Level: Individual Contributor Employment Type: Full-time Permanent Hybrid Location: Cramlington, Northumberland Job Function: Finance Industry: Oil & Energy Industrial Air Quality Who We Are: AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter and the AAF International brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications. We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defence systems and electronics. Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centred management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth and development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fuelled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success. Position Summary: We are currently recruiting for a UK Tax Manager to join our existing Finance team within our Power & Industrial (P&I) division based in Cramlington, Northumberland. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the company achieves all legal tax compliance requirements, and that domestic and foreign Tax Returns are completed in a timely, efficient and accurate manner. Scope for flexible working arrangements, including working from home on occasion, is offered subject to agreement. Position Responsibilities: Submit and prepare the preparation of various monthly, quarterly and annual tax returns to HMRC and other tax authorities. Prepare and approve various monthly external reports to different entities including the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Bank and the Parent Company. Provide data for the preparation and audit of the annual statutory financial statements and the annual Corporate Tax Return. Prepare the R&D RDEC Tax Claims. Co-ordinate and supervise the collection of Transfer Pricing Data, local files and CBC data. To support and advise on ex-pat Taxes, IR35 and other tax items. Play an active part in annual internal and external audits. Be involved in the day-to-day running of the company’s general ledger and be responsible for making observations and recommendations about the financial state of the organization. Person Specification: Essential Education, Qualifications and Affiliations Batchelor degree in numerate, business or economic background. Fully Qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) Completed qualifications from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis. Experience Essential Demonstrable experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Proven experience as a Financial Accountant or similar role. Previous experience of working within a Finance department. Knowledge of accounting and tax terms, concepts and processes. Understanding of finance regulations and legislation. Knowledge of business strategy and methodology. Comfortable working on a number of projects simultaneously. Computer literate and able to use a wide range of software packages. Desirable Experience of SAP ERP package. Experience of working in a finance team in a manufacturing company. Experience of managing a small team or having direct reports. Licences or Certifications Essential Eligible to work in the UK. Desirable Full valid passport. Full driving license. Skills Essential Health, safety and environmentally conscious. Flexible approach to working, willingness to accept changing priorities. Ability to work to deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy. Good commercial acumen. Good interpersonal skills. Excellent MS Office / ERP skills. Ability to develop and maintain relationships. Strong math skills for calculating deductions and other tax calculations. A problem-solving can-do attitude High level of English communication skills including face to face, telephone and written. Excellent attention to detail and ability to work in an organised manner. Continuous improvement mentality and receptive to change. Desirable Multi-lingual a positive advantage. (Notably French and Spanish) What’s on Offer? We know that having a work life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues flexible working opportunities in line with the needs of their role. Take a break with 25 days holiday (5 weeks) bank holidays per annum. Pension scheme. A fantastic way to save for your retirement and benefit from employer contributions, we match up to 7%. Death in service benefit which provides a lump sum payment equal to 3 times your annual salary. Company sick pay scheme. The opportunity for international travel. Career progression and Learning & Development, with access to our 24/7 LMS. Perks and savings such as online cashback, instore and online vouchers and discounts via our Perks@Work scheme. Employee wellbeing programme – Free advice offering financial, wellbeing and relationship support 24 hours a day 365 days a year via our on-line portal. Get fit and take advantage of our cycle to work scheme. When on site, free parking is available. Receive free annual flu jabs. Stand out with our employee recognition schemes. Applications: We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and supported. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. All applications must be submitted in English. Accommodations: If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. We are happy to make adjustments to ensure an inclusive recruitment experience for all applicants. Please note that AAF does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, AAF will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, AAF explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of AAF.