UK&I Tax Accountant

Job Purpose/Overview

To support the UK&I Tax Manager to ensure UK and Irish entities maintain high quality tax compliance and reporting, while supporting continuous improvement of tax processes and the integration of digital tools. This will include preparation of tax reporting, tax returns, and associated workings for the UK & Ireland group entities. The position also provides technical tax support and advice to the business and assists with a range of tax-related projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of tax computations/returns supported by detailed analysis of allowance claims and expense restriction for Tax Manager review.
• Assist in the preparation of internal tax reporting and reconciliations for US head office.
• Support preparation of UK Legal entity financial statements tax reporting under UK GAAP from US GAAP records.
• Support the Tax Manager with tax reporting such as Transfer Pricing, CFC, Hybrids and DPT analysis.
• Support the Tax Manager to advise business units on tax implications of various projects.
• Coordinate financial data required from business units and service centre.
• Assist with of cash tax forecasts, including quarterly instalments planning and payments.
• Assist with the in-sourcing of tax returns from external advisor.
• Support the Tax Manager to integrate new business acquisitions into UK tax centre.

Context and Scope

• This role plays a key part in safeguarding the corporation’s reputation through high-quality external tax reporting.
• This is a specialised corporation tax area, coordinating and consolidating financial data across legal entities, and providing advice, training, and expertise related to tax accounting and tax return preparation to UK business units.
• Each of these areas falls outside the normal day-to-day responsibilities within the business units.
• The jobholder will be a specialist in tax reporting.

Education & Professional Qualifications

Finance or tax qualification, or equivalent experience of preparing tax returns and reporting. This experience could be gained from a Top 10 practice or commercial environment.

Knowledge / Experience

• Strong UK corporate tax technical knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a substantial workload and meet deadlines.
• Experience with ONESOURCE, SAP, UK transfer pricing. documentation, or service-centre environments is desirable but not essential.