Tax Manager

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Danaher is a global science and technology innovator with more than 69,000 associates committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. Our world class brands have unparalleled leadership positions in some of the most demanding and attractive industries and our technologies address a broad range of societal needs:

Danaher is a science and technology innovator committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improving quality of life around the world.

A global family of more than 25 operating companies, we drive meaningful innovation in some of today’s most dynamic, growing industries. With operating companies based around the world—from California to Copenhagen—our ground-breaking businesses transform the fields of diagnostics, life sciences, and environmental and applied solutions by:

• improving patient health through powerful tools that increase diagnostic confidence
• advancing scientific research to illuminate the causes of disease and pave the way to new, life-saving treatments
• ensuring the freshness, dosages and safety of food, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods
• protecting our global water supply and promoting environmental stewardship
  

We are a team of 69,000 dedicated associates who are Helping Realize Life’s Potential every day by bringing our diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives together to make a difference.

Danaher generates ~$25 billion USD of annual revenue from four business segments: Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Water Quality, and Product Identification.

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Position Description:

This position will be part of the UK tax team and will be responsible for providing tax support for Danaher’s UK and Irish operating and holding companies, including tax planning, tax governance, US and IFRS tax accounting and reporting. The position will also maintain close contact with operating companies to gain a full understanding of the businesses, providing advice and guidance necessary to ensure compliance with the relevant laws, obtaining external advice where necessary.

This position will be an integral part of Danaher’s international and highly competent team of tax experts and a dynamic and international company with great opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The candidate will work closely with the the UK tax team and report to the Director – UK and Ireland Tax with the following responsibilities:

Tax Advisory and Planning

• Review and implement proposed transactions including potential acquisitions, disposals and internal reorganisations.
• Review and implement rationalisation of the corporate structure and associated elimination of dormant companies.
• Keep up to date with major tax regulation changes and advise management accordingly.
• Maintain close contact with key financial managers at the operating companies to build an understanding of the business, financial statements and forecasts in order to advise on any proposed transactions and identify areas of tax risk/opportunity.
  

Tax Governance

• Perform internal reviews of the operating companies’ processes to ensure the effective management of taxes.
• Manage the senior accounting officer review, coordinating around 25 operating companies.
• Build relationship with HMRC and support/lead in dealing with Corporation tax and indirect tax reviews and audits from the tax authorities.
• Review of a number of compliance areas including CFC review.
  

Tax Reporting

• Manage and review US GAAP reporting at soft close and hard close, coordinating the completion of all Tax Provision Packages for operating and holding companies, and review and report out of overall UK group position.
• Review and report on quarterly tax forecasts.
• Review of FIN 48 questionnaires and packages.
  

Critical Success Factors:

• Must be able to build excellent working relationships with operating company finance managers, advisors, auditors as well as Danaher corporate tax, treasury and finance colleagues.
• Ability to embrace the Danaher Culture and the five core values and continually strive for improvements in all aspects of the role.
  

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• ACA or CTA qualified, with minimum 4 years post qualification.
• In-depth technical knowledge of UK tax law.
• Strong tax reporting skills preferred.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects, and adhere to deadlines.
• Good communication, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong technology skills, including the Microsoft suite of Applications, and willingness to embrace new technologies.
  

Compensation:

Danaher is committed to competitive compensation:

• [ ] basic salary
• 15% bonus based on performance
• 6% pension salary sacrifice contributions
• BUPA medical insurance
• Life assurance
  

Danaher Cultural Alignment:

Our culture is values-based, customer-centric, process-oriented, and results-driven. At Danaher, all associates must act with integrity and conduct business honestly and fairly. We have five core values that continuously guide our work:

• The Best Team Wins: Exceptional people thrive in Danaher’s fast-paced, results-oriented work environment.
• Innovation Defines Our Future: We are empowered and encouraged to challenge ourselves and each other, and to take balanced risks to advance innovation.
• Customers Talk, We Listen: Our customer-centric focus drives us to create innovative solutions that directly address customer needs.
• Kaizen is Our Way of Life: Through Kaizen, or continuous improvement, we address customer needs with actions that benefit the greater good.
• We Compete for Shareholders: We have built a track record of financial success that enables us to continually invest back into our business and our team.
  

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 69,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.