Direct Tax Manager, Europe

TikTok | London, United Kingdom

TikTok is the world’s leading destination for short-form mobile video, built on a simple but powerful mission: to inspire creativity and bring joy.

With global headquarters in Los Angeles and Singapore, and offices spanning major cities including New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo, TikTok continues to shape how people create, connect, and discover content around the world.

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Why TikTok

At TikTok, creativity sits at the heart of everything we do. Our platform empowers imagination, and the teams behind it bring that vision to life every day.

We believe challenges are opportunities — to learn, innovate, and grow together. We don’t settle for the status quo. We move with courage, curiosity, and collaboration, driving meaningful impact for our people, our business, and the communities we serve.

If you are motivated by fast growth, global collaboration, and the chance to help shape a high-impact function, this is an exciting opportunity to join us.

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About the Team

The Europe Tax team partners closely with a wide range of corporate functions to deliver expertise across:

• Tax compliance

• Advisory

• Planning

• Structuring

• Tax controversy

The team plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with both direct and indirect taxes, while also helping the business navigate complex tax matters across the region.

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The Opportunity

TikTok is looking for a highly motivated and organised Direct Tax Manager to join its London-based Tax team and support the company’s continued expansion across Europe.

This is a regional role with broad exposure and significant visibility. The successful candidate will bring strong experience in European direct tax compliance, along with the ability to manage reporting and compliance activities consistently across multiple jurisdictions.

You will take ownership of core compliance and reporting processes, promote standardisation and risk management, and help drive continuous improvement across European markets. You will also work in close partnership with external service providers and internal stakeholders across functions including Accounting, Legal, Transfer Pricing, Treasury, and HR.

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What You’ll Be Responsible For

1. Direct Tax Compliance, Reporting & Payments

You will lead key direct tax compliance activities across Europe, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.

• Prepare and coordinate data for tax filings across multiple European jurisdictions

• Review externally prepared tax returns for technical accuracy

• Ensure timely submission of:

• Corporate income tax returns

• Withholding tax filings

• Other local business tax returns

• Support central tax reporting requirements

• Review calculations and supporting workpapers for local tax accounting purposes

• Manage direct tax payments, including:

• Payment arrangements

• Forecasting

• Instalment calculations

2. Tax Governance & Process Improvement

You will help strengthen the tax control environment by improving how compliance and reporting processes operate end-to-end.

• Enhance tax controls and governance processes across Europe

• Standardise key workflows to improve consistency between jurisdictions

• Reduce manual effort through smarter process design

• Improve issue identification and risk visibility at an earlier stage

• Increase transparency and operational efficiency across the European tax landscape

3. Tax Business Partnering

This role requires close collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective tax execution and support wider business needs.

• Work closely with Tax Business Partners globally

• Provide specialist local tax input from both a technical and operational perspective

• Partner with central tax service providers to align internal processes with global operating models

• Support readiness for:

• Automation

• Improved data quality

• Stronger tax technology integration

4. Tax Projects

You will contribute to a variety of local and regional tax initiatives that support the broader business agenda.

• Support projects such as:

• Tax incentive applications

• Pillar Two implementation

• Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)

• Assist with ad hoc tax matters and strategic initiatives as needed

5. Tax Insight & Legislative Monitoring

You will stay ahead of tax developments and help the business respond proactively to change.

• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax developments across Europe

• Assess potential implications for the group

• Recommend practical actions where changes may affect the business

• Deliver insights and scenario analysis to senior stakeholders based on:

• Legislative developments

• Recurring tax issues

• Process performance data

• Emerging trends

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What We’re Looking For

Required Experience & Skills

To succeed in this role, you should bring a strong combination of technical expertise, project ownership, and stakeholder management capability.

• 5+ years of experience in industry or within a multinational accounting firm

• Proven experience in European direct tax compliance

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate input from multiple tax vendors across Europe

• Ability to build trusted and effective relationships with:

• Internal teams

• External advisers

• Tax service providers

• A proactive, self-starting mindset and confidence working independently

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Strong interest in learning new tax concepts and carrying out technical research

• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high-quality analysis

Preferred Qualifications

The following experience and qualifications would be advantageous:

• Professional accountancy or tax qualification such as:

• ACA

• CTA

• Or equivalent non-UK qualifications

• Experience in the TMT sector and understanding of related tax matters

• Good knowledge of accounting principles

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Why This Role Stands Out

This is more than a compliance-focused tax role. It is an opportunity to help shape and optimise direct tax operations across Europe within one of the world’s most influential and fast-evolving technology companies.

You will have the chance to:

• Take on a regional remit

• Influence process improvement and governance

• Partner with teams across multiple functions and countries

• Support complex and high-impact tax initiatives

• Contribute to a business that is growing at scale

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Join TikTok

If you are excited by the idea of combining technical tax expertise with operational improvement, cross-border collaboration, and strategic impact, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

Join TikTok and help build the future of tax operations in Europe.