Interim Tax Specialist/Consultant
Contract / TempJob Overview
Celnor Group is a dynamic collection of specialist businesses across the UK and Europe, united by a shared commitment to operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth. As we continue to expand through acquisition and transformation, we’re seeking an experienced Interim Tax Specialist / Consultant to support our group-wide tax compliance and strategic tax transformation projects.
This is a 6-month interim assignment, operating outside IR35, and offers the opportunity to play a key role in building and embedding new group tax structures, policies, and governance in a fast-growing, multi-entity environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement greenfield tax policies and procedures across the group.
- Take ownership of corporate tax (CT), VAT, and employment tax oversight for all business units.
- Lead tax integration activities for newly acquired companies within the group.
- Advise on share scheme structuring, including put and call options, earn-outs, and growth shares.
- Prepare the group for Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) compliance.
- Identify and resolve historic acquisition-related tax technical debt.
- Support on corporate structuring and transfer pricing matters.
- Manage tax audits and subsidiary risk assessments, ensuring compliance with the Criminal Finances Act.
- Provide subject matter expertise and assurance during tax transformation initiatives.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- A qualified tax professional (ACA / CTA / ACCA or equivalent).
- Proven experience in group or multi-entity tax advisory and compliance, ideally within a fast-growing or acquisitive organisation.
- Strong technical background in UK corporate tax, VAT, and employment tax.
- Experience leading or advising on tax integration and transformation projects.
- CIS and RDEC experience highly desirable.
- Exposure to international tax matters, particularly US (Massachusetts) and France, would be a bonus.
- Confident operating at senior stakeholder level, with the ability to balance strategic insight and hands-on delivery.