Job Details
Birmingham, GBR, B1 1AY; Cardiff, GBR, CF10 1FT; London, GBR, W1A 1AA; Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH.
JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: Six month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Tax, BBC Group Finance
LOCATION: Office base can be Birmingham, Cardiff, London or Salford – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £90,000 - £93,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We\'re happy to discuss flexible working. If you\'d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there\'s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Purpose of the Role
We’re now seeking a Corporate Tax Business Partner to join the BBC. This role sits in Group Tax reporting to the Group Tax Director.
Join the BBC Tax team and shape the financial integrity of one of the world’s most respected public service organisations. You’ll work in a uniquely varied and intellectually stimulating environment, partnering with teams across the BBC to support innovative content, global operations and complex commercial activity. With access to challenging work, collaborative experts and a culture that values growth, impact and professional development, this is a place to elevate your tax career while contributing to something that truly matters.
Why Join the Team
This role sits in Group Tax reporting to the Group Tax Director. Group Tax is made up of tax business partners, who manage corporate tax, VAT, employment taxes and expatriate taxes; accountants and business analysts who support the TBPs. There are also tax managers in the US and India, who support with taxes in those jurisdictions.
The BBC offers a complex and dynamic environment that provides excellent technical development through exposure to a wide range of issues and interaction with a number of stakeholders, both internally and externally.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
As a Corporate Tax Business Partner, you will:
* Provide advice relating to corporate tax issues, including updates and recommendations to the businesses on new legislation relevant to the management of corporate tax
* Support the Group with HMRC enquiries (the BBC is overseen by HMRC Large Business Service) as well as international tax audits in jurisdictions overseas
* Manage and advise on Group Transfer Pricing documentation, Country by Country reporting (CBCR), and Pillar II compliance
* Support and review quarter-end and year-end tax provisions and balances at Group level, including deferred tax
* Manage the full technical review and authorisation of corporate tax returns for the Public Service with oversight of global tax compliance
* Provision of direct tax input to wider initiatives including Senior Accounting Officer requirements
* Provide proactive and pragmatic direct tax input on new initiatives, business line expansion and strategic plans (including ERP systems upgrades, transactions, setting up offices in new territories)
Your Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:
* Professional accounting and/or tax qualification ACA, CTA or equivalent
* Keeping abreast of UK direct tax law and its application in the media sector, specifically the spirit and intention of the law
* In-house experience
* The ability to demonstrate strategic thinking
* Experience of tax controversy in either the UK or overseas
Desirable
* Experience of working with cross-border organisations and managing global tax risks
* Experience of UK corporate tax compliance and group tax reporting under IFRS, FRS101 and FRS 102
* Understanding appropriate processes and controls required in a global organisation, for the management of direct taxes
* Experience of tax controversy in both the UK and overseas
* Ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Find out more about the BBC
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
* Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
* Excellent career and professional development.
* Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
* A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual\'s unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
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