About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.
Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.
Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.
About the role
This newly created role sits within the Group Finance team, reporting to the Head of Tax. As the Senior Group VAT Manager, you will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of VAT compliance for the Group. The Group has subsidiaries across the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific but will primarily be responsible for EMEA and UK. There will also be quite a lot of exposure to VAT consulting projects across the Group.
*** Please note, this opportunity is fixed-term a maternity cover ***
As Senior VAT Manager you will
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- Manage and lead the preparation of the VAT compliance in EMEA, liaising with tax advisors.
- Manage the VAT submissions and payments ensuring on-time delivery and compliance.
- Support the Head of Tax, on some ad hoc tax and customs projects, issues and opportunities arising in the UK and Internationally
- Providing technical input and support for Intrastat and EC sales listing declarations.
- Manage VAT correspondence and notices from tax authorities, including key role assisting with Indirect tax audits - providing data and responding to queries.
- Supporting the interpretation and development of analytical reviews of new indirect tax policies, procedures and regulations.
- Supporting the Team in the advancement of the long-term VAT technology strategy in relation to the Markets business – Making Tax Digital
- Work closely with the business to raise awareness of VAT issues, provide guidance on invoicing and the review of VAT accounting entries and ledgers.
About you
- Experience in a multinational company either ideally in an indirect tax function, or from an accounting and tax services advisory firm.
- CTA or equivalent is preferred
- Professional qualification in accounting or tax.
- Advanced excel skills (Vlookups, Pivot tables, Sum If, etc)
- Good understanding of UK taxes (mainly corporation tax and VAT).
- Excellent organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, having the confidence to communicate clearly with senior management and challenge commercial teams
- Comfortable dealing with a cross section of stakeholders, both finance and non-finance
- Ability to think logically and methodically
- Positive ‘can-do’ attitude
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Flexible & proactive, with an eagerness to learn
- Highly organised and able to prioritise workload effectively within a scaling business
Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.
Why join us?
- Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
- We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
- Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
- Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
- Bring your fury friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
- And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!
At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.
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Skills Required
- Experience in a multinational company, ideally in an indirect tax function or from an accounting/tax advisory firm
- Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) or equivalent
- Professional qualification in accounting or tax
- Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, PivotTables, SUMIF)
- Good understanding of UK taxes (corporation tax and VAT)
- Experience managing VAT compliance, submissions, and payments
- Experience handling VAT correspondence and supporting indirect tax audits
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Ability to engage and challenge cross-functional stakeholders (finance and non-finance)
Charlotte Tilbury Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Charlotte Tilbury and has not been reviewed or approved by Charlotte Tilbury.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave appears notably generous in eligible regions and roles. This element is frequently highlighted as a standout part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and substantial PTO are commonly available for many full-time roles. These allowances meaningfully contribute to overall value when scheduling permits.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Product discounts, periodic gifting, and access to wellbeing resources such as an Employee Assistance Program are emphasized. Learning access and everyday perks like fitness partnerships or office snacks further enhance perceived value.
Charlotte Tilbury Insights
What We Do
With over 27 MAGICAL years in the beauty industry, Charlotte Tilbury MBE - the world’s No1 makeup artist - launched her ICONIC beauty company in September 2013 to record-breaking results and critical acclaim. The success since has been truly phenomenal. The award-winning collection of magic makeup and skincare innovations is adored by supermodels, starlets, entrepreneurs & icons. It is one of the fastest growing beauty companies GLOBALLY, has won countless awards and has broken records across countries, channels and categories. We have SO many exciting opportunities for you to join the Dream Team in our beautiful Central London Head Office. At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, we love what we do and strive to be the best. Dare to dream it, dare to believe it, dare to do it! Join our team of LIMITLESS THINKERS and RULE BREAKERS and help make beauty dreams come true ALL around the world! We can’t wait to hear from you!
