Tax Analyst or Assistant Tax Manager - In-house Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool or Chertsey

Senior Tax Analyst/Assistant Manager
In-house Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool or Chertsey - £50,000 to £60,000 + bens

Univar Solutions is a global partner to our customers and suppliers for the value-added distribution of chemistry and related products and services. We are a committed ally, with the capabilities and know-how to help their business run smoothly, and the expertise to help them anticipate, navigate and leverage meaningful growth opportunities.

Our in-house tax team seeks a qualified corporate tax professional to join our team in Bradford. The role could also be based out of any of Univar’s offices in the UK, including Manchester, Liverpool and Chertsey. In this role you will deal with all round corporate tax compliance and reporting work and you will also assist with advisory work. Your role will include: -

Compliance responsibilities:
• Preparing quarterly tax provision packages for companies within the EMEA region following US GAAP principles.
• Preparing consolidation schedules for the EMEA region for quarterly and year end US GAAP tax reporting.
• Reviewing information received from business controllers each quarter and addressing the impact of this on tax provision estimates.
• Preparing Return to Provision (RTP) reconciliations to identify prior year adjustments required once final returns are submitted.
• Completing the initial review of Corporate Income Tax Returns prepared by an external firm.
• Management of data repositories on Sharepoint such as financial statements, tax returns, DAC6 and similar submissions.
• Obtaining tax residence certificates and tax treaty clearances as needed.
• Monitoring and assessing the impact of tax legislation changes across the region and globally
• Assisting with the gathering of data and the responding to Tax Authority corporate tax audits in the region.

Advisory responsibilities:
• Preparing tax advice on proposed transactions in EMEA jurisdictions.
• Assisting with tax analysis and research on projects led from outside Tax Dept.
• Identifying tax savings in EMEA entities and the wider group, together with assisting on the research and implementation of viable opportunities
• Liaising with business leads alongside Senior Tax Manager to advise on proposals, changes to current arrangements that may impact tax positions, and communicate legislative or other changes.
• Preparing DAC6 memoranda and determining whether DAC6 should apply to an arrangement.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of working in a fast paced, large corporate environment whether that be an accountancy firm or in-house.
• Qualified ACA, CTA or equivalent
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, to build credible relationships, and influence all levels of the Finance team
• Knowledge and understanding of US GAAP and tax compliance reporting would be advantageous.
• A self-starter with the ability to tackle issues as they arise.
• Competence with Excel and other MS Office software.

This role has clear potential for progression and hybrid working is available (minimum of 2 days a week in the office).