and the chance to shape how tax risk and governance processes develop across the business.

The role is based in the United Kingdom, with flexibility on location and Bristol preferred.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees.

As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work.

Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.