Head of Tax

CompanyEllison Institute of Technology Oxford

LocationOxford, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/13/2026

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Taxation experts

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£48,500 (£24.87 per hour)

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Description

Join us at EIT:

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, policy makers, and entrepreneurs to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
Climate Change & Managing CO₂
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org.

Your Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Head of Tax to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise in indirect tax, with a working knowledge of other relevant areas such as Employment taxes, Business Tax, Transfer Pricing and R&D tax credits.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this role will be instrumental in shaping and leading our tax compliance and strategy as we scale.

Your Responsibilities:

Managing all aspects of UK tax compliance, including Corporate Income Tax, Employment taxes, VAT, and other relevant taxes for the UK Group entities.
Ensuring accurate and timely filings of quarterly and annual tax returns, along with other reporting obligations.
Proactively creating and implementing processes, controls and governance, as well as improvements in the robustness of tax data to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the tax function
Developing features, functionalities and processes within the ERP system.
Collaborating with different parts of the business to ensure tax considerations are integrated into business decisions and providing advice and support on tax-related matters, including property transactions, transfer pricing, and structuring
Managing relationships with external tax advisors, auditors and HMRC, including the management of tax audits
Supporting with financial reporting, tax account reconciliations, tax provisions and tax forecasting
Identifying and mitigating tax risks, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
Developing and implementing tax strategies, which are aligned with the company's overall business objectives, considering both short-term and long-term implications

Staying up to date with changes in tax legislation, assessing their impact on the company and proactively adapting strategies as needed

Requirements

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

Qualified tax professional (e.g., ACA/CTA/ATT) with extensive experience in UK tax
10 years PQE, with experience working in-house, as well as in a professional services firm
Able to work independently and as part of a team
Have excellent communication skills and an ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
Strategic thinking
Experience of Oracle is desirable but not essential
Prior experience working in similar industries is nice to have.

Key Attributes:

Experience with managing HMRC
Proactive self-starter who is a highly organised individual with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
High proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel
Ability to engage and effectively build relationships with business stakeholders across functions from all levels of the organisation.

Benefits

Our Benefits:

Salary: £120,000 - £140,000 + travel allowance + bonus
Enhanced holiday pay
Pension
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance
Hospital Cash Plan
Therapy Services
Perk Box
Electric Car Scheme

Working Together - What It Involves:

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary
You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford