Tax Manager, UK

at  Arch Capital Group Ltd

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Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of the quarterly UK tax reporting pack for US GAAP reporting and liaison with the US tax team.
• Preparation of UK and non-UK statutory tax disclosures and tax balances as part of the year-end process.
• Preparation of corporate tax computations and filings and responsibility for associated matters (e.g. tax payments, BEPS Pillar 2, CbCR, Transfer Pricing, Interest Restrictions, Senior Accounting Officer, withholding taxes etc).
• Preparation and submission of information to Lloyd’s for centrally-prepared returns.
• Tax forecasting.
• Support the Indirect Tax Manager with the preparation of indirect tax filings for VAT, Premium Tax (and similar) and US FET.
• Liaison with/ management of internal teams, HMRC, external auditors and advisers.
• First point of contact for underwriters, brokers, the US tax and group finance teams, HR and the wider group including on FATCA and Certificates of UK Tax Residence.
• Support with/ management of tax investigations and tax input to UK / group M&A/ projects.
• Awareness of existing/ analysis of new UK and worldwide tax developments, and provision of advice on UK and group implications.
• Contributing to team planning, budgeting and organisation.

Skills / Competencies

• The ability to independently organise, prioritise and manage several strands work to make best use of available resource to produce coherent, timely outcomes.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate tax-technical issues to a non-tax audience.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A collaborative and inclusive approach to developing strong working relationships with all stakeholders and the ability to manage conflicting views.
• Confidence to ask questions/ challenge information provided and initiative especially in dealing with areas of ambiguity.
• A proactive attitude to identifying problems/ better ways of working and recommending/ implementing solutions.
• A willingness to challenge yourself to quickly adapt to unfamiliar issues, systems and processes.

Qualifications
Accounting/ tax qualification (e.g. ACA/ACCA/ATT/CTA) preferred but not essential if proven to operate at that level

Experience

• Direct and Indirect UK tax experience - essential
• International tax experience - preferred
• Financial reporting experience and familiarity with use of accounting software packages (i.e. Great Plains, FRX reporting) - preferred
• Familiarity with use of Microsoft Office software - essential

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• Preparation of the quarterly UK tax reporting pack for US GAAP reporting and liaison with the US tax team.
• Preparation of UK and non-UK statutory tax disclosures and tax balances as part of the year-end process.
• Preparation of corporate tax computations and filings and responsibility for associated matters (e.g. tax payments, BEPS Pillar 2, CbCR, Transfer Pricing, Interest Restrictions, Senior Accounting Officer, withholding taxes etc).
• Preparation and submission of information to Lloyd’s for centrally-prepared returns.
• Tax forecasting.
• Support the Indirect Tax Manager with the preparation of indirect tax filings for VAT, Premium Tax (and similar) and US FET.
• Liaison with/ management of internal teams, HMRC, external auditors and advisers.
• First point of contact for underwriters, brokers, the US tax and group finance teams, HR and the wider group including on FATCA and Certificates of UK Tax Residence.
• Support with/ management of tax investigations and tax input to UK / group M&A/ projects.
• Awareness of existing/ analysis of new UK and worldwide tax developments, and provision of advice on UK and group implications.
• Contributing to team planning, budgeting and organisation