Direct Tax Lead

Would you like to develop your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?

Join our Tax team. The Tax Team is expanding in response to growth and a demanding control and governance environment. Led by the Tax Manager, who reports to the Group Financial Controller, the current team of five works closely with all business operations teams and advises commercial teams on tax matters. Softcat is expanding domestically and internationally, with plans to continue this expansion in the future.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high performing team at the forefront of the business’ expansion plans.

Success. The Softcat Way.

It’s an exciting time to be at Softcat, one of the UK’s most successful technology solutions businesses. We help customers use technology to succeed by putting our employees first. We’ve reached the £1 billion+ revenue milestone, opened our first office outside the UK and received industry awards. We have ambitious plans for the future, so if you share our drive, get ready to achieve more from your career.

• Lead on direct tax compliance across the Softcat Group, including working with advisors on the preparation of corporation tax returns across UK, APAC, US, Canada and the EU, as well as half-year and full-year consolidated group tax reporting, transfer pricing, Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting and Pillar 2 submissions.
• Develop and improve Softcat’s direct tax processes with assistance from advisors and the wider tax team; bring preparation of some returns in-house and establish processes for new returns as required by multinational expansion or legislation.
• Handle ad-hoc project work and employment tax matters (such as PAYE Settlement Agreements) as required.
• Coordinate UK and international corporation tax submissions and reporting requirements.
• Prepare consolidated group tax reporting and statutory tax notes with advisor support.
• Manage transfer pricing compliance, CbC reporting and Pillar 2 calculations.
• Liaise with auditors, Treasury and finance teams to support tax processes and deadlines.
• Drive tax strategy, ensure compliance and deliver ad-hoc direct tax projects.
• Manage and support one direct report.

• An accounting or tax qualification (ACCA/ACA/CTA) with 2–4 years post-qualification experience.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and seniority levels.
• A proactive, curious approach with a drive to learn, improve processes and progress.
• Confidence, strong judgment and a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Awareness that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome are real, and an invitation to apply anyway.

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone. This role offers flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) and 2 days working from home
• Working flexible hours – flexing start and finish times during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Wherever you work, you will experience freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at

Here at Softcat, we don’t prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process; we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. As a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we encourage you to be authentic when submitting your application to showcase your true self.

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