Corporate Tax Manager (In House)

Augean Limited is a UK specialist in managing hard to handle wastes across its UK treatment and disposal infrastructure, focusing on delivering the best environmental outcomes. Augean is a market leader serving the renewable energy, construction, nuclear and radioactive, processing and manufacturing, oil and gas, and industrial cleaning sectors. Their ISO accredited facilities service the length and breadth of the UK and manage up to one million tonnes of hard to handle wastes, with the ability to accept a wide variety of contaminants.

Supporting their strategic development plans, an exciting new opportunity has emerged for an up-and-coming in-house Tax Manager to manage and provide expertise across taxation. You will be an integral part of the Finance team, reporting to the Assistant Financial Controller and engaging closely with the Commercial leadership. You will be the in-house expert and advisor on all matters relating to taxation.

Your key responsibilities will be to ensure compliance with the company’s tax obligations, whilst looking to optimise commercial outcomes. This role will also entail the compiling of the Group’s Landfill Tax, Corporation Tax, VAT and certain PAYE returns and submissions. In addition, you will support the group on providing advisory on ad-hoc tax planning including M&A.

• Develop and implement an effective tax strategy to optimise the company’s tax position whilst ensuring and meeting compliance demands with applicable tax laws and regulations.
• Keep up to date with the latest tax regulation, particularly identifying opportunities to optimise tax efficiency across areas such as capital allowance, investment reliefs, R&D tax credits, as well as developing case law and changes in regulations around Landfill Tax.
• Manage the company’s tax reporting and compliance, ensuring all legal requirements are met whilst having impeccably organised systems and paperwork.
• Ensure all tax compliance is achieved by preparing and submitting timely direct tax returns covering Landfill tax, Corporation Tax, VAT, PAYE and Aggregates Levy.
• Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations of the tax accounts.
• Manage tax accounting process, including calculation of deferred tax assets and liabilities making sure compliance is met with financial reporting standards.
• Preparing, reporting monthly, quarterly and annual tax payment forecasting.
• Emphasis on review of processes and audit trail for Landfill Tax.
• Maintaining a tax risk register.
• Lead and manage both external/internal audit processes and HMRC covering all enquiries, ensuring tax documentation, timely response and communication with stakeholders.
• Prepare and file Landfill Tax returns in collaboration with the Finance team and develop towards being the go-to expert on Landfill tax.
• Support commercial decision making by being the arbitrator and raising awareness and providing training across compliance and legislative requirements.

We are searching for an up-and-coming and engaging hands-on Tax Manager, who is now ready to step into a new leading and evolving role where they have an opportunity to make a difference and develop your career in a growing and commercial organisation. You will bring strong up to date technical expertise across UK tax laws and regulations and proficiency in tax planning and compliance. Areas of expertise cover Tax Strategy/Planning, Forecasting, Process and Audit trail and Compliance. Your track record and a can-do attitude are critical to succeed. We are also interested in people with experience in practice who now want to take a step into industry. This is seen as a development opportunity within a commercial environment.

• Of Graduate calibre and qualified either/or ACA/ACCA/CTA with relevant Tax experience from practice or in-house from a commercial services background.
• Knowledge of working effectively with accounting systems and practices.
• Experience from within practice or commercial environment.
• Knowledge of Corporation Tax and familiar within a corporate, commercial environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Commercially astute, financially literate and up to date with tax laws and regulations.
• Have strong influencing skills and leadership and engage with stakeholders at any level within the Group.

Augean is a recognised progressive employer that understands the business will only prosper by employing and developing the right people and that all individuals are responsible for creating a culture that supports their prosperity. In return we can offer genuine personal development opportunities and the right environment to contribute and add to shaping the business. They believe in commitment to quality, reliability and sustainability.