Group Tax Accountant

Nxtgen Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency has an opportunity for a Group Tax Accountant in Cambridgeshire. This role focuses on overseeing corporate tax affairs and developing tax strategies while ensuring compliance. Candidates should have qualifications as a chartered tax advisor and a strong understanding of UK tax legislation. The position offers growth within a high-performing finance team, aiming for long-term progression and impact.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of UK tax legislation.
• Ability to work within a complex group structure.
• Holistic view of tax liability and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Preparing group tax computations in line with statutory deadlines.
• Supporting the review of tax liabilities and identifying reduction opportunities.
• Advising on capital allowances and maximizing procedures.
• Producing tax forecasts to monitor tax liabilities.
• Acting as a key point of contact with HMRC.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Comfortable working with large volumes of data

Ability to communicate insights to senior stakeholders

Education

Qualified accountant or chartered tax advisor (ACA/ACCA/CTA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

NXTGEN have a fantastic opportunity for a Group Tax Accountant to join a high–profile and successful business in Cambridgeshire. This newly created role will see you join a high–performing finance team, offering brilliant medium and long–term development opportunities. As Group Tax Accountant, you'll work closely with the Group Tax Manager to oversee the group's corporate tax affairs, ensuring all filings and computations are delivered accurately and compliantly. You'll act as the key point of contact with HMRC, managing correspondence, agreeing tax calculations, and resolving queries. The role will also give you exposure to tax planning and strategy, including forecasting tax liabilities and supporting the preparation of reports for board packs. The Group Tax Accountant will also have the chance to review current reporting tools and processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and helping to implement more efficient systems as the business continues to evolve.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing group tax computations in line with statutory deadlines, working with the wider tax team to agree timetables for delivery
• Supporting the review of tax liabilities and identifying opportunities to reduce these where possible
• Advising on capital allowances and setting procedures to ensure they are maximised effectively
• Producing tax forecasts to monitor and track liabilities, ensuring effective tax planning and strategy
• Acting as a key point of contact with HMRC, managing correspondence and negotiating on computations

Qualifications and requirements

The successful candidate will ideally be a qualified accountant or chartered tax advisor (ACA/ACCA/CTA or equivalent) with a strong working knowledge of UK tax legislation. You'll be comfortable working within a complex group structure, with the ability to take a holistic view of tax liability and strategy. Strong analytical skills and confidence working with large volumes of data are essential, as is the ability to communicate insights effectively to senior stakeholders.

For the successful candidate, this is a brilliant opportunity to make an impact within a well–established group, offering long–term progression and professional development.

Salary is dependent on qualification and experience.