Corporate Tax Lead

Anglian Water Services; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Group Senior Tax Accountant to manage corporate tax affairs and ensure compliance with tax legislation. This pivotal role involves working with external reporting, forecasting tax liabilities, and implementing new compliance tools. As a permanent position, it offers hybrid working and competitive benefits including a robust pension scheme and personal health care.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Personal private health care

Annual bonus scheme

26 days leave + Bank Holidays

Life Cover at 8x salary

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing

Free parking at all offices

Excellent family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Chartered Tax Adviser or relevant experience is essential.
• Demonstrable experience in Corporate Tax is required.
• Strong finance systems and spreadsheet/database competency is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and agree tax computation timetables to ensure compliance.
• Negotiate tax computations with HMRC.
• Monitor and record tax positions for UK companies in the group.

Skills

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Chartered Tax Adviser qualification

Tools

Finance systems

Spreadsheets

Database skills

Job description

Circa £62,000 per annum (Depending on Skills & Experience)
37 hrs a week
Permanent
Huntingdon (Hybrid Working)
Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role provides you with the opportunity to combine working from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be Lancaster House in Huntingdon; however, this role comes with flexibility to work from home or other offices across the region.
6 million customers. Countless career opportunities

Anglian Water is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Group Senior Tax Accountant to join our Finance & Regulation team. This role is pivotal in managing the corporation tax affairs of the group and supporting the Group Tax Manager. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with corporate tax legislation, oversee external reporting of the group's tax position, minimise UK tax liability, and forecast future tax liabilities.

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Personal private health care
• Annual bonus scheme
• Opportunity to volunteer or do unpaid work in the community
• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
• Additional benefits including 20% off EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets, and a Cycle2Work scheme
• Free parking at all offices, sites, and leisure parks
• Excellent family-friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave, and 4 weeks paternity/partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

What you’ll be doing:

• Prepare and agree tax computation timetable and work schedules to ensure all computations are submitted within HMRC statutory limits.
• Ensure timetable compliance and statutory deadlines are met.
• Respond to all HMRC correspondence on corporate tax matters.
• Negotiate with HMRC to ensure agreement of tax computations.
• Implement new tax compliance tools and procedures.
• Agree the half-year and year-end tax charges with auditors for both the group and individual companies.
• Complete tax sections of OFWAT annual returns and periodic reviews.
• Monitor and record the balance sheet position for every UK company in the group.
• Ensure all claims and elections are submitted to minimise tax liabilities.
• Review all computations prepared by the tax department for potential tax reduction prior to submission.
• Advise the capital allowances team, identify areas to maximise capital allowances, and implement procedures accordingly.
• Provide direction and tax focus to the Capital Allowances team.
• Forecast the tax liabilities for the entire group for inclusion in Board reports.
• Reconcile tax charges and payments in Shareholder and AWS Regulatory models to the Group tax Model.
• Undertake a review of the Group’s Tax Models.

What does it take to be successful?

• Chartered Tax Adviser qualification or relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of Corporate Tax.
• Strong knowledge of finance systems and spreadsheet/database skills.
• Analytical ability to handle and interpret financial data with attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from diverse backgrounds, and we aim for our workplace to reflect that. We are committed to ensuring all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We are signed up to the Social Mobility Pledge, Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter, hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant, and are an accredited Disability Confident employer. We also lead in the Women’s Utility Network.

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