Group Tax Assistant Manager

Michael Page (UK); City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000

Job description

• Exciting opportunity within an industry leading business.
• Competitive salary & benefits.

About Our Client

The client is a global PE backed group who provide industry leading services in assurance and risk management to a wide variety of industries, from food, beverage and hospitality to automotive, aerospace and transportation.

Job Description

• Preparing UK tax returns (c.15) including CIR, group relief and RDEC claims.
• Preparing UK tax notes for statutory accounts.
• Managing UK tax payments and refunds for both direct and indirect taxes.
• Managing tax requests from overseas including CORs.
• Support review of UK VAT returns.
• Preparing UK year end tax packs to provide accurate and timely submissions for year end reporting, including identification of GAAP differences.
• Support on forecasting of ETR and tax cash.
• Calculating and managing group transfer pricing calculations including true ups to support cashflow management.
• Supporting Group Tax Manager in UK tax audits (direct and indirect).
• Point of contact in UK for tax matters and advice to commercial colleagues in relation to operational matters concerning client contracts and activity.
• Support development of appropriate tax control framework in place in accordance with Group policy to meet the objectives of the Group's tax strategy.
• Management of third party relationships with tax outsourcers, advisers and auditors.

The Successful Applicant

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Applicants will have some experience of liaising with senior internal stakeholders. Fluency in English is important.
• Applicants should have a natural "can-do" attitude and the ability to concisely summarise complicated tax issues. Applicants are expected to have a minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant tax roles for large multinational groups.
• Strong accounting experience and understanding of local GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience of a range of tax reporting tools and tax automation for reporting or other tax activities including Excel and Alphatax.
• Proven experience in managing transfer pricing disputes and permanent establishment risks.
• Experience of VAT/GST preferred but not required.
• Ability to deal with Tax Administrations in an effective but constructive and cooperative manner to manage and protect the clients reputation as a good corporate citizen.
• Ability to deal with suppliers of tax related services to maximise service standards while managing cost.

What's on Offer

• An annual salary of £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits
• Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office per week)
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career progression within the professional services industry.