Direct Tax Manager
| Posting date: | 07 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | EC2V 7RF |
| Company: | Capita plc |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10096141-422842 |
Summary
Purpose of the role:
To assist with managing the UK tax team with reporting for external reporting purposes, UK corporation tax compliance and the group's other day-to-day corporation tax requirements, while ensuring we maintain a good relationship with HMRC. What you'll be doing:
• Managing accurate and timely filing of tax returns for all group UK companies, including liaising with the UK CT compliance outsourcing supplier.
• Managing UK group considerations such as JAR, GPA, CIR, POA, alongside the outsourcing supplier where relevant
• Management of accurate and timely tax disclosures for the statutory accounts of all group UK companies
• Managing tax queries from external auditors in respect of the entity statutory accounts
• Assisting with external group tax reporting under IFRS, including assisting with year end audit queries
• Assistance with other UK tax areas including cash tax forecasting, other ad-hoc UK corporation tax queries, tax claims and reliefs, and supporting with tax technical matters, and interpretation of new tax legislation
• Assistance with the group's SAO and risk management processes
• Assistance with implementation of corporation tax process and SAP/reporting improvements
• Business partnering with finance teams, managing allocated tax projects, while liaising with stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely completion of the projects
• Assisting with managing, supporting and developing a remote team of tax junior(s)
• Reports to Head of Direct Tax
• Involved in development and support of direct tax team assistant
• Works closely with the other tax manager to ensure international tax matters are appropriately considered and disclosed in the UK tax returns
• Works closely with the wider tax team, and other internal stakeholders.
What we're looking for:
• Minimum 7 years experience in a UK focused corporation tax compliance and reporting role
• Qualified tax advisor, qualified accountant or equivalent
• Must have experience working in-house roles (as opposed to HMRC or Practice)
• Understanding of all Microsoft Office applications.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and eye for detail
• Good ability to build productive relationships with Finance teams
Preferable:
• Experience of SAP accounting systems
• Experience of Longview tax consolidation software
• Motivated and driven individual with a willingness to learn and "can do" attitude
• Team player and confidence to build productive relationships with Finance and business colleagues
• Able to juggle multiple tasks and re-act to changing requirements - highly organised
About Group Finance
Our Finance Function is one of Capita's central corporate functions and is supporting the financial needs of the business. Our teams are creating smarter, faster financial processes across a complex organisation to ensure consistency with training, technology and knowledge sharing. We're providing clear insight to teams across the business and empowering them to make effective, meaningful decisions. Join us and discover better as you build a stronger financial future for Capita.
What's in it for you:
• A competitive salary
• 25 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
What we hope you'll do next:
Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
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