Group Senior Tax Accountant

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly skilled Group Senior Tax Accountant to join their Finance & Regulation team. This pivotal role involves managing the corporation tax affairs of the group, ensuring compliance with corporate tax legislation, and minimizing UK tax liabilities. The successful candidate will work closely with the Group Tax Manager, implementing new compliance tools and procedures while forecasting future tax obligations. This dynamic role offers a blend of office and remote work, along with a competitive salary and a range of enticing benefits that promote both professional growth and personal well-being.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Personal private health care

Annual bonus scheme

26 days leave + Bank Holidays

Life Cover at 8x salary

Flexible benefits for wellbeing

Paid time off for illness

Discounted mobile contracts

Cycle2Work scheme

Free parking at all offices

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Corporate Tax management and compliance.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial data accurately.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporation tax affairs and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Prepare tax computations and negotiate with HMRC on tax matters.
• Forecast future tax liabilities and advise on capital allowances.

Skills

Corporate Tax Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Presentation Skills

Finance Systems Knowledge

Spreadsheet Skills

Education

Chartered Tax Adviser qualification

Relevant industry experience

Tools

Tax Compliance Tools

Financial Modelling Software

Job description

Salary: circa £56,000 per annum

Full time: 37 hrs a week, permanent

Location: Huntingdon

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 based location will be Lancaster House in Huntingdon.

About Anglian Water:

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:

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

What you’ll be doing:

1. Prepare and agree tax computation timetable and work schedules for Tax accountant to ensure all computations are submitted within HMRC statutory limits.
2. Ensure timetable is complied with and statutory deadlines are met.
3. Reply to all HMRC correspondence on corporate tax matters.
4. Negotiate with HMRC to ensure agreement of tax computations.
5. Implement new tax compliance tools and procedures.
6. Agree the half-year and year-end tax charge with auditors for both the group and individual companies.
7. Complete tax sections of OFWAT annual returns and periodic reviews.
8. Monitor and record the balance sheet position for every UK company in the group.
9. Ensure all claims and elections are submitted to minimise tax liabilities.
10. Review all computations prepared by the tax department for potential tax reduction, prior to submission.
11. Advise the capital allowances team to identify areas where capital allowances can be maximised and implement procedures to do so.
12. Provide direction and tax focus to Capital Allowances team.
13. Forecast the tax liabilities for the whole group for inclusion in Board reports.
14. Reconcile tax charges and payments in Shareholder Model and AWS Regulatory model to Group tax Model.
15. Undertake a review of the Group’s Tax Models.

What does it take to be successful?

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

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing date: 31/03/2025

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