Director, Tax Reporting & Transformation

At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), we're constantly evolving the way we operate, leveraging technology, data and expertise to create value across our business. As Director, Tax Reporting & Transformation, you'll play a critical role in shaping the future of our global tax function.

Reporting to the VP Tax & Customs, you'll lead our global tax reporting and accounting activities while driving an ambitious transformation agenda across processes, systems and ways of working. This is a highly visible leadership role, offering the opportunity to influence senior stakeholders, lead strategic change and build a modern, technology-enabled tax function within one of the world's largest consumer goods companies.

Working across multiple markets and functions, you'll help ensure robust tax governance while delivering innovation that improves efficiency, insight and business performance.

What do you become a part of

CCEP is a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.

We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas.

What you will do

As Director, Tax Reporting & Transformation, you'll be responsible for leading both operational excellence and strategic transformation across the tax function.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the Group's end-to-end tax accounting and reporting processes, including tax provisioning, deferred tax accounting, effective tax rate reporting and external disclosures.
• Ensuring compliance with IFRS and applicable accounting standards through robust governance, controls and documentation.
• Overseeing the review of tax risks, uncertain tax positions and deferred tax asset recoverability.
• Acting as the primary tax contact for external auditors on tax accounting and reporting matters.
• Defining and delivering the global Tax Transformation roadmap, driving simplification, standardisation and automation initiatives.
• Leading the implementation and optimisation of tax technology solutions, reporting platforms and data management tools.
• Strengthening tax governance and control frameworks, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements.
• Partnering with Finance, Business & Technology, Shared Services and business units to embed tax requirements into wider transformation programmes.
• Developing enhanced tax analytics, forecasting and reporting capabilities that support better business decision-making.
• Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing team while building organisational capability across tax reporting, technology and data.

What We Expect From You

We're looking for a commercially minded tax leader with deep technical expertise and a passion for driving transformation.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience in multinational tax accounting and reporting.
• Strong technical expertise in IFRS tax accounting, particularly IAS 12.
• A proven track record of leading complex transformation and change programmes.
• Experience operating within robust tax governance and control environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Finance, Technology and Shared Services functions.
• Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building capabilities.

We'd particularly like to hear from candidates who have:

• Experience implementing tax technology and automation solutions.
• Experience working with SAP or similar ERP platforms.
• Exposure to tax reporting software, analytics and data management tools.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as ACA, CA, CTA or equivalent.