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Job reference 325095
Head of Corporation Tax
Competitive salary, £5,500 Car allowance, full family healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential and 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing with years servedand a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time
Royal Mail Farringdon, London, EC1A 1AA
You will be expected to attend the office 2 days per week.
We’re looking for a Head of Corporation Tax to join our Group Finance team. If you’re ACA, ACCA or CTA qualified with extensive UK corporation tax experience in a large group, we’d love to hear from you.
About The Role
Reporting to the Group Tax Director, you will lead all UK corporation tax matters and oversee the Group tax reporting process, including UK GAAP and IFRS tax accounting for UK entities and the consolidated tax reporting for IDS Plc.
You will:
* Oversee UK corporation tax compliance, including returns, capital allowances, and R&D claims.
* Lead the Senior Accounting Officer process and ensure ongoing compliance.
* Advise on tax legislation and manage HMRC relationships.
* Enhance tax data quality, systems, and processes.
* Manage consolidated tax reporting and disclosures for UK and group accounts.
* Liaise with auditors and maintain tax reporting tools.
* Provide tax advice across business functions and manage external advisers.
* Support strategic tax planning and lead on regulatory initiatives (e.g. Pillar 2, Transfer Pricing, Public CbCR).
* Implement processes to maximise tax relief on property spend.
About You
You’ll bring a strong technical foundation and a collaborative, hands-on approach. Specifically, you will have:
* ACA, ACCA, and/or CTA qualification.
* A strong background in UK corporation tax and tax reporting.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
* Proven ability to build strong relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
* Analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
* Flexibility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
* A team-oriented approach with drive, enthusiasm, and a willingness to be hands-on.
Extra Benefits
* Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
* Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
* Supportive and generous company sick pay
* Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
* Available only to perm employees
Next Steps
The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.
Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.
We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.
Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Closing Date: 13th July. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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