Tax Accountant, E-Commerce, Hertfordshire, to £65k

Based in Hertfordshire, this exciting E-Commerce company are looking for a Tax Accountant to join their wonderful brand.

The candidate would be required to have experience in a number of tax areas, ranging from Corporation Tax, Employment taxes, international tax structures and indirect taxes (VAT/Customs/Excise). You would be required to lead preparation of the Group's corporation tax computations for all UK companies and annual report tax disclosures.

Roles & Responsibilities:

* Assisting in the formulation of tax policies for the Group
* SAO Compliance (Monitoring and reviewing the risk registers and presenting to senior management)
* Reviewing latest changes and writing technical notes on the impacts from a Group perspective
* Assisting in setting up new processes and controls (e.g. CIS registration & controls/checks)
* Responsibility for timely and accurate filing of the tax returns for all UK companies in close co-operation with the Group's tax advisors (5-7 entities).
* Ownership and responsible for pulling together the tax provision notes for the year end audited group accounts
* Lead and manage the contact with and providing assistance to the Group's auditors
* Liaising with HMRC on outstanding queries such as agreeing composite rates to changing prior year CT returns for ECA claims
* Writing internal training courses for AP/AR on how to read invoices and code them correctly into the systems
* Reviewing and updating the transfer pricing documentation in line with BEPS and rewriting/updating
Supporting the commercial departments around the Group:
* Supporting the business in tax matters in commercial contracts (e.g. New warehouses, relocating of business activities)
* Assist on tax matters concerning the overseas R&D centres in Europe (e.g. employment tax queries to withholding tax queries)

Skills & Experience

* Qualified ACA and /or CTA with 1+ years PQE
* Strong academics; minimum 2,1 at degree level; High grades at A level
* Good technical knowledge of UK tax legislation
* Experience of preparing UK tax computations in Alphatax
* Keen interest in developments in UK tax legislation and OECD's BEPS initiative
* Excellent written communication skills and experience corresponding/liaising with tax authorities.

Desirable
* Proficient Alphatax skills
* Proficient Microsoft Excel skills
* Competent Microsoft Word user