Senior Tax Specialist

Reporting to the Group Tax Manager, this role will be responsible for assisting with the accounting and compliance for Group Tax.

What will I be delivering?

• Tax Accounting
  • Detailed review and GL account reconciliation of current and deferred tax on a monthly basis, with explanations and corrective action taken for any discrepancies.
  • Posting the monthly current and deferred tax accounting entries.
  • Working closely with the CENX team to advise on the correct accounting treatment of tax cash (payments and refunds).
  • Monthly calculation of deferred tax adjustments i.e. deferred tax on intangible fixed assets.
  • Review of withholding tax accounting, and quarterly reconciliation of withholding tax GL accounts.
  • Liaising with overseas tax accountants as required to confirm local accounting treatment versus IFRS and other matters required to understand the regional tax accounting entries.
  • Periodic review of the treatment of deferred tax on losses.
• Tax Compliance
  • Ensure that tax returns as completed by external advisors are filed with the tax authorities on time in each jurisdiction.
  • Maintain control of the tax compliance tracker and highlight in advance when returns are coming due.
  • Ensuring that tax payments are made in accordance with payment deadlines.
• Half Yearly & Annual Reporting
  • Review the group tax model to ensure that the calculation of the year-end current and deferred tax position is correct in readiness for the year-end Audit.
  • Liaise with the external consultants to provide data and clarify and resolve any matters that may arise regarding the model to ensure the integrity of the calculations.
  • Prepare the current and deferred tax disclosures for the Annual Report using the Group tax model outputs.
  • Provide the year-end accounting journals to the Group Accounting team by legal entity for both current and deferred tax.
  • Assist internal and external auditors with tax audit requests.
• Transfer Pricing
  • Manage updates to the transfer pricing model each quarter and ensure invoicing across Group entities is processed accurately and in accordance with month-end deadlines.
• Other
  • Document tax accounting processes and use to drive consistency across the Group entities.
  • Other ad hoc tasks as required.

What’s in it for me?

You’ll be working at the heart of a successful, growing, global company.

What do I need to bring with me?

• Demonstrated Knowledge And Experience
• Qualified ACA (or equivalent) from a Top 20 accountancy firm.
• 2+ years of progressive experience in a tax accounting role.
• Excellent understanding of corporate tax accounting.
• Experience and understanding of accounting for deferred tax.
• Experience of Netsuite desirable but not essential.
• Experience working in a global company.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent written, oral and electronic communication skills.
• Strong excel skills (e.g. V-Lookup, Pivot Tables, Sum if, etc.).

Why join YouGov?

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.

Life at YouGov

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.

We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.

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