ABOUT THE COMPANY:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday
This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining a genuinely dynamic, high-growth facilities services business at a critical stage in its journey. Due to recent large acquisitions with more such activity planned, the tax function is poised to expand.
The UK businesses are the largest contributor to Group revenues and profitability. Our relationship with HMRC is of the utmost importance, not only as a UK taxpayer but also as a UK headquartered multinational.
Reporting directly to the Group Head of Tax, and working closely with the UK and Ireland Finance Directors , the successful candidate will be a technically sound tax professional with at least 3 – 5 years post-qualified experience, an excellent communicator able to work on their own initiative but also as part of a growing tax team, with great project management and project delivery skills, having the gravitas to manage stakeholders at all levels and act as a trusted advisor to the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Acting as trusted advisor to the UK and Ireland businesses, responding to queries and requests for support from across central functions and operational divisions.
• Working closely with and reporting into the Group Head of Tax to update on and deliver the tax agenda, whilst also taking ownership of the UK and Ireland tax function for the business and working closely with the UK and Ireland Finance Directors.
• Management of the CT compliance process from provisions stage through to CT return finalisation and iXBRL accounts tagging for all UK and Irish entities in the Group. Manage associated elements including UK CIR, loss utilisation, and tax administration such as HMRC online access, GPAs, etc.
• Preparation of tax audit schedules for external auditors, at UK and Group entity and consolidation levels. Working with the Finance teams to ensure all information requests from external auditors are met on time.
• Capital allowance reviews, for example super-deduction and full expensing eligibility, documenting positions taken for CT compliance and audit purposes.
• Quarterly instalment payment (QIP) forecasting, and tax budget preparation for UK entities and Group consolidation
• Working with UK and Group Finance teams on VAT return preparation and submission, management of VAT POAs, and providing support on CIS matters, ensuring compliance with MTD for VAT and the Domestic Reverse Charge for Construction Activities.
• Working with Legal, HR, Finance and Operations teams to combine the Corporate Criminal Offence framework across all legacy UK businesses.
• Preparation of Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) notifications and certificates, as well as support with ongoing testing of underlying accounting systems, processes and controls upon which the certificates are based.
• Maintain the UK tax calendar, tracking and delivering on deadlines across all taxes
• Acting as the main contact for HMRC and the Irish Revenue, responding to information requests and managing tax audits as / when they arise, as well as preparing and submitting voluntary disclosures where required.
• Provide regular technical updates and support to the Finance teams and Group Tax team on all UK and Irish taxes
• Assisting with a number of UK / Irish tax advisory matters, for example tax residence and PE risks, withholding tax clearance requests and CT61 filings, group reorganisations and entity rationalisation.
• Providing tax advice on acquisitions, review of Tax DD reports on targets, consideration of deductibility and VAT treatment of transaction costs, and leading the integration of UK / Ireland acquisitions into the existing businesses, as well as working to resolve existing tax matters with the business.
• Assisting Group Tax team on international tax matters as required including transfer pricing and the implementation of TP policies within the UK and Ireland, CbCR, BEPS Pillar 2
• Provide ad hoc support / advice to payroll, HR and Legal teams on employment tax matters, for example IR35 compliance
• UK Tax Strategy document – annual preparation and publication online.