Your newpany
Global provider of outsourced business solutions
Your new role
The Group Tax Manager is based in the UK, reporting to the Group Financial Controller, with the responsibility of overseeing the group’s tax affairs. As well as ensuing regulatorypliance, the role will look to add value by utilising tax incentives and the optimising the global structure whilst managing the group’s tax risk profile. They will implement a robust taxernance program and provide support in areas that have material tax implications including M&A transactions, intra-group funding, corporate structure and transfer pricing. They will ensure that there ispliance with all filing obligations on a timely basis. There should also be an overview of accurate reporting of tax balances in accounts, as well as management of tax risk provisions.Your responsibilities:
1. To improve the taxernance of the Group, ensuring robust processes and controls are implemented and maintained.
2. To keep abreast of legislative changes and determine any effects that they may have on the Group, and plan accordingly.
3. To ensure theprehensive management of tax by agreeing roles and responsibilities between the various departments.
4. To provide a stronger link to finance managers to ensure that tax requirements in local legislation are properly managed, includingpliance requirements, withholding tax payments etc. To carry out finance manager training where appropriate and ensure that the relevant skills are owned by personnel with tax responsibilities.
5. To ensure transfer pricing requirements are met, including the maintenance of master and local files, which will require all countries of operations with intra-group charges backed by legal agreements.
6. To work with procurement to ensure tax costs are properly understood and relevant clauses inserted in contracts.
7. To work with Treasury to ensure that the most tax efficient external and intra-group funding is maintained, taking account of transfer pricing concerns including Thin Capitalisation.
8. To conduct regular reviews of corporate structure (including oversight ofpanies’ tax residency) to ensure that the most tax efficient structure is present, especially given changes in Business streams and legislation.
9. To maintain good relationships with external providers and ensure that fees are appropriately managed.
10. To ensure taxpliance is kept up to date and manage any tax controversies with tax authorities.
11. To maintain a tax risk register and update any tax provisions that should be reflected in statutory accounts, and which should be regularly reported to the auditmittee, liaising with external auditors where required.
12. To provide ongoing support for M&A, including how best to structure deals,plete due diligence and ensure that legal contracts are effective from a tax perspective.
13. To review tax calculation and disclosure required for statutory accounts.
14. To adhere to various reporting requirements and track any new requirements that may arise due to changes in Group size, including Senior Accounting Officer rules, determining tax strategy, country by country reporting, Pillar 2 etc.
15. Assist with the Group’spliance program and training across the group
What you'll need to succeed
16. CA or CTA qualified.
17. Strong technical and research skills with relevant experience within industry and/or practice.
18. Functional excellence and strongmunication and relationship building skills at all levels, across different nationalities.
19. The ability to assimilate and present precise, accurate and timely data to management in both informal and formal situations.
20. Enjoys challenging the status quo and looks for continuous improvement in delivering better business results.
21. A self-starter with good problem-solving skills, a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
22. Strong presentation and negotiation skills in the context of dealing with tax authorities.
23. Strong people management skills with the ability to train, mentor and develop staff and manage third party resources.
24. Ability to influence the Senior Management team.
What you'll get in return
25. 25 days annual leave
26. cash back health care scheme, life assurance
27. car salary exchange scheme
28. Potential to progress within thepany, with global opportunities updated regularly.