Tax & Audit Manager

We are looking for a highly skilled Tax & Audit Manager to oversee and deliver the tax and audit strategy across the NRL Group. This role requires strong technical expertise, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to ensure full compliance with UK and international regulations.

The NRL Group is a multi-national business with annual turnover in the region of £250m with a recent track record of substantial growth. Reporting to the Group CFO, this new role will deliver the strategic lead and technical guidance to ensure the Group continues to deliver robust tax controls to minimise risk, whilst also leading our audit relationships both inside and outside of the UK.
 

Key Responsibilities:
You will manage and deliver:

• You will lead the Group’s relationship with HMRC in all regards, reflecting the Group’s size which means we are part of HMRC’s SAO regulatory framework. You will ensure the Group is well placed for all and any HMRC audits
• You will ensure technical tax accuracy in the Group’s overseas operations, including dealing with tax authorities and local tax partners, and ensure the Group’s structure is tax efficient at all times. A particular focus will be on ensuring transfer pricing and withholding tax positions are appropriate in all markets.
• Lead engagement with Armstrong Watson for UK and Group audits, statutory accounts, and corporation tax, including managing data provision for audit queries.
• Manage Grant Thornton through Irish audit, statutory audit, and corporation tax processes with the same level of involvement as UK audits.
• Liaise with Lloyds Bank during audits of the Group’s invoice debt facility.
• Audit the Group’s PSL to ensure compliance with Umbrella JSL legislation, as the legislative changes being introduced in April 2026 will shift liability for all PAYE and NI to a Joint & Several Liability position and substantially change the Group’s tax risk
• Deliver other international audit, tax, and compliance requirements as they arise.
• Conduct supply chain legitimacy checks to ensure trading partners are VAT registered and invoicing correctly.

 
Qualifications:

• ACCA qualified (or equivalent professional accounting qualification).
• Additional tax or compliance certifications would be advantageous.

 
Who are NRL?

The NRL Group is proud to be certified™ as a Great Place To Work®, with a 97% satisfaction score from our colleagues. For over 40 years we’ve provided engineering recruitment, workforce solutions and contracting services, thanks to the talented people working across our businesses. Our focus on continuous improvement and innovation have earned us coveted industry awards, including the SIA’s Top 20 Largest Global Engineering Staffing Firms.

Looking after our colleagues is important to us, which is why we’re a Living Wage Employer, have a network of Mental Health First Aiders and provide personalised development plans to help everyone find the right career path for them. We’re family-owned, with a strong moral compass guiding everything we do, creating a transparent workplace where everyone is valued equally and work together to strategically grow our business. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we welcome conversations about how we can personally support every colleague.
 
What we’re looking for:

• Strong knowledge of HMRC compliance requirements.
• Proven experience working with external auditors to deliver year-end audits, statutory accounts, and corporation tax processes.
• Familiarity with non-UK tax and trading environments is advantageous.
• Excellent data management and analytical skills to handle complex audit queries.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

 
A wealth of benefits
Just some of the benefits you will be able to access when you join the NRL Group include:

• 22 days holiday, rising to 25 after 5 years continued service – with the option to purchase additional days each year
• Competitive pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan medical expense allowance
• Personal finance coach, health checks and tailored finance advice
• Hybrid working environment once training is completed to a satisfactory level (working from home and office)
• Working hours flexibility
• Long service awards
• Electric vehicle leasing
• Benefits platform including cycle to work scheme, paid charity days and life assurance

 

About NRL
The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.
 
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