Group Tax Manager

£120,000 – £140,000 + bonus and great benefits.

Watford (office based 4 days pw)

Our Client, a highly reputable commercial enterprise with a market leading reputation, has opened up a truly exciting opportunity for a commercially focused Tax Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of our client\’s employment tax position within the UK and overseas. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this role will include corporation tax returns, as well as number of larger ongoing and new tax projects. To thrive in this role, you will be able to demonstrate a track record of resilience, organised multi-tasking and a tenacious and driven personality.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight for all direct and indirect taxes – (Corporation tax, VAT, Employment taxes, Customs and Transfer Pricing)
• Responsible for VAT compliance and liaising with the commercial and sales ledger teams to review VAT assessments on contracts. Ensuring VAT accounting across the Group post Brexit (postponed VAT) and post Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) is correct.
• Review of monthly/quarterly VAT returns submitted to HMRC for all companies and managing any HMRC correspondence.
• Working closely with the Payroll department to ensure that all obligations are met.
• Previous knowledge and experience of employment status/IR35/Off-payroll working tax implications and processes and mitigating the associated risks.
• Working with CT advisors, setting corporation tax and deferred tax provisions and ensuring all corporate tax audit and compliance requirements are met.
• Lead the Group’s transfer pricing strategy, ensuring the required UK and overseas documentation and files are in place.
• Working with advisors, oversight of R&D tax credit process across the Group. Understanding of the criteria for eligibility, categories of expenditure and the types of benefits available.
• Participating in month end reporting and reconciling tax balances in the general ledger.
• Setting and communicating tax strategy and compliance across the Group, through the documentation of policies/processes/how to guides and delivery of internal training.
• Building and maintaining working relationships with the Group’s external auditors and advisors and HMRC.

The chosen candidate will be ACA/ATT/CTA qualified and have a proven track record in actively engaging and advising stakeholders. Aside from submitting a polished CV they will be able to provide a real insight into where their efforts have made a difference in their career to date and be able to demonstrate how their skill‑set can leave its mark on the client’s business moving forward.

In return, our client will provide a highly competitive remuneration package and the chance to play an integral role within a market leading organisation. There will be endless opportunities for new learning as well as appraisal and reward for those that show drive, enthusiasm, and ultimately achieve results. In addition, they will enjoy a working environment that is second to none in terms of achieving a well balanced professional/social dynamic.