Indirect tax Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Group Tax Department in a global indirect tax role, providing expert VAT and indirect tax support across OUP's international operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in protecting and optimising value in support of OUP's charitable mission, ensuring compliance with global tax regulations while managing risk and supporting strategic business objectives. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will act as the lead adviser on VAT and indirect tax matters, providing clear, practical guidance on new products, business initiatives, routes to market, and contractual arrangements. You will also monitor legislative developments and business changes, ensuring the organisation remains compliant and well positioned to respond to evolving tax requirements. The role partners closely with the Global Process Lead & OneSource Business Owner to support the implementation of global tax systems and process improvements. A significant part of the role involves overseeing VAT and indirect tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Responsibilities include reviewing and signing off VAT returns, managing relationships with tax authorities, supporting audits and enquiries, and maintaining oversight of international registrations, supply chain activities, and digital product taxation. The role also ensures that global filing obligations are met accurately and on time, while driving best practice across local finance teams. Reporting to the Group Tax Director, you will help identify and mitigate tax risks, contribute to the development and delivery of the tax strategy, and support reporting to senior governance bodies. Success in the role will be measured through the effective resolution of business tax matters, timely compliance, successful implementation of tax changes, minimisation of audit adjustments and disputes, and a clear understanding and management of global tax risks.

Essential:

• Experience working in an Indirect Tax role in a global environment.
• Tax or accountancy qualification.
• Significant tax technical knowledge of global business:
+ Expertise in VAT rules including place of supply, exemptions, reverse charge, distance registrations and IOSS etc. + Knowledge of global VAT / indirect tax rules preferably learnt in the context of a multinational group. + Knowledge of relevant Customs issues.
• Experience of working in an ERP and Tax engine environment. Good working knowledge of system functionality.
• Collaborative and inclusive when gathering facts and information but decisive when necessary to reach timely conclusions and decisions.
• Strong and effective communication written and verbal skills at all levels of the organization e.g., business leaders.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of operating in a process environment (e.g. PTP, OTC etc).
• Understanding of internal controls for process area.
  
  We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.
We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts. This role comes with the added benefit of private medical insurance and a management bonus.