Tax Manager

We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager who will be responsible for all aspects of taxation within the business – Corporation tax, VAT, transfer pricing, customs & duties, PSA.

You will be pivotal in contributing to our Company Values – One Team, Test & Learn, Choose to Care and Customer First.

Your creativity and thinking ‘outside the box’ will be encouraged; using AI and technology to optimise today and driving transformation for tomorrow.

What you'll be doing...

Duties and responsibilities

• Reporting to the Financial Controller, working closely with financial reporting, Corporate tax and external tax consultants to deliver all aspect of tax reporting and submissions.
• Keep abreast with the latest tax legislations ensuring the business is kept up to date and well prepared for any tax changes.
• Review and mitigate any tax risks; ensuring our internal controls and policies meet the evolving landscape of tax legislation.
• With the support of Financial Controller, be responsible for any HMRC queries; maintain an open and transparent relationship with the tax authority.

VAT

• With the support of financial reporting team prepare and review quarterly UK Group VAT submission, ensuring the return is accurate and complete.
• Periodic review of VAT accounts to ensure day-to-day transaction postings are accurate, where required provide coaching to AP and AR staff.
• Explore AI opportunity to devise automatic checks, flagging transactions that require further review and reduce the need of manual intervention.
• Review and reconcile VAT accounts; ensure proper documentation and recordkeeping for audit trail.
• Provide expert guidance on VAT matters; ensuring any tax implications on our commercial contracts are considered and correctly accounted for.

Corporation Tax

• Working closely with our external consultants to deliver corporation tax computation and submission; ensuing all tax analyses are provided on a timely manner.
• Update and review tax provisions for inclusion in statutory accounts, including tax reconciliation and deferred tax substantiation.
• Manage all internal tax reporting; collaborate with Corporate tax team to ensure group tax requirements are met, such as Pillar 2 and country-by-country reporting.
• Manage annual cycle, seek opportunities to drive an efficient and effective process.

Other Taxes and responsibilities

• Customs and Duties – periodic review of duty payment prepared by Logistics team and shipping agent.
• PAYE settlement agreement – prepare and review employee expenses ensuring all applicable expenses are correctly accounted for under our agreement with HMRC.
• Transfer Pricing – prepare and review local transfer pricing documentation, ensuring all applicable transactions are accurately documented. Work closely with Corporate Tax to ensure consistency between local and group documentation.
• Undertake ad hoc projects and assignments as directed by the Financial Controller, while continuing to develop your skills to support evolving business needs.

A little bit about you...

• Professionally qualified (CTA, ATT)
• Strong experience in tax compliance and tax reporting ideally in the UK or similarly complex market.
• Knowledge on acquisition and liquidation is advantageous but not essential
• Strong communicator, highly organised
• Advanced excel skills; knowledge on use of AI is desired

A little bit more about us...

• We believe in building a diverse and inclusive culture and positive employee experience.
• We are One Team, more than just ourselves.
• We are customer first, we understand, and help solve our customers’ problems.
• We Test & Learn, we are empowered to learn and grow, unafraid of change.
• We choose to care, we are committed to doing the right thing, the right way.

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