The Position
The Corporate Tax Manager is an exciting role to jointly manage the corporation tax process for a growing portfolio of companies within the Northern Europe Asset Management (“AM”) Finance Team at RES, alongside the existing Tax Manager. The Northern Europe Asset Management team manages over 200 companies across 17 clients including some of the leading renewable energy investors in the UK and Ireland. As such this role balances the supportive and nurturing environment of a professional services practice with the commercial engagement acting as an in-house resource for our clients. The AM business is an area of significant growth for the firm. This role primarily supports the corporation tax compliance process for RES’ clients by preparing and reviewing tax computations and tax accounting schedules, alongside ongoing and ad hoc tax management. As such a strong grounding in corporation tax is required for this role. The successful candidate would report to and work jointly with the existing Tax Manager in the Asset Management team. The candidate would also work with management accountants, internal stakeholders and external clients. This role is for 3 days per week, with some flexibility if required for how the hours could be structured. We are open to discussing alternative arrangements / requirements for both hours and location on application. Organisational ContextThe Asset Management department looks after wind farms, solar and storage plants in the UK, Ireland and other countries in Northern Europe on behalf of clients. The services include technical, financial, and commercial asset management. Within this department, the finance team manages commercial, financial and statutory compliance to lenders and asset owners (internal and third party) and provides support to the wider Asset Management team.Key Accountabilities
1. Preparation, review and filing of corporation tax computations for UK trading companies and holdcos;
2. Preparation of year-end (and in some cases quarterly) tax accounting schedules under both FRS102 and IFRS, including some consolidations;
3. Management of group relief (considering the most efficient approach), quarterly payments, Group Payment Arrangements and Electricity Generator Levy payments;
4. Preparation and filing of other tax returns as required including, SDLT/LBTT Rent Review Returns, Corporate Interest Restriction returns (experience of CIR calculations beneficial) and Group Deductions Allowances statements;
5. Liaising with HMRC when required;
6. Quarterly updates for the business / clients on tax profile;
7. Review of corporation tax returns prepared by third party advisers;
8. Corporation tax support work for due diligence projects for clients;
9. Liaison with third party providers to coordinate capital allowance projects for clients when required;
10. Supporting and liaising with other parts of the business including the AM management accountants or Commercial Asset Managers to resolve tax queries;
11. Assist in preparation of statutory accounts;
Knowledge
12. Strong knowledge of UK corporation tax
13. Tax qualification either by itself or as part of an accountancy qualification
14. Knowledge of audits and statutory accounts preparation
Skills
15. Strong corporation tax compliance technical skills
16. Prior experience of ONESOURCE Tax software or similar tax technology software
17. Ability to multitask, work to deadlines and prioritise
18. Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders and clients
19. Command of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
20. Ability to take a logical and practical approach
21. Organised, methodical and with good attention to detail
22. A team player with a can-do attitude, but with the discipline to work autonomously and be proactive
Experience
23. Experience of working in corporate tax compliance (ideally in practice)
24. Some experience of capital allowances, group tax issues, transfer pricing, quarterly payment calculations
25. Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and of working on multiple clients concurrently
Qualifications
26. Qualified tax professional or accountant (ACA/ACCA/CTA or similar)