Position Title: Head of Tax Accountant – UK and International
Reports to: Group Head of Tax
Location: London
Key Responsibilities
- Tax Preparation of corporation tax computations and provisioning. Liaise with auditors and tax advisors on complex issues.
- Calculate corporation tax payments on account.
- Liaise with HMRC as required on any related tax issues and responsibility for any inspections/visits.
- Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and assistance with VAT inspections/visits.
- Preparation of PSA calculation and return.
- Responsibility for preparation of employee trust accounts and tax return.
- Liaise with Australian tax advisors to prepare Australian subsidiary tax return.
- GST, FBT, NRT and other Australian tax work.
- Prepare overseas tax filings for UK companies as necessary, including the US, Switzerland and Spain including branch returns.
- Deal with ad-hoc tax projects as required, which could include:
- Prepare and document historic US tax returns for UK companies.
- Research and document interest and loss restriction rules and how they will affect the group.
- Documentation of the group transfer pricing strategy.
- Documentation of the group tax processes and strategy.
- Keep up to date with relevant legislation and changes which may affect the group.
Systems
- Review systems for efficient tax return preparation and recommend enhancements.
External Reporting
- Assistance with the year end process and the preparation of financial statements as required.
- Regulatory reporting
Accounting
- Prepare the EBT accounts.
- Post monthly movements journals for the EBT share transactions.
- Support financial and management accounts preparation as necessary.
Other
- Support one off corporate accounts projects as required.
- Adhere to company and regulatory policies, procedures together with mandatory training requirements.
- Adhere to financial reporting requirements including monthly phasing of income.
Functional & Behavioural Competencies required
- ACA qualified (or similar).
- UK corporate tax knowledge required (could be theory only); other taxes desirable.
- Strong practical application of the Microsoft Office suite, specifically with advanced level Excel skills.
- Produce high quality work with excellent attention to detail.
- Plan and manage a wide range of tasks effectively, with a focus on deadlines and priorities.
- Proactive and able to take ownership of tasks from start to finish
Demonstrate our Values
- We put clients first – going further to help them succeed
- We find a way – bringing ingenuity and determinations to every challenge
- We work as one – with diverse expertise that drives meaningful impact
- We take ownership – with trust and integrity as our foundation
- We sweat the details – because small things create big opportunities.
