CRUCIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Qualified tax professional with good accounting skills.
• Strong analytical and research skills, and ability to utilise technology effectively to operate tax processes.
• Excellent knowledge of UK corporation tax.
• Ability to lead and progress numerous actions in a coordinated and organised manner.
• Efficient process management and delegation skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
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• Deliver of all aspects of UK corporation tax computations, financial statements and other direct tax UK filing obligations to appropriate timelines and quality, partnering with our Outsource Service Provider.
• Manage team members to deliver relevant claims and elections including patent box, capital allowances claims and international and UK group processes such as corporate interest restrictions, Controlled Foreign Companies risk assessments, anti-hybrid risk assessments.
• Oversee scope of work and transactional analysis outputs provided by our Tax Delivery Team finance support.
• Stay ahead of changes in UK tax legislation, assess implications to tax compliance and tax accounting and where necessary, design changes in processes.
• Create environment of personal development within team.
• Collaborate with the various accounting departments within the UK to ensure accurate and timely delivery of information required for tax reporting, the tax computations and audit queries.
• Focus on process excellence and identify and implement process improvements.
• Prepare quarterly and year-end tax provisions for the Group consolidation, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley processes. Liaise with statutory auditors.
• Support with operation of wider tax governance processes, e.g. Corporate Criminal Offence, Senior Accounting Officer.
• Prepare responses to HMRC audit queries and participate in meetings and negotiations with HMRC.
• Provide day-to-day tax advice to the UK business and assess implications of projects on UK compliance and tax accounting.