Senior Employment and Expatriate Tax Manager

Wise
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeGBP 85,000 - 100,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: []

Lead employment tax governance and build scalable cross-border employment tax infrastructure across global expansions. Own tax controls, workflows, and auditing processes, manage external tax advisers and budgets, and operationalise expatriate tax frameworks including tax equalisation, gross-up rules, and shadow payroll workflows. Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Corporate Tax to ensure compliance, mitigate Permanent Establishment risk, and manage tax gaps as the business scales.

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Senior Employment and Expatriate Tax Manager

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Job Summary

Lead employment tax governance and build scalable cross-border employment tax infrastructure across global expansions. Own tax controls, workflows, and auditing processes, manage external tax advisers and budgets, and operationalise expatriate tax frameworks including tax equalisation, gross-up rules, and shadow payroll workflows. Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Corporate Tax to ensure compliance, mitigate Permanent Establishment risk, and manage tax gaps as the business scales.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · 12 months
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Establish standardised global employment tax controls, workflows, and auditing processes.
  • •Lead tax structuring for new country launches, including local employer withholding and social security setups.
  • •Manage external tax advisers, define SOWs/SLAs, and maintain budget controls.
  • •Operationalise expatriate tax frameworks into a practical multi-tier operational framework, including tax equalisation, tax protection, gross-up rules, and shadow payroll workflows.
  • •Audit operations to fix tax gaps, advise HR/Finance/Legal on cross-border tax risks, and align Permanent Establishment risk with Corporate Tax.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 85,000 - 100,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Relevant experience in employment and expatriate tax (in-house tech/fintech or professional services).
  • •Deep knowledge of global tax legislation, shadow/modified payrolls, social security agreements, and tax equalisation.
  • •Proven track record in vendor management, auditing current-state risks, and leading cross-border expansion projects.
  • •Ability to explain complex tax risks to non-tax executive leaders.
  • •ACA, CTA, ACCA, ATT, ADIT, or equivalent qualification.
Experience:FintechProfessional services
Certifications:ACACTAACCAATTADIT
Languages:English

Company Brief

Wise
Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a London-based fintech that provides low-cost international money transfers, multi-currency accounts and payment infrastructure for individuals and businesses worldwide.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2011
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