Tax Compliance and Reporting Lead (12 month FTC), to £120k

The role includes:

* Review and/or preparation of tax provisions (including both current tax and deferred tax) and tax disclosures at entity and consolidated group level including a relatively large number of UK companies
* Work alongside advisors to manage the tax aspects of the year end audit and consolidation process.
* Ensure that internal resources, processes, and controls are in place to produce accurate tax reporting, including identifying and implementing finance and tax process improvements as necessary.
* Managing the outsourced tax compliance process, including ensuring timely filing of tax returns for all entities within the Group including focus on the end to end process to ensure review and filing of all UK tax returns
* Management in house of the wider compliance requirements with UK tax legislation impacting the group, including the provision of advice and related workings in relation to CFC & CIR.
* Formulating a process for booking and reporting tax balances and ensuring that payments are effectively tracked and exploring the possibility of using existing technology to provide a regular report/snapshot.
* Use current EBITDA level financial forecasts to provide indicative ETR forecasting.
* Enhance and maintain relationships with regional finance controllership to improve the Group governance framework as it relates to Tax.
* Preparation of tax forms to assist in obtaining treaty exemptions or reduced withholding tax rates.
* Provide advice on various UK compliance and advisory matters.
* Maintain and expand technical tax knowledge through professional development activities.

* Take a lead role in working with internal colleagues and external consultants to automate data analysis and review processes, leveraging off the companies systems and data platform.