Tax Manager

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The opportunity

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

As Tax Manager you’ll have three key focus areas: leading people and processes, overseeing compliance reviews and signoffs, and driving the delivery of tax-efficient and well-balanced projects.

You’ll be at the helm of the day-to-day operations of the tax function, ensuring the Head of Finance is always in the loop and fully informed.

What’s more, you’ll have the opportunity to nurture and grow our amazing team culture—built on ownership, quality, and a strong commitment to delivering excellence.

Pay, benefits and culture 

Looking for a place where you can work hard, have fun, and make a difference? You’re in the right place!

At EDF, we thrive on new ideas and continuous growth. We value and reward your hard work with a competitive salary, bonus, pension, and a flexible benefits package—whether it’s an EV, private healthcare, extra holiday, or more!

Enjoy the freedom and flexibility to work in a way that suits you—on-site, in the office, or hybrid from home. We’re proud to champion diversity and inclusion through our Everyone’s Welcome programme and are a Disability Confident employer, ready to support your needs.

What you’ll be doing

As Tax Manager you will set the bar for excellence in the tax function, ensuring that the quality of our output, advice, and business partnerships is unmatched within the organization.

• Lead and inspire the tax team, confidently managing three direct reports and advisers, making sure everything runs smoothly on a daily basis.
• Own the complex stuff – from VAT to corporation tax, EGL, Corporate Interest Restriction, Corporate Criminal Offence, Senior Accounting Officer, group reporting, deferred tax, and staying on top of evolving tax legislation like BEPS Pillar II and transfer pricing across the UK and Ireland.
• Provide guidance and support to the Senior Tax Business Partner reporting to you, driving forward tax strategies for mergers, acquisitions, and disposals and business structuring
• Take charge of integrations by overseeing the smooth tax-side integration of newly acquired businesses, ensuring nothing is overlooked.
• Implement and manage the Tax Control Framework with precision and authority, ensuring everything stays in line with best practices.
• Build strong, lasting relationships with stakeholders, shareholders, and investors, earning their trust across the business.
• Adapt and roll with the punches – when needed, step in to handle operational duties while keeping the team on track and motivated.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Finance to shape the tax strategy and operating model that will drive success across the entire business.

What do you need to be great at this role?

You’ll be ACA, CTA or equivalent qualification in addition to:

• 3-6 years post-qualification experience within a large accounting firm or in house.
• Proven team building and team management skills.
• Ability to work without instruction and deliver effectively under pressure even where there is significant ambiguity and conflicting priorities.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to convey complex technical problems in a non-technical, succinct and easy to understand manner.
• Willingness to challenge, innovate and drive improvements.
• Be able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with both finance and non-finance personnel across the business as well as with investors and external advisers and HMRC.
• High levels of professionalism, business pragmatism and integrity.
• Set the standard for top-tier tax advice and business partnering across the organization.
• Lead the tax team with confidence, managing three direct reports and ensuring smooth daily operations.
• Own key tax areas like VAT, corporation tax, and BEPS Pillar II across the UK and Ireland.
• Partner on M&A strategies, ensuring tax compliance and smooth transitions for new acquisitions.
• Drive the Tax Control Framework, ensuring the highest standards of compliance.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, shareholders, and investors.
• Jump into operational duties when needed, while maintaining team leadership.
• Collaborate with the Head of Finance to shape the tax strategy for business success.

Closing date for applications: 6th June 2025

Location: Edinburgh or London

Why EDF Renewables?

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy.

To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.

If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us. 

Join us, and let’s do good together.