Director, International Tax, Transfer Pricing
Vistra · United Kingdom
It’s never been a more exciting time to join Vistra.
At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction.
But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Director - Global International Tax Advisory - Transfer Pricing. Reporting to the Global Head of International Tax Advisory, this full time, permanent position can be based in the UK or the Americas and offers global coverage, allowing you to make a significant impact on our Tax Advisory business and its growth.
Role Overview
Reporting to the Global Head of International Tax Advisory, this highly visible and high profile Director, Global International Tax Advisory will be accountable for the scoping and delivery of Transfer Pricing products and solutions to Vistra’ clients around the globe, within an existing supportive tax advisory team environment.
This is a genuine International Tax Advisory role with significant scope for professional and career progression.
Key Responsibilities
Practice Growth & Client Relationship Management:
- Business development: Driving business development and transfer pricing portfolio growth, by identification, scoping and delivery (within existing International Tax Advisory team) of multi-country Transfer
- Pricing advisory opportunities and solutions – to existing and new client base, with supportive commercial sales team.
Technical delivery and documentation oversight:
- Pragmatic Advising: Translating complex OECD frameworks into practical, cost-effective solutions tailored to client budgets and risk tolerances.
- Three-Tiered Documentation Structure: Technical oversight of the production and advice on robust Master Files, Local Files, and Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR), ensuring precise alignment with local legislative variations, as lead TP specialist within the team.
- DEMPE Functional Analysis: Conducting deep-dive interviews with client executives to technically map out the Development, Enhancement, Maintenance, Protection, and Exploitation of global intangibles to ensure cross border profit aligns with economic substance.
- Benchmarking Strategy: Overseeing the technical design of search strategies using databases like TP Catalyst, to establish arm’s length ranges for companies, intangibles, and financial transactions.
- Financial Transaction Pricing: Directing the benchmarking and pricing of complex intercompany loans, cash pools, guarantees, and thin-capitalisation analyses,
Technology innovation: Looks to use technology and AI to provide more streamlined and cost effective advice.
Team Management & Development:
- People Leadership: Managing, mentoring, and developing a distributed team of transfer pricing managers and analysts.
- Resource Allocation: Overseeing internal resource budgeting and managing relationships, fees, and deliverables with external advisor firms.
- Skill Evolution: Upskilling the team on emerging technologies, automation tools, and changing international tax frameworks.
Opportunity for additional International Tax Advisory opportunities, depending on skills/experience, including:
- Advising on tax implications of group structures and trading arrangements.
- Provide advice within a team environment on international tax and business matters for clients in a range of industries including software, hardware, telecom, semi-conductor, financial services and Higher Education sectors.
- Provide Tax Authority audit support and to assist in the preparation of data, supporting documents and applicable correspondence, to be sent to tax authorities conducting tax reviews, enquiries and audits
- Work alongside Tax Managers and Tax Directors in serving as trusted tax advisor and business partner to clients and prospects, building advisor-client relationships
- Assist in sales and job scoping process by providing technical knowledge and drawing on experience
- Assist in simplifying complicated and inter-related technical issues into digestible and understandable client action plans – for example, supply chain analysis and application of points of taxation
- Keep up to speed with tax changes across small portfolio of countries - identify and communicate new advisory opportunities to existing client base
- Encourage continuous improvement by ensuring systems are in place that allow team members to share their experiences, lessons learnt, new (regional) developments etc.
Relevant Experience
- Global based international tax advisory experience inc. Transfer Pricing specialism
- Delivery of full range of core international tax matters
- Proven track record of growing client & internal relationships and revenue from these clients
- Experience in managing and owning and growing professional ‘fame agenda’
- Proactive and self-motivated, professional and commercial outlook
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Capable of working under pressure and with minimal supervision.
Education/Memberships
- Relevant professional qualifications CPA (or equivalent)
- University degree
Computer Skills
- MS Office suite
- Moody's Analytics suite an advantage
If you are excited about working with us, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members. Our goal is to make this a great place to work where all our people can thrive. We hope you join us on this exciting journey!