Our client is a UK owned international company and is looking for a tax manager to join the existing tax team at the Head Office located in brand new offices in central Leeds. This is a varied role consisting of both compliance and advisory responsibilities. The role includes the following:
• Assisting in the management of the tax charge for the group;
• Preparing the tax projections for the group;
• Budgeting and forecasting the tax charge and tax cashflows for the group;
• Assisting in the year end tax reporting for the consolidated accounts
• Preparation of corporate tax computations, returns, and payment on account calculations, and accompanying CTSA documentation;
• Managing the UK tax position, including maximising tax deductions for expenditure, and avoiding “locked-in” losses;
• Managing the group’s complex CFC position;
• Advising and assisting with the establishment of new overseas operations and involvement with substantial ongoing international tax issues in respect of existing operations, including transfer pricing, minimising tax inefficiencies, taxation of revenue, permanent establishment issues, treasury related matters, minimisation of irrecoverable VAT. This includes significant liaison with external advisors in the overseas jurisdictions;
• Ensuring the group’s treasury strategy is effected in a tax efficient manner;
• Developing a transfer pricing strategy that reflects the ongoing changes and developments within the business environment, and obtaining certainty where possible by securing unilateral/bilateral APAs and entering into advance discussions with revenue authorities;
• Implementing and defending cross border tax structured transactions;
• Direction and on-going management of tax audits overseas.
Candidate Profile:
A graduate who is ACA/ICAS and/or ATII/CTA qualified with post qualification corporate tax experience gained in a large practice or ideally in-house with a multi-national organisation.
The role would suit someone whose qualities include:
• excellent tax technical skills;
• keen and enthusiastic, with good inter-personal skills, and the ability to develop effective working relationships with business heads within the group and with external advisers;
• an ability to identify tax risk, solve problems, and demonstrate good decision making;
• good commercial awareness and business acumen;
• ability to lead and motivate a team of relatively senior individuals;
• proven practical experience of international tax.
As the role will involve some foreign travel some flexibility will be required.
This company offers an excellent salary and benefits package and a friendly supportive team.
Recruiter:
Georgiana Head Recruitment Ltd
Georgiana Head Recruitment Ltd is a recruitment consultancy that specialises in the Taxation Profession. We offer a bespoke service that is tailored to the needs of individual clients and candidates.
Our clients range from the Big 4 accountancy firms, the Top 20, niche tax boutiques, law firms and in-house tax departments. We deal with both direct and indirect taxes and all levels of tax staff from assistants through to Heads of Tax. We particularly specialise in the regions from the South Midlands up through the North of England and Scotland. However, we also do consultancy work for a selection of interesting roles in the South of England.
We are: Directors: Georgiana Head and Alison Tait - we both trained in tax and worked in the taxation profession before making the move into recruitment. Suzanne Wolfson - Suzanne is one of the most experienced tax recruiters in the North West of the UK. We feel we offer an unparalleled level of experience and knowledge of the regional tax market and have a first hand understanding of our clients and candidates needs. We only specialise in taxation recruitment.
