The Position
The Corporate Tax Accountant is an exciting dual role (tax and accounting) within the Asset Management (“AM”) Finance Team at RES with great potential for the successful candidate to learn and develop a range of skills and knowledge in the role. The Asset Management Finance Team manages a growing portfolio of more than 150 companies across 10 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 fast paced, commercial engagement acting as an in-house resource for our clients. This new role has been created in response to the significant growth of the AM business to primarily support the corporation tax compliance process for RES’ clients by preparing tax computations and tax accounting schedules.As such a strong grounding in corporation tax is required for this role. The successful candidate will also support the AM finance manager when required in the preparation, review and management of statutory accounts and audit support.As such any relevant accounting and/or audit experience is highly desirable but not essential.The successful candidate would report to the Tax Manager in the Asset Management team and additionally would report to AM Finance Manager during Audit periods. The candidate would also work with management accountants, internal stakeholders and external clients. Organisational Context The Asset Management department looks after wind farms, solar and storage plants in the UK and Ireland 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 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;
3. Preparation of calculations for 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 and Group Deductions Allowances statements;
5. Review of corporation tax returns prepared by third party advisers;
6. Corporation tax support work for due diligence projects for clients;
7. Liaison with third party providers to coordinate capital allowance projects for clients when required;
8. Supporting and liaising with other parts of the business including the AM management accountants or Commercial Asset Managers to resolve tax queries;
9. Assist in preparation of statutory accounts;
10. When required by AM Finance Manager during busy periods, assistance with coordinating the audit process including managing audit timetables, reviewing statutory accounts and liaising between AM teams, auditors and clients.
Knowledge
11. Strong knowledge of UK corporation tax
12. Tax qualification either by itself or as part of an accountancy qualification
13. Knowledge of audits and statutory accounts preparation (but not essential)
Skills
14. Strong corporation tax compliance technical skills
15. Prior experience of ONESOURCE Tax software or similar tax technology software highly beneficial
16. Ability to multitask, work to deadlines and prioritise
17. Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders and clients
18. Command of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
19. Ability to take a logical and practical approach
20. Organised, methodical and with good attention to detail
21. A team player with a can-do attitude, but with the discipline to work autonomously and be proactive
Experience
22. Significant experience of working in corporate tax compliance (ideally in practice)
23. Some experience of capital allowances, group tax issues, transfer pricing, quarterly payment calculations
24. Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and of working on multiple clients concurrently
25. Trained in a professional firm, ideally with experience of working on audits and statutory accounts
Qualifications
26. Qualified tax professional or accountant (ACA/ACCA/CTA or similar)