In House Corporate Tax Manager, Cambridge, to £85k

The role of the Corporate Tax Manager will be to lead the Corporation Tax Department in managing the compliance for certain divisions/business units within the Group, to assist with advisory and transactional work on an ad-hoc basis as required, and to manage CT related tax projects.

Key Responsibilities
 Work closely with the Assistant Corporation Tax Manager, and Group Head of Tax to gain efficiencies and drive best performance within the Corporation Tax department
 Lead a small team, (3, including 2 based remotely), and co-ordinate staff and work-related issues, particularly with regard to planning and organising work schedules, assessing performance and development
 Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within timeframe, in relation to Corporation Tax
 Build relationships and interact with internal and external customers to provide excellent planning, consulting and expertise
 Review and undertake audit of tax packs prepared by business units, through to completion of CT returns for submission to HMRC
 Identify and mitigate tax risks and actively contribute to the SAO return procedures for the Group
 Identify and drive opportunities for process improvements
 Manage tax provision and corporate tax compliance process
 Preparation and responsibility for interim and year-end tax reporting under IFRS, tax papers, and to advise on tax notes for inclusion in statutory accounts
 Responsibility for worldwide debt cap calculations, preparation and submission of Joint Amended Returns, Group Payment On Account calculation
 Review and update Transfer Pricing documentation, and involvement in year-end Transfer Pricing calculation for appropriate business units throughout the group
 Assist in year-end consolidation process and review output
 Manage the transition from COINS to Oracle/Hyperion.
 Assist in the automation of Hyperion tax reports and tax consolidation process
 Process R&D credit claims
 Manage and coordinate corporate tax audits
 Ensure that all tax reports, checklists, backup, tax packs etc are uploaded to tax archive
 Provide Management information regarding the satellite corporate tax compliance team’s performance and targets
 Directly responsible for supervising the relevant elements of corporate Tax Process function
 Assists Head of Group Tax with line management responsibilities including performance review and appraisal
 Provide support and guidance to staff as needed in order to facilitate the performance of their duties. As required provide training, on the job and formal, for these staff to ensure any changes in procedures are conformed to or advances in technology are utilised

Key Skills and Qualifications 
Proven working experience as tax manager, either in-house or practice 
Excellent knowledge of consolidated of tax accounting and tax compliance, particularly for large and complex groups, and ability to understand and work through complex tax positions in relation to Corporation Tax,
Good at meeting deadlines, solving problems with strong analytical skills with detail orientation 