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The role of Tax Reporting & Compliance Manager involves overseeing tax compliance and reporting processes within the engineering industry. The position offers an exciting opportunity to manage key accounting and finance functions including accurate tax provisioning, financial statement disclosures, and coordination with external tax advisors for local and international corporate tax compliance.
Client Details
The company is a well-established organisation operating in the transport & distribution industry
Description
Tax Reporting
- Prepare tax calculations and provisions for year-end and mid-year reporting under IFRS
- Ensure tax information in financial statements is accurate and work with auditors when needed
- Review tax accounting positions and make sure they follow accounting standards
- Work with finance teams to identify tax risks and improve tax processes
Compliance Management
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors who handle corporate tax, VAT, and other tax filings
- Review tax returns and payments from external providers to ensure they're accurate and meet local requirements
- Stay updated on tax law changes and implement them in our reporting processes
- Be the main contact person for tax authorities and external tax advisors
- Help with various tax questions across the company including corporate tax, VAT, and employment tax
- Support the tax team with special projects
- Help with statutory audit office compliance requirements
Process Improvement & Risk Management
- Create and implement better controls to make tax reporting more accurate and efficient
- Identify potential tax risks and suggest ways to reduce them
- Support tax planning efforts and evaluate how business decisions affect taxes
- Work with finance, accounting, and legal teams on tax-related issues
Profile
A successful Tax Reporting & Compliance Manager should have:
- Professional accounting qualification (CPA, CTA, ACA, or similar) is preferred
- Solid background in tax reporting, tax accounting, or corporate tax work, ideally gained in a business environment rather than practice
- Good understanding of international accounting standards for tax reporting, UK corporate tax rules, and indirect taxes like VAT
- Experience working with tax compliance and meeting regulatory requirements
- Familiarity with business systems and tax software tools
- Strong skills in analyzing data and solving complex problems
- Excellent ability to communicate with and manage relationships with various stakeholders
- Proven track record of successfully managing external tax service providers
- Thorough knowledge of international financial reporting standards
Job Offer
- Competitive salary in the range per annum.
- Hybrid working for a flexible work-life balance.
- Cycle-to-work scheme to promote health and sustainability.
- Life assurance equivalent to 2.5x base salary.
- 25 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays.
- Matched pension contributions of up to 7.5%.
This role offers a rewarding career within the accounting & finance department of a respected engineering company. If you are based in or near Barrow In Furness and meet the criteria, we encourage you to apply
