Group Senior Tax Accountant, Huntingdon

TieTalent; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Group Senior Tax Accountant to join their Finance & Regulation team. This pivotal role involves managing corporate tax affairs, ensuring compliance with legislation, and minimizing tax liabilities for the group. The ideal candidate will possess a Chartered Tax Adviser qualification and demonstrate strong analytical and interpersonal skills. This position offers a flexible working environment, allowing a blend of remote and office work, and provides a competitive salary along with an attractive benefits package. If you're looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic team, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Personal private health care

Annual bonus scheme

26 days leave plus Bank Holidays

Life Cover at 8x your salary

Flexible benefits for wellbeing

Free parking at all offices

Excellent family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Chartered Tax Adviser qualification or relevant industry experience required.
• Strong knowledge of finance systems and spreadsheet/database skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tax computation timetable and ensure compliance with HMRC deadlines.
• Negotiate with HMRC on corporate tax matters and implement compliance tools.
• Forecast tax liabilities for the group and reconcile tax charges.

Skills

Corporate Tax Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Presentation Skills

Finance Systems Knowledge

Education

Chartered Tax Adviser qualification

Job description

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Job Title: Group Senior Tax Accountant

Salary - C irca £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



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 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
• Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
• 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:

• Prepare and agree tax computation timetable and work schedules for Tax accountant to ensure all computations are submitted within HMRC statutory limits.
• Ensure timetable is complied with and statutory deadlines are met.
• Reply to all HMRC correspondence on corporate tax matters.
• Negotiate with HMRC to ensure agreement of tax computations.
• Implement new tax compliance tools and procedure.
• Agree the half year and year end tax charge 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, to identify areas where capital allowances can be maximised and implement procedures to do so.
• Provide direction and tax focus to Capital Allowances team
• Forecast the tax liabilities for the whole group for inclusion in Board reports.
• Reconcile tax charges and payments in Shareholder Model and AWS Regulatory model to 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.
• Demonstratable 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 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: 11/05/2025

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• Huntingdon, England
  
  

Languages

• English

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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