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Job Title: Senior Tax Manager (Corporation Tax)
Location: Frimley; Surrey, Preston, Samlesbury or Glascoed; Wales. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Circa £90,000 plus executive benefits
What You'll Be Doing
* Lead UK tax compliance, overseeing filings, payment obligations, and ensuring accurate data for tax returns and statutory accounts
* Support tax reporting cycles, assisting the Head of Tax Reporting throughout the process
* Facilitate best-in-class adoption of tax technology, including generative AI tools and robotic process automation, to enhance tax operations
* Manage and develop a team of 2-3 direct reports, providing coaching, leadership, and strategic direction
* Ensure compliance with tax governance requirements while driving continuous improvement in tax operations and external provider relationships
* Provide timely insight, advice, and analysis to internal stakeholders at head-office level, enabling informed decision-making
* Collaborate with tax business partners to create awareness of tax performance, flag risks and opportunities, and implement tax advice
* Review UK corporate tax compliance, including provisions, approvals, and oversight of UK Interest Withholding Tax processes
Your Skills And Experiences
* Deep technical expertise in UK corporate tax laws and compliance, including tax reporting under IFRS
* Experience using technology to optimise tax processes
* Involvement in tax change programmes, with exposure to international tax issues, transfer pricing, and statutory reporting
* Background in an in-house tax team (or a function with tax responsibility) or a professional tax services firm
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Tax Team
This role is an exciting opportunity to enhance corporation tax operations within BAE Systems. Reporting to the Director of Tax Operations, it has been created to expand tax compliance and reporting resources. With expertise in corporation tax, you will engage with senior stakeholders, providing insights and business partnering support. The position includes leadership responsibilities, offering the chance to guide and develop a team while driving key tax initiatives. Big 4 experience or working in an in-house tax team is advantageous, bringing valuable expertise to this high-profile role, which offers plenty of scope for career development in a dynamic and evolving tax environment.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 26th June 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Salary: Up to £90000 per annum
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
* Industries
Defense & Space
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