Tony Easter Email & Phone Number

London

• I oversee execution of multiple employment tax functions, including the groups evolving employment tax governance framework, against a backdrop of constant changes within the business and ongoing tax law changes. I.
• Headed implementation of employment tax governance frameworks across UK, liaised with local teams across Ireland, Netherlands, and US to subsequently extend the framework beyond the UK, further supporting execution of.
• Oversaw successful conclusion of HMRC audits/disclosures into termination payments, NMW, travel & expenses, PSAs, and share schemes, whilst serving as employment tax lead for HMRC, across BRR, SAO, DAC6, and KYC.
• Established policy, process, and control changes on STBVs and employee cross border moves as well as delivered robust solutions relating to taxation of Liberty Global's unapproved equity scheme.
• Acted as key spokesperson in representing Liberty Global group's employment tax interests CBI, PAYE in Industry Group, multiple external forums, and advisor events.
• Collaborated with US non-executive and other European senior employees regarding tax obligations across salary, equity, and BIKs with inclusion of corporate jet.

Hook/various

• I oversee and ensure employment tax governance frameworks with a constantly evolving business and ongoing tax law changes. I secure various cost saving opportunities with key focus on driving process.
• Drove enhanced utilisation of apprenticeship levy by three million pounds per annum in liaison with Head of Talent to further acquire over 450 apprenticeships, including finance graduates as apprenticeship contracts as.
• Eliminated or significantly mitigated exposures to tax during numerous HMRC reviews & disclosures, including, CIS, NMW/NLW, taxable travel, PSAs, share schemes, and termination payments.
• Generated cost savings valued at five million pounds per annum by assessing and implementing tax, social security savings opportunities, and process efficiencies, including salary sacrifice initiatives.
• Headed consistent evolution of tax governance frameworks to depict information regarding changes within tax law and business operations.
• Attained recognition for delivering exemplary advice on all employment tax across all levels of organisation for efficient stakeholder management and networking.

Hook, Hants

• I was responsible for the group's employment tax strategy. Of particular note in this period:
• A Shared Service Centre (SSC) was established and I established an employment tax governance framework as the SSC established itself & subsequently led remote teams to produce employment tax related work.
• Successfully led responses to several employment tax audits by the Inland Revenue.
• Rolled out various approved share schemes, salary sacrifice schemes & cost saving initiatives.
• In 2004 Telewest Global Inc. was formed & I gained significant exposure to US tax issues relating to inbound and outbound senior employees, including a number of very senior US expats who were fully tax equalised. A.

Woking, Surrey

Woking, Surrey

Guildford, Surrey

Rye, East Sussex