Tax Manager

This is a broad, hands-on tax role with responsibility for managing the Group's tax compliance and reporting requirements while supporting continued growth, transformation, acquisitions and changes to the corporate structure.

The successful candidate will act as the organisation's principal in-house tax specialist, working closely with senior finance stakeholders, operational teams, external advisers and HMRC.

This is not purely a compliance position. Alongside taking ownership of the day-to-day tax agenda, you will have the opportunity to improve processes, enhance tax forecasting, support corporate activity and help develop the organisation's approach to digital tax reporting.

• Corporation Tax & Reporting
• Prepare corporation tax calculations and returns for the Group and its trading subsidiaries, including oversight of iXBRL tagging.
• Prepare current and deferred tax charges and disclosures for Group and subsidiary statutory accounts.
• Support the external audit process in relation to tax balances and disclosures.
• Maintain an effective tax compliance calendar, ensuring filing and payment obligations are met accurately and on time.
• Work closely with the wider Financial Reporting team to ensure the accuracy and integrity of information used for tax reporting.
• M&A readiness and hive up strategy expert

• Compile quarterly VAT returns, including reconciliation of VAT control accounts.
• Manage partial exemption calculations and the annual adjustment.
• Take ownership of the organisation's partial exemption methodology, ensuring it remains appropriate as the Group evolves.
• Liaise with HMRC where changes or revisions to the methodology are required.
• Partner with relevant operational and finance teams to ensure VAT is appropriately applied and recovered.

• Provide tax input and due diligence in support of corporate transactions and acquisition activity.
• Support the integration of newly acquired businesses into existing tax and financial reporting processes.
• Advise on the tax implications of corporate restructuring and changes to the legal entity structure.
• Support intra-group transfers, mergers, entity rationalisation and other structural changes.
• Maintain accurate tax records relating to the Group's legal entities, corporation tax relationships, VAT groups and HMRC registrations.

• Manage day-to-day communication with HMRC regarding the Group's tax affairs.
• Maintain appropriate registrations and payment arrangements as the Group structure changes.
• Work closely with external tax advisers on more complex matters and changes in tax legislation.
• Exercise appropriate judgement over which matters can be managed internally and where specialist external advice is required.

• Develop and improve tax forecasting as part of the wider budgeting and forecasting process.
• Support the continued development and digitalisation of tax reporting and compliance.
• Help prepare the organisation for evolving Making Tax Digital requirements.
• Coordinate relevant tax relief claims where applicable.
• Identify opportunities to improve tax processes, controls and reporting.
• Provide tax input into wider finance and business transformation projects.

• Act as the key point of contact for tax matters across the organisation.
• Explain complex tax issues clearly to senior stakeholders and colleagues without specialist tax knowledge.
• Work collaboratively with teams across Finance and the wider business.
• Support senior finance colleagues with budgeting, reporting and other ad-hoc financial analysis where required.
• Contribute to the coaching and development of colleagues within the Financial Reporting team.

• Qualified CTA, ACA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Commitment to maintaining and developing technical knowledge through continued professional development.

Essential Experience We are looking for someone with strong hands-on UK tax experience who can operate confidently as an in-house tax specialist.

• Hands-on responsibility for UK corporation tax compliance within a Group environment.
• Experien…