This is a rare opportunity to secure a senior level role for a well-known company based in East Anglia. This role is a 6 months fixed term contract reporting to the Director of Tax to ensure that the tax function operates effectively and efficiently to achieve the following key deliverables:
- Timely and accurate production of tax charges and balances for Management Information, Planning and Quarterly Forecasting as required by both the local finance function and Group Centre tax function, particularly as part of the Half Year and Full Year reporting cycles;
- Preparation and filing of corporate tax returns for circa 50 legal entities;
- Dealing with all direct tax compliance for the above, including HMRC correspondence, branch returns, CT61 and commission returns as required;
- Supporting the UK-wide indirect tax function based in Norwich in the preparation of all statutory VAT requirements for the group;
- Ensuring that other Finance Heads of and Directors are kept aware of relevant changes in tax law and practice as they affect the UK GI function;
- Tax analysis and advice in relation to proposed transactions of the UKGI companies;
- Regular risk assessments in conjunction with Regional risk team and Group Centre tax function, to assess compliance with the group tax Policy and, working with appropriate areas of the UKGI business, take action as required to ensure compliance with that policy;
- Contribute to wider Tax team, supporting the in-house tax training programme and coaching junior staff as required;
- Sign off all non-contentious correspondence with HMRC in accordance with Group tax protocol. (NB Group tax protocol is that all statutory returns are signed by a Director of Tax).
- Internal (within UKGI region) sign-off on corporate tax planning, reporting and forecasting, key judgement areas of approaches having been agreed with Director of tax.
- Sign-off on certain transactions and business partner arrangements as agreed with Director of tax.
- Preparation of draft Tax risk assessments for the UKGI Region and suggestions for action, for agreement with Director of tax.
- Sign–off to audit and FRCF/SOx teams all risk-and-control-related statements for the tax function, having taken advice on detail as required from local senior managers.
- Deputise when necessary for Director of Tax at Capital Management Committee and Investment Committee, give advice (qualified if necessary)as required and communicate relevant information to tax team for action as required.
Skills/Knowledge:
- Corporate Tax legislation and HMRC practice.
- Awareness of indirect tax legislation and HMRC practice.
- Firm grasp of accountancy principles and an appreciation of basic Regulatory principles an interest in new developments to the extent that they may have a potential tax impact.
- Ability to understand impact of new Tax developments and communicate these, both verbally and in writing, effectively to tax professional and non-tax specialists.
- Ability to give tax advice within a commercial context, finding pragmatic solutions in partnership with other finance professionals.
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