Corporate Tax Manager / Senior Tax Specialist

Square Enix

Square Enix is a globally recognised publisher of world-class entertainment, celebrated for legendary franchises including Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, NieR, Life is Strange, and Just Cause.

At the heart of everything we do is our mission: to create unforgettable experiences that connect with players on a deeper level and leave a lasting impact on hearts and minds around the world.

We are seeking a highly capable tax professional to take ownership of the company’s corporate tax compliance and advisory activities. This is a key role with broad exposure across the business, supporting strategic decision-making, ensuring robust reporting, maintaining strong controls, and managing tax risk in a dynamic international environment.

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The Opportunity

In this role, you will lead on a wide range of tax matters across the organisation, partnering with internal teams and external advisers to ensure compliance, provide technical guidance, and support major business initiatives.

You will also play an important role in strengthening the tax control environment, supporting reporting obligations, and responding effectively to enquiries, audits, and evolving legislation.

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What You’ll Be Responsible For

Tax Advisory & Strategic Projects

You will provide expert tax support across a variety of commercial and operational activities, helping the business identify both risks and opportunities.

• Identify tax risks and planning opportunities arising across the business, and develop practical solutions

• Examples may include:

• permanent establishment risk

• transfer pricing risk

• Lead the tax advisory workstream for group-wide projects, including:

• group restructures

• transfer pricing transformation

• intercompany debt rationalisation

• Partner closely with the wider group tax team on international initiatives

• Manage:

• Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) matters

• transfer pricing compliance

• supporting documentation

• Provide technical VAT advice in response to business changes

• for example, new webstore or digital sales arrangements

• Advise the Operations team on:

• cross-border VAT

• customs duty considerations

• Provide employer tax guidance, particularly relating to internationally mobile employees

• Review contracts and legal documentation to assess tax implications

• Coordinate the implementation of tax-related group projects

• such as dormant company eliminations

• Monitor tax law changes and communicate their business impact, including:

• new tax opportunities

• changes in tax rates

• R&D relief developments

• emerging tax risks

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Tax Accounting & Reporting

This role has significant responsibility for tax reporting and accounting across both UK and international operations.

• Lead quarterly group tax reporting processes

• Prepare the UK tax reporting packs

• Prepare and review overseas tax packs

• Support tax consolidation activities

• Analyse UK and group deferred tax provisions

• Review forecast business performance to maximise recognition of deferred tax assets where appropriate

• Analyse and report on:

• corporate interest restriction matters

• uncertain tax positions

• transfer pricing adjustments

• Lead tax-related aspects of the quarterly and annual external audit process

• Monitor the group’s effective tax rate (ETR)

• Identify opportunities to help normalise ETR where possible

• Prepare tax reports for the Japan head office, including:

• APA calculations

• reconciliation of tax adjustment impacts on ETR

• Prepare and review tax disclosures and notes for UK statutory financial statements

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Tax Compliance

You will help ensure the company meets all relevant tax compliance obligations while maintaining clear supporting documentation and strong governance.

• Make IR35 status determinations for contractors engaged by the business

• Ensure compliance across key employment tax areas, including:

• PAYE Settlement Agreement completion

• share scheme operation

• employee relocations

• short-term business visitor arrangements

• Ensure compliance with the Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) regime

• Maintain appropriate documentation to evidence compliance and support internal controls

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Additional Responsibilities

Alongside advisory and compliance work, you will also contribute to budgeting, external adviser management, and corporate filing obligations.

• Take responsibility for tax budgeting

• Coordinate work performed by external tax advisers

• Oversee corporate tax filing for UK companies

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What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience & Qualifications

We are looking for a well-rounded tax professional with strong technical capability and the confidence to operate across multiple tax disciplines.

• CTA qualified or equivalent

• Strong knowledge and practical experience in:

• corporate tax

• VAT

• transfer pricing

• Experience dealing with:

• cross-border transactions

• international tax issues

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Essential Skills & Attributes

The successful candidate will combine technical depth with strong communication and organisational skills.

• Strong Excel proficiency

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business

• Highly accurate, organised, and capable of delivering to tight deadlines

• Proactive approach with the ability to take ownership and drive work forward

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Desirable Experience

The following would be advantageous, though not essential:

• ADIT qualified or equivalent

• Deeper experience in VAT

• Experience in employment tax

• Previous tax compliance and advisory experience within a Top 10 accounting firm

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Desirable Technical Skills

Additional systems knowledge and leadership experience would be beneficial in this role.

• Experience using tax calculation software such as:

• ONESOURCE Corporate Tax

• iXBRL tagging software

• or equivalent tools

• Experience managing a team of tax professionals

• Previous exposure to ERP systems such as:

• Unit 4

• SAP

• or similar platforms

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Why Square Enix?

At Square Enix, our purpose is simple yet powerful:

Creating New Worlds with Boundless Imagination to Enhance People's Lives.

Our work is guided by a clear set of values that shape how we collaborate, innovate, and grow:

• Deliver Unforgettable Experiences

• Embrace Challenges

• Act Swiftly

• Stronger Together

• Continuously Evolve

• Cultivate Integrity

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Join Us

This is an exciting opportunity to join a globally respected entertainment business in a role that combines technical depth, strategic influence, and international exposure.

If you are a commercially minded tax professional looking to make an impact in a creative, fast-paced, and globally connected organisation, we would love to hear from you.