M&E Tax Compliance Manager

The Role

The team..

The Tax function operates at the financial and regulatory core of ITV’s corporate infrastructure, ensuring robust governance, statutory compliance, and strategic advisory across all commercial and operational divisions. Operating in a dynamic, high-profile environment, our team partners directly with production, commercial, and finance stakeholders to manage tax risk, interpret evolving domestic and international tax regulations, and maintain proactive, professional relationships with tax authorities including HMRC.

The role..

We’re looking for a Tax Compliance Manager to join our team on a permanent basis to manage the UK tax compliance for the Media & Entertainment (M&E) division at ITV. Reporting into senior finance leadership, this is a hands-on, sole-contributor role (no direct reports) responsible for preparing, reviewing, and submitting UK and international tax compliance filings to HMRC and relevant tax authorities.

In this varied and high-impact role, you will take ownership of direct and indirect tax compliance across 16 legal entities. Your remit spans UK and Channel Islands VAT returns, corporate tax filings, tax provision journals, general ledger tax account reconciliations, IR35 assessments, Pillar Two filings, and advising on tax clauses within commercial contracts. It is an ideal role for an autonomous, technically grounded tax professional who thrives on delivering an end-to-end compliance service in a fast-paced media environment.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and filing UK VAT returns and Channel Islands VAT returns for the M&E division.
• Delivering UK Corporation Tax compliance and filings across 16 legal entities, including statutory accounts tax provision figures.
• Posting tax provision entries, managing group relief balances, executing group relief settlements and tax related GL reconciliations.
• Executing IR35 assessments for both Front of Camera and Behind the Camera engagements, as well as support roles across the M&E division.
• Delivering ad-hoc employment tax duties, such as; PSA calculations, Appendix 5 applications, overseas withholding taxes (WHT), and Foreign Entertainers Unit (FEU) requirements.
• Calculating Effective Tax Rates (ETR) for the M&E division and completing Channel Islands Pillar 2 filings.
• Reviewing tax clauses in supplier, talent, and commercial contracts to protect business interests.
• Maintaining professional correspondence with HMRC and relevant tax authorities on compliance queries.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Professional qualification, either CTA or ACA.
• Hands-on tax compliance experience gained in an in-house corporate role.
• Experience using OneSource Tax Compliance software is preferable.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for tax modeling, provisioning, and data analysis.

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Comprehensive practical knowledge across Corporate Tax, VAT, Employment Taxes, and Pillar Two regulations.
• Exceptional ability to discuss complex tax matters clearly with colleagues across the business who have little or no tax background.
• Proven experience corresponding directly and professionally with HMRC and other revenue authorities.
• Previous tax experience within the Media, Broadcasting, or Entertainment sector.
• Ability to operate independently, prioritise competing statutory deadlines, and deliver a first-class compliance service.

Potential Challenges

• Operating as an autonomous, sole contributor across diverse direct, indirect, and employment tax workstreams.

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.