Corporate Tax Manager

Job Summary

Position Title:

Corporate Tax Manager
Corporate

Title:

Associate Director
Department:
Corporate Accounting

Location:

London

Overall

Purpose:

This role primarily involves managing the UK corporate tax compliance process for the Barings group, assisting with UK VAT compliance and identifying and implementing process efficiencies and control improvements.

• Managing the UK corporation tax compliance process, including preparation of UK corporation tax returns using Alphatax and calculation of quarterly instalment payments.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to streamline the transfer of data from the accounting ledger into Alphatax.
• Work in connection with the preparation of the tax charge in the year end accounts.
• Liaising with HMRC, including drafting responses to HMRC queries.
• Involvement in parent group reporting requirements.
• Managing the Irish corporation tax and VAT compliance processes, including provision of information to local advisors, review and oversight of their work, and oversight of outsourced tax compliance for European subsidiaries and branches.
• Assisting with UK VAT compliance, including preparation of quarterly partial exemption VAT calculations, responding to queries from Accounts Payable and Corporate Accounting, preparing VAT reconciliations, and preparation of the UK PAYE settlement calculations and submission of the return.
• Improving processes/implementing controls, including the use of AI where appropriate.
• Responding to queries from Corporate Accounting and the wider organisation regarding corporate tax and VAT.
• Monitoring changes to tax legislation or tax authority practice and ensuring relevant Barings teams are informed.

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CTA or equivalent.
• Strong UK tax compliance experience covering corporation tax and VAT with at least three years experience.
• Excellent Excel skills; ideally experience of using AI to drive process efficiencies.
• Proactive and practical with ability to document existing processes and implement continuous improvements in controls and processes.
• Ability to quickly understand new tax rules and their impact on the business.
• Ability to articulate complex tax issues in a way that can be easily understood by non‑tax colleagues.
• Methodical and organized with strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritize work.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across the business.
• Familiarity with Company‑by‑Company reporting, BEPS Pillar 2, Corporate Interest Restriction rules, and transfer pricing would be useful, though not a pre‑requisite.
• Prior user experience of Alphatax and Workday is an advantage.
• Relevant tax experience in the investment management sector preferred.
• Proven track record of implementing improvements in data migration useful.

• Corporate Tax, Tax Compliance
• Alphatax, Improvement Management, Microsoft Excel, Proactive Thinking, Relationship Building

Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer;
Minority/Female/Age/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply.