Business Tax Manager

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Sector: Banking and Financial Services, Finance and Accounts
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

The Business Tax Manager will manage the day-to-day operation of the Group's business tax compliance and reporting and provide a point of contact for all business tax queries. Be the subject matter expert for VAT across the firm and point of contact for all indirect tax queries and training needs across the group.

Indirect Tax:

1. Technical review and submission of VAT returns across the group, including partial exemption calculations, annual adjustments and Capital Goods Scheme calculations.
2. Ensuring any payments due (up to £12m per quarter), including Payments on Account are received by HMRC before the due date.
3. Key point of contact for all divisions across the group for VAT queries and expert tax advice and guidance.
4. Develop and maintain policies and procedures, ensuring these are in line with the Group's overall strategy and values.
5. Ensure the group is compliant from an indirect tax perspective by overseeing the VAT compliance cycle.
6. Provide training and guidance to the wider business as appropriate.

Corporate Tax:

1. Review and collate the groups Partnership and Corporate Tax returns and manage all aspects of corporate tax compliance and reporting, including R&D Tax credits, payments on account and other adjustments.
2. Ensuring any payments due (in excess of £8m per annum), including Payments on Account are received by HMRC before the due date.
3. Develop and maintain policies and procedures, ensuring these are in line with the Group's overall strategy and values.
4. Evaluate lawful opportunities for minimising tax liabilities.
5. Liaise with external advisors on tax queries and submissions.

Other:

1. Provision of overseas tax forms and certificates.
2. Keep abreast of changing tax laws and requirements.
3. Ensure the Tax Strategy is updated on an annual basis.
4. Assist the Head of Tax and Partner Services with preparations for HMRC risk assessments, ensuring all documentation is available and up to date.
5. Work closely with the management accounts and external reporting teams, including but not limited to the year end reporting and audit, and budgeting cycle.
6. Assist the Head of Tax and Partner Services with ensuring overall tax compliance for the Group and the partners.

About You:

1. ACCA, ACA or CTA qualified, or ATT qualified with relevant post qualification experience.
2. Minimum 5 years at a senior level relevant business tax experience.
3. Ongoing commitment to professional development particularly keeping up to date with new case law and changes to tax legislation.
4. Experience of preparing and submitting VAT and Corporation Tax returns for large and complex organisations.
5. General accounting knowledge.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You:

1. 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
2. Generous and flexible pension schemes.
3. Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
4. Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

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We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ and you’ll find that reflected in our working environment.