Group Tax Manager

AlphaSights

Start Date: ASAP

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About AlphaSights

AlphaSights is the global leader in knowledge on-demand, helping investors and business leaders access the expertise they need to make confident decisions.

With more than 1,500 colleagues across nine global offices, AlphaSights delivers around-the-clock support to many of the world’s leading investment funds, consultancies, and Fortune 500 companies.

Founded in 2008, AlphaSights is a fast-growing, founder-led business known for its high-performance culture, global reach, and commitment to excellence.

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The Opportunity

AlphaSights is seeking an accomplished and commercially minded Group Tax Manager to take ownership of a broad international tax agenda across direct tax, indirect tax, payroll tax, compliance, and strategic advisory work.

This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, support global finance operations, and shape tax processes across a dynamic international group.

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What You’ll Be Responsible For

International Direct & Indirect Tax

In this role, you will manage tax compliance and advisory matters across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring accurate reporting, timely submissions, and strong governance across the Group.

• Manage AlphaSights’ tax advisor network and coordinate the flow of information required for tax computation preparation across trading subsidiaries in:
  • UK
  • US
  • Germany
  • UAE
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • Korea
  • Portugal
• Prepare UK tax computations, including the calculation of quarterly instalment payments for future periods.
• Support and prepare R&D tax relief claims as part of UK tax filings.
• Oversee US federal and state tax matters, including sales tax compliance, with support from local advisors.
• Maintain and update transfer pricing documentation and review intercompany recharge policies and processes.
• Ensure VAT and Sales/Use tax returns are submitted accurately and on time by local finance teams.
• Lead responses to tax authority enquiries and investigations across all relevant jurisdictions, working alongside local finance teams and external advisors.
• Oversee intercompany recharge accounting between subsidiaries from a tax and process perspective.

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Tax Reporting & Financial Statements

You will play a key role in tax accounting and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and supporting external audit requirements.

• Prepare corporation tax and deferred tax accruals in the consolidated financial statements on a monthly basis in line with GAAP.
• Prepare year-end tax provisions to support the annual audit and statutory accounts process.
• Partner with the GFC and CFO on tax planning initiatives and opportunities to optimise the Group’s effective tax rate.
• Support the annual financial statement audit process on all tax-related matters, liaising closely with external advisors and auditors.

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Payroll Tax Oversight

This position also requires strong knowledge of payroll tax matters, particularly where compensation structures and contractor arrangements have cross-border implications.

• Act as the in-house subject matter expert on payroll tax issues relating to compensation and benefits in kind.
• Provide guidance on tax deductibility in areas where expenditure or activity may not be allowable for tax purposes.
• Oversee preparation of UK PSA filings.
• Review contractor status across jurisdictions, including matters such as:
  • IR35 in the UK
  • 1099 filing requirements in the US

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Governance, Risk & Projects

Beyond day-to-day compliance, you will help strengthen AlphaSights’ tax governance framework and contribute to strategic finance initiatives.

• Lead tax compliance initiatives, including UK SAO obligations.
• Maintain a tax risk register, ensuring material risks are properly identified, assessed, and reviewed by the Board.
• Support the GFC and CFO with decision-making, strategic input, and ad hoc requests.
• Drive tax-related project work, including ad hoc tax and ERP system initiatives.

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What We’re Looking For

AlphaSights values a range of experiences and backgrounds. Successful candidates often bring many of the following attributes:

• Strong academic background with an advanced tax qualification — essential.
• Accounting qualification — highly desirable, though not required.
• Experience in a tax advisory role and/or within a tax function in an international business.
• Demonstrated experience dealing professionally with tax authorities.
• Exposure to a broad range of international direct and indirect tax matters, including:
  • Corporation tax
  • Payroll taxes
  • VAT
  • Sales tax
• Exposure to the US tax environment — highly desirable.
• Strong technical tax knowledge with an up-to-date understanding of relevant legislation.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• The resilience, drive, and adaptability to deliver high-quality work under tight timelines and changing priorities.
• A growth mindset, with the ability to learn, evolve, and turn challenges into development opportunities.
• Fluency in English — essential.
• Fluency in an additional relevant language — a plus.

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Why Join AlphaSights?

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected, fast-scaling global business where tax is a visible and strategically important function.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to meaningful international projects, and help shape tax processes in a business that values initiative, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: £85,000–£100,000
• Variable bonus compensation
• 4% matched pension contribution on qualified earnings
• Comprehensive private medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• 25 days annual leave
• 8 bank holidays
• Business closure over the Christmas break
• Hybrid working option: work from home on Thursdays and Fridays
• State-of-the-art office in the City of London

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Ready to Apply?

If you’re excited by this opportunity but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

AlphaSights welcomes individuals with diverse experiences and perspectives, and we’d love to learn more about the impact you could make in this role.

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Equal Opportunities

AlphaSights is an equal-opportunity employer.