Group Tax Assistant Manager

City of London Permanent £60,000 - £65,500 per year View Job Description
Reporting into the Group's Tax Manager, this is a replacement role, with responsibility for all aspects of direct and indirect taxes in the UK.
  • Exciting opportunity within an industry leading business.
  • Competitive salary & benefits.

About Our Client

The client is a global PE backed group who provide industry leading services in assurance and risk management to a wide variety of industries, from food, beverage and hospitality to automotive, aerospace and transportation.

Job Description

  • Preparing UK tax returns (c.15) including CIR, group relief and RDEC claims.
  • Preparing UK tax notes for statutory accounts.
  • Managing UK tax payments and refunds for both direct and indirect taxes.
  • Managing tax requests from overseas including CORs.
  • Support review of UK VAT returns.
  • Preparing UK year end tax packs to provide accurate and timely submissions for year end reporting, including identification of GAAP differences.
  • Support on forecasting of ETR and tax cash.
  • Calculating and managing group transfer pricing calculations including true ups to support cashflow management.
  • Supporting Group Tax Manager in UK tax audits (direct and indirect).
  • Point of contact in UK for tax matters and advice to commercial colleagues in relation to operational matters concerning client contracts and activity.
  • Support development of appropriate tax control framework in place in accordance with Group policy to meet the objectives of the Group's tax strategy.
  • Management of third party relationships with tax outsourcers, advisers and auditors.

The Successful Applicant

  • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
  • Applicants will have some experience of liaising with senior internal stakeholders. Fluency in English is important.
  • Applicants should have a natural "can-do" attitude and the ability to concisely summarise complicated tax issues. Applicants are expected to have a minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant tax roles for large multinational groups.
  • Strong accounting experience and understanding of local GAAP and IFRS.
  • Experience of a range of tax reporting tools and tax automation for reporting or other tax activities including Excel and Alphatax.
  • Proven experience in managing transfer pricing disputes and permanent establishment risks.
  • Experience of VAT/GST preferred but not required.
  • Ability to deal with Tax Administrations in an effective but constructive and cooperative manner to manage and protect the clients reputation as a good corporate citizen.
  • Ability to deal with suppliers of tax related services to maximise service standards while managing cost.



What's on Offer

  • An annual salary of £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits
  • Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office per week)
  • A friendly and supportive working environment.
  • Opportunities for career progression within the professional services industry.



Contact
Dan Knuckle
Quote job ref
JN-012025-6629403
Phone number
+442072692449

Job summary

Job function
Tax
Subsector
Tax In House
Sector
Financial Services
Location
City of London
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Dan Knuckle
Consultant phone
+442072692449
Job reference
JN-012025-6629403