Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technology company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, and a promise to be forever caring, our products and services are available in over 100 countries. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE: CTEC) and in 2022 revenues were over $2 billion. To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified or equivalent
• Experience of working within an in-house tax team of a MNE.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural awareness to build working relationships with local finance teams, advisers, authorities and the rest of the Global Tax team
• Technical IFRS tax accounting experience.
• UK direct tax technical knowledge.
• Strong accountancy background
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• SAP experience helpful (Group Reporting Module , ECC S4H)

MORE ABOUT THE ROLE:

The role is a maternity leave cover fixed term contract until March 2027.
As Group Tax Reporting Manager you will be responsible for direct tax reporting for the Convatec group, comprising businesses located in over 100 countries. Working alongside a global team of established in-house tax professionals, the role will lead the group tax reporting process, supported by our central business services teams.
The role will further take oversight for reviewing the UK tax position, from a strategic and operational perspective. The successful candidate will gain valuable experience of running a well-established future focused tax reporting operation, while developing insights into worldwide tax matters in a FTSE 100 HQ environment.
There will be further opportunities to support ad-hoc projects with our business units and supporting the wider tax and finance function.
The role sits within the group tax function which is responsible for managing strategic tax matters, operational business partnering and tax reporting and compliance.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the group tax reporting process which is run three times a year, Interim, Hard Close and Year End; This will involve liaising with finance stakeholders, preparing instructions for tax submissions, running the Longview tax reporting consolidation, delivering quality schedules to review the groups’ current, deferred and cash tax position.
• Reviewing country tax positions and providing explanations to external auditors.
• Preparing consolidated tax notes for inclusion in the group plc position.
• Supporting the forecasting of ETR and cash taxes.
• Supporting and monitoring the in-sourced UK compliance processes for direct and indirect tax.
• Providing advice and support for UK RDEC and patent box claims.
• Providing input in continual process improvement opportunities and support in the implementation of new processes and tools for tax reporting and tax forecasting. The purpose will be to deliver efficiencies and simplification of the tax reporting and compliance processes following the principles of “simplify, standardize and automate.”
• Working across the business, you will stay up to date on tax laws, rules, and regulations and accounting pronouncements which may impact the Group and the UK.