Head Of Corporate Tax

at  St Jamess Place

St. James’s Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financial wellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the value of difference and know that diverse teams can help us problem solve and innovate for clients.
We look for people to join SJP to make an impact and to contribute to our culture which is based around long term relationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.
Location: Cirencester Office
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: Permanent
Seniority: Mid-Senior Level
This person will take the lead on all matters relating to Corporation Tax across the SJP Group, ensuring that the Group reports and pays the correct amount in line with Tax strategy, policy and practice. This key role would suit a qualified tax professional with 5+ years tax/industry experience, FS experience and ideally knowledge of taxation of life assurance companies, international tax and unit trusts. Suitable candidates could be CTA, ACA or ACCA plus relevant experience, and could currently be a Tax Manager looking to move from practice.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

No major travel requirements but a willingness to visit SJP business locations in UK and overseas as necessary, and to travel for meetings with external advisors and HMRC.
Occasional visits to outsource providers based in the UK will also be necessary.

• Head up a team of Corporate Tax professionals (3 direct reports).
• Responsible for Corporation Tax compliance and regulatory requirements, Including returns and payments to HMRC.
• Responsible for monthly, interim and year end reporting processes, including the tax contribution of the SJP funds and associated tax aspects of Solvency II reporting.
• Responsible for international aspects of the group, including the Transfer pricing documentation, CbCR requirements, Pillar Two requirements and oversight of tax compliance in overseas jurisdictions.
• Lead on Corporation Tax projects as required.
• Keep up to date with changing legislation and practice in both the UK and abroad to help the Group Tax Director identify changes relevant to the SJP Group.
• Main point of contact with external providers of tax services (StateStreet, EY and Deloitte tax teams).
• Member of the Tax Committee contributing on UK and overseas corporation tax issues.
• Member of the finance leadership group and the Skills and Development SLT subgroup.