Tax Manager

Pinewood.AI

Pinewood.AI is looking for a proactive, detail-focused Tax Manager to lead our UK tax compliance activities while supporting and coordinating tax matters across our international group.

This is a newly created role and an exciting opportunity to become our first dedicated in-house tax specialist. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a central role in building robust tax processes, strengthening governance, and supporting the continued growth of a fast-scaling international technology business.

If you are currently working in practice and are ready to make your first move into industry, this role offers the chance to take real ownership of core UK tax matters while also gaining valuable international exposure.

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The Opportunity

This position is primarily centred on UK corporation tax, VAT, and employment taxes, while also overseeing the coordination of international compliance through local finance teams and external advisers.

As Pinewood.AI continues to grow globally, you will help shape a more co-sourced and scalable approach to tax management across the Group. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to stronger internal controls, and support the development of effective tax governance frameworks.

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What You’ll Be Doing

• Own UK corporation tax compliance, including the preparation, review, and submission of tax computations and returns, ensuring all filings are accurate and completed on time.
• Manage UK VAT compliance, overseeing reporting cycles, reviewing reconciliations, and helping to embed effective controls.
• Oversee employment tax matters, including PAYE and P11D processes, working closely with HR to ensure compliance with legislation and internal policy.
• Act as the key contact for HMRC, managing correspondence, coordinating responses, and liaising with advisers where required.
• Manage external tax advisers, reviewing deliverables, responding to queries, and ensuring high-quality, timely submissions.
• Coordinate international tax compliance across group entities, working with local finance contacts and advisers to ensure obligations are met in each jurisdiction.
• Lead on tax forecasting, provisions, and reporting for group accounts, partnering with Finance during month-end and year-end close processes.
• Support transfer pricing documentation and intercompany arrangements, ensuring they reflect operational and commercial activity.
• Develop and enhance tax policies, controls, and documentation to improve governance and support business growth.
• Monitor legislative changes across the UK and internationally, assessing any potential impact on the Group.
• Build strong internal relationships across Finance and international teams, becoming a trusted point of contact for tax-related matters.

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What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a technically strong and commercially aware tax professional who is excited by the opportunity to shape and grow an in-house tax function.

• ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualified, with training completed within a recognised practice firm.
• 1–2 years’ post-qualification experience in a tax-focused role, ideally within practice.
• Strong UK corporate tax knowledge, including hands-on experience preparing and reviewing tax computations and returns.
• Good working knowledge of VAT and employment taxes, with the ability to apply technical understanding in a practical way.
• Experience working with external advisers and reviewing technical outputs.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing deadlines effectively.
• Confident communication skills, able to build relationships across teams, seniority levels, and international locations.
• Comfortable in a changing environment, where processes are evolving and there is an opportunity to add real value.
• A genuine desire to build a long-term career in industry tax.

Desirable: Exposure to multi-entity groups or international tax coordination would be beneficial, though it is not essential.

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Why This Role Stands Out

This is a rare chance to step into a role where you can make an immediate and visible impact.

As Pinewood.AI’s first in-house tax hire, you will have the opportunity to shape the way tax is managed across the business, working at the heart of a growing international organisation. You will gain broad responsibility, meaningful exposure to cross-border matters, and close access to senior leadership from day one.

Unlike larger corporate environments where responsibilities can be narrowly defined, this role offers the scope to build, influence, and grow alongside the business.

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Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Bonus scheme
• Share scheme
• Hybrid working
• 25 days’ holiday plus all UK bank holidays
• 4x life assurance
• Enhanced family-friendly leave:
  • 5 months’ full pay for maternity or adoption leave
  • 2 weeks’ fully paid paternity/adoption leave
  • An additional 2 weeks to use as paid annual leave within 24 months of birth or adoption
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free, confidential 24/7 support for you and your immediate family, including counselling, legal and financial advice, and wellbeing resources
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Cycle to Work scheme with savings of up to 40% on bikes and accessories through salary sacrifice
• Eyecare vouchers including a free eye test and contribution towards prescription glasses
• Regular social events
• Employee recognition and awards

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Why Join Pinewood.AI?

Pinewood.AI is entering an exciting phase of global growth and transformation, making this the ideal time to join and influence the future of our tax function.

You will become part of a high-performing finance team and help establish scalable, well-governed tax processes that support the business as it expands internationally. The role offers both immediate ownership and long-term development potential as the organisation grows in scale and complexity.

If you are looking for a position where you can combine technical tax expertise with commercial visibility, strategic input, and international exposure, this is a compelling next step.

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About Pinewood.AI

For more than 20 years, Pinewood.AI has been building technology with a clear purpose: to meet the real-world needs of the automotive industry.

Created by automotive professionals and technologists, our solutions are designed around how automotive businesses truly operate. We understand the unique challenges and opportunities within the sector, and we use that insight to build practical, high-impact technology.

Pinewood.AI is an advanced Automotive Intelligence Platform that helps automotive retailers and OEMs drive growth, improve profitability, and unlock greater value across every part of their business.

Our secure, cloud-based end-to-end ecosystem enables customers to make smarter commercial and operational decisions with greater ease. Our vision is to be the full-service technology partner that helps automotive businesses operate more efficiently and increase revenue through better decision-making.

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Apply for This Opportunity

If you are ready to take ownership of a high-impact tax role within a fast-growing international business, we would love to hear from you.

Join Pinewood.AI and help shape the future of tax in a business built for growth.