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Job: Tax and Finance Specialist
Length of contract: Minimum 4 months
Day rate: c£600pd
Location: Hertfordshire (hybrid work)
We are supporting a client who is in need of an experienced Tax Specialist to support them on an interim basis.
Role Overview
This is a broad role supporting a US listed company, covering a lot of complex responsibilities within tax & wider finance.
The main purpose of the role would be to:
- Oversee the entire UK tax compliance process from initiation to return submission.
The role can be broken down into the following areas:
UK Tax Compliance
- Oversee the entire UK tax compliance process, from initiation to submission of returns.
- Draft UK tax computations.
- Analyse and review ledgers for provisions and disallowable expenses.
- Maximise capital allowance claims through detailed capex analysis.
- Analyse changes in the income statement to ensure tax compliance with UK regulations.
- Provide draft tax returns to managers, highlighting key areas for review.
- Explore opportunities to enhance the UK group tax position.
- Serve as a subject matter expert, drafting technical memos for review.
- Respond to HMRC queries and assist with the annual Business Risk Review process.
UK Statutory Accounts Preparation
- Collaborate with the regional finance team to prepare tax provisions for UK statutory accounts.
- Respond to HMRC queries and audit questions.
- Offer technical and non-technical support during HMRC's annual Business Risk Review.
US GAAP Tax Provisioning:
- Assist in year-end and quarterly reporting under US GAAP
- Prepare detailed calculations for current and deferred tax provisions.
- Calculate prior period adjustments and liaise with the Group's auditors.
International Tax Compliance/Administration:
- Coordinate global compliance, ensuring timely filings.
- Assist in preparing transfer pricing documentation.
- Reporting for the UK sub-group.
- Supporting US teams on ad hoc tax compliance.
- Prepare detailed calculations for current and deferred taxes.
- Calculate prior period adjustments and draft journals for tax provision postings.
Indirect Tax Compliance:
- Review UK VAT returns for specific sub-groups and provide ad-hoc VAT advice.
- Address VAT queries and tax return submissions.
- Provide support for US tax compliance requirements and liaise with HMRC.
- Offer support for UK employer taxes as required.
Additional Responsibilities
- Assist with intra-group planning projects, including cash repatriation and entity rationalisation.
- Prepare and submit internal approvals within governance frameworks.
- Balance workloads in a complex environment, prioritising tasks and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
- Assist in drafting the annual UK Tax Strategy and review UK share scheme returns.
Experience Required:
- Qualified Accountant (desirable to also be ATT or CTA qualified or studying)
- Extensive knowledge of UK corporation tax for large group companies.
- Familiarity with VAT and SAP for data manipulation and extraction.
- Experience with transfer pricing.
Key Stakeholders:
- Global functional stakeholders
- Financial controllers
- Legal, treasury, and accounting teams
- HMRC and UK Companies House
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
