The team is responsible for all direct tax returns and audits in the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region together with involvement in internal restructures, Firm acquisitions and business unit structures that are on the Firm's balance sheet. The candidate will have responsibility for a portfolio of companies and transactions, both within the UK and across the EMEA region.
Primary Responsibilities
Management responsibilities for a significant number of UK and EMEA companies:
- key control in ensuring tax data is accurately captured, identifying and assessing areas of tax risk
- identify tax risk and involvement in executing solutions in respect of new or changing business activities
- manage tax audits, with controller and advisor liaison in the UK and overseas.
- review quarterly effective tax rate reporting, as well as the year-end tax provision process both for US GAAP group reporting and for IFRS/ European GAAP individual company reporting.
- review disclosures in UK and certain overseas financial statements.
- review and submission of corporate income tax returns and review of tax payment calculations - US Federal Annual Tax reporting (5471)
Tax Technical:
- identify and research UK and EMEA tax technical matters, including the impact of BEPS and Finance Act changes.
- responsibility for intragroup financing and related matters
- involvement in Firm transactions, planning and structuring (including legal entity reduction)
- Coaching and developing junior members of the team
Skills required
- Qualified ACCA/CIMA/CA accountant or ATT/CTA qualified with minimum
- Previous Compliance and Reporting Experience
- IFRS/US GAAP accounting experience
- Previous supervisory experience would be beneficial
- Ability and confidence to liaise with senior stakeholders
The next step
Please contact Paul Kempton on 020 7429 4416 or paulkempton@puresearch.com to have a confidential discussion about this opportunity.