Senior Tax Associate
DRWAbout the Role
DRW is seeking a Senior Tax Associate to join the team in London, supporting the Tax Director on all aspects of the firm's European tax profile. The role has a primary focus on indirect tax (VAT) across the UK and Europe, with meaningful exposure to corporate income tax matters affecting the firm's trading and operating entities in the region.
- Own day-to-day VAT compliance oversight for UK and European entities
- Manage VAT registrations, fiscal representation, and cross-border issues
- Monitor developments in UK and European indirect tax law and translate into practical guidance
- Partner with Finance, Operations, and Business Management on tax matters
- Support UK and European corporate tax compliance cycles
- Assist with quarterly and year-end tax provisioning under IFRS and/or US GAAP
- Coordinate with global tax colleagues on cross-regional implications
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of post-qualification tax experience, gained in a Big 4 / mid-tier practice, in-house tax function, or a combination of both
- ACA or CTA qualified (or recognised non-UK equivalent)
- Demonstrable UK VAT technical strength, including exposure to cross-border service flows and, ideally, financial services or trading-industry VAT issues (partial exemption, financial services exemption scope, commodity trading)
- Working knowledge of UK corporate tax, with the ability to research and form views on unfamiliar continental European tax issues
- Comfort operating independently in a lean team, managing external advisors, and prioritising across multiple concurrent workstreams