Group Tax Accountant

ACCESS UK LTD; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Job description

Group Tax Accountant

Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality! Our core value of 'Love Work, Love Life, Be You' has been central to our success and so we're looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day and help us continue to grow. We are the number one UK headquartered software provider in the UK and are forecasted to grow to a global population of over 12,000 employees by 2026.

What are we all about? At Access, we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from the Hospitality sector to Manufacturing industry, to Not for Profit's to Construction, and many more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business, currently helping over 60,000 customers to have the freedom to do more.

About you:

Reporting to the Group Tax Manager, the role's primary focus will be supporting with the management of the Access Group's tax compliance and reporting requirements across the Access Group. The role will also be instrumental in various group level tax matters including transfer pricing, Pillar 2 and tax governance. Access is a highly acquisitive group and there will be extensive opportunities to get involved in tax advisory and M&A related work.

Day-to-day, you will play a key supporting role with:

1. The delivery of tax accounting and tax reporting, including the year-end income tax provisions and the group tax consolidation reporting process.
2. Working with a variety of tax agents and other key stakeholders to manage the preparation and filing of the Group's corporation tax returns across EMEA.
3. The preparation of the RDEC claims in the UK.
4. Ensure other ad hoc tax compliance requirements are met.
5. The Group's transfer pricing strategy, including reviewing the position of new acquisitions, updating transfer pricing processes and ensuring the correct documentation is in place.
6. Working with colleagues from M&A and tax advisors to ensure any tax risks associated with new acquisitions are effectively managed.
7. The Group's tax planning and restructuring work.
8. Any tax related matters from the business, including indirect taxes and employment tax matters.
9. The Group's tax governance requirements including tax strategy and SAO.

Your skills and experiences might also include:

Access is looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, motivated and passionate with a strong work ethic. The successful candidate will positively demonstrate the following attributes:

1. Qualified tax professional with at least three years of relevant experience.
2. Self-starter with the ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, evolving environment.
3. You will have a proactive approach, inquisitive by nature and with a strong eye for detail.
4. Excellent communication skills to a wide range of stakeholders.
5. Desire to improve processes and systems.

What does Access offer you?

We are a growing software company, and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously and we will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. On top of a competitive salary, our standard 25 days holiday (which goes up the longer you're with us), and a matched pension scheme you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We pride ourselves on being an organisation that gives back so you'll also have a charity day you can take to support something that matters to you. At Access we're all about helping everyone Love Work and Love Life. Why? Because we believe people can only be their best when they can be themselves.

So, if you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't match perfectly, we'd still love to hear from you. You might just be who we are looking for. We love the fact that we're all different. We believe by having more diverse perspectives at work improves how we run our business, helps us to better support our customers, and when you think about it, it's just more fun!

What's holding you back? Come and be part of our Amazing Access Family! Love Work. Love Life. Be You.