Transfer Pricing Tax Manager

About the company and department

RSM is a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle market leaders, globally. With around 3,650 partners and staff in the UK and access to 48,000 people in over 120 countries across the RSM network, we can meet our clients’ needs wherever in the world they operate as well as offering brilliant careers to our employees.

RSM’s transfer pricing practice has been consistently ranked as the leading practice by the International Tax Review. We have expert teams across the world comprising over 600 specialists in economics, accounting, project management and tax law. This combination of experience enables us to develop innovative approaches to transfer pricing issues, and one of the key drivers of our success has been partnering our national network with the market-based teams.

We are looking for an additional Manager in order to meet the continually growing demand for the team’s specialist services. You will work as part of the Central Region team, feeding into the regional, national and international network of transfer pricing specialists at RSM. With this in mind, and RSM's desire to achieve an inspiring and fulfilling working environment which compliments individuals' personal lives, an array of flexible and hybrid working arrangements are supported. We are looking for a self-starting individual who is happy with responsibility, wants to work in a dynamic environment and have the flexibility to take the lead and manage multiple engagements with different teams on a simultaneous basis. 

About the role
 
Work within the Transfer Pricing Team is mainly project based and will involve working with multinational companies. The nature of the work is varied and includes working with clients to set and support transfer pricing policy, manage the preparation of transfer pricing documentation and provide support in transfer pricing enquiries.

• Day-to-day responsibility for managing and leading project work and on-going client relationships, winning and developing work across all aspects of transfer pricing and value chain transformation.
• Proactively managing a portfolio of clients and projects including all aspects of financial and risk management.
• Working with clients and helping them to manage their transfer pricing risk.
• Participation in the leadership and development of the existing Transfer Pricing team.
• Undertaking transfer pricing planning and pricing implementation.
• Building business through targeting (internal and external).
• Involvement and coordination of European and global transfer pricing engagements working with specialists across our global network.
• Supporting companies through all elements of business change and value chain transformation (e.g. transfer of manufacturing to low cost jurisdictions, implementation of centralised or principal structures).
• Preparation and negotiation of Advance Pricing Agreements on behalf of clients.
• Assisting clients with tax audits from HMRC and transfer pricing defence strategies; and preparation of transfer pricing documentation for planning or compliance purposes (including statistical analysis).

Minimum Qualifications

About the ideal candidate

The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of transfer pricing and related international tax considerations, along with project management experience and business development ability. You will be a proactive individual able to take ownership and manage a variety of projects. It is expected that the successful candidate will have extensive experience of advising multinational clients on transfer pricing. Wider experience of other corporate tax or related international issues would also be an advantage.

• A track record of delivering quality work for clients; demonstrating an understanding of the client's business and relevant professional standards and maintaining respectful client relationships.
• Experience in managing teams; respecting and valuing all people and encouraging different perspectives.
• Proven experience of business development and marketing – through networking and obtaining referrals, and using your awareness of broader corporate tax issues to cross sell the firms other services.
• Experience in building internal and external relationships and networks.
• An ability to plan and deliver work against tight deadlines.
• Developed communication skills, specifically in negotiating with and influencing others.
• An ACA or equivalent qualification is desirable but not essential.

Flexible working

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.

Diversity and inclusion at RSM

At RSM, inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We have an authentic focus on intentional inclusion, enabling our people to feel they can bring their whole self to work and ensuring everyone feels supported, respected and confident to make a valuable contribution.

To find out more, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page on our Careers Website.