Group Tax Manager

Your new company
My client is a leading organisation in its sector, a global business and is listed on the FTSE 250. A pioneering company, heavily involved with research and development and the supply of new products to their clients. They are in the middle of a team restructuring, which has created a new role within the team and will lead to further recruitment in the near future. Currently, a team of 3, they are looking to grow headcount in 2025 to 5 or 6 people. This dynamic business has an excellent culture and invests in their people and their working lifestyle, with new systems being implemented this year to aid efficiency. They offer a hybrid working pattern, 2 days in the office, with flexible working hours for work-life balance and any family commitments you may have.

Your new role
You will:

• Be involved in managing tax compliance, including the preparation of UK tax returns, coordinating with local and international tax authorities, and staying current with tax legislation to mitigate risks.
• Be responsible for tax reporting activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting of tax-related items, assisting in audit processes, and implementing best practices for tax management.
• Prepare and submit UK corporation tax computations and returns.
• Calculate UK corporate tax payments and any other UK corporate returns/filings and requests for information from HMRC.
• Answer any correspondence received from HMRC relating to the corporation tax affairs of the UK group.
• Manage the preparation and filing of tax returns for certain EMEA subsidiaries.
• Be involved in year-end group reporting, preparing the UK company reporting tax packs, UK group plan, IFRS group adjustments, group tax consolidation and assisting on other aspects of the year-end on an ad hoc basis as required by the Head of Tax.
• Prepare half-year reporting - responsible for the calculation of taxable profits by legal entity, for tax calculations on group IFRS adjustments and the abbreviated tax notes for inclusion in half-year reporting.
• Assist in continuous improvement initiatives to streamline tax reporting processes and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of tax-related activities.
• Review of tax disclosure notes in the UK subsidiaries' financial statements.
• Review the UK group quarterly VAT return in advance of submission to HMRC and liaise with external advisers to answer ad hoc VAT questions from the operations team.
• Assist the Head of Tax on specific tax projects, including managing external advisers.
• Ad hoc query handling for indirect tax and employment tax (previous knowledge not required and can be trained)

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified tax accountant, ACA, CTA, ATT or equivalent with experience of working in-house. Alternatively, you will be a first-time mover from the profession, keen to embark on your career in a commercial role in a growing team. You will have strong analytical skills, pay attention to detail, be able to work on tax technical matters, work autonomously while working from home and be keen to research ad hoc queries as they arise.

What you'll get in return
You will receive a salary depending on experience up to £100,000 along with a 10% bonus. A £500 per month car allowance is available which can be taken as cash. Private medical is available for you and your family along with further fringe benefits. Pension comes in at 12.5%, there is ample on-site parking and is located a 5-minute walk from the mainline train station. Hybrid working of 2 days in the office and flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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