KNOWLEDGE

• Proven experience within a tax function (ideally the financial services sector)
• Experience in direct and indirect taxes
• Previous experience dealing with HMRC
• Strong excel skills
• Good commercial awareness; keeps up to date on knowledge and compliance with tax requirements
• Attention to detail
• Team player

QUALIFICATIONS

• Professional qualification in accounting (ACA, CA, ACCA etc) or tax (ATT or CTA)

SKILLS/OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

• Strong excel skills
• Good commercial awareness; keeps up to date on knowledge and compliance with tax requirements
• Attention to detail
• Team player

PURPOSE

This is a newly created role to manage the tax affairs of 7IM with the opportunity of to develop and enhance existing skills, while being accountable to ensure tax compliance and tax consideration for future strategic growth. The role will sit within the External Reporting team, who are responsible for financial reporting (including statutory), tax reporting and regulatory reporting for the 7IM group.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate will have the responsibility for the preparation of tax reporting for the 7IM group taking care necessary controls are in place to ensure accuracy. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for tax horizon scanning making sure all updates to tax legislation are understood and considered on behalf of 7IM and advising the business on such.
As well as preparing the relevant submissions, the role requires keeping up to date with technical tax requirements and forthcoming changes and implementing changes to processes and procedures as required.

Corporation Tax

• Review of the month end accruals for corporation tax and deferred tax and monthly balance sheet reconciliations of recorded tax positions
• Liaison with external third party on preparation of the returns (corporate and partnership) and supply of required information
• Calculation of the quarterly Payment on Account where relevant
• Ensuring that tax computations and returns are filed with HMRC, in correct format, accurate and on a timely basis.