Head of Tax

Vitae Financial Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Head of Tax to oversee employment tax management. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ATT/CTA qualified with extensive experience in engaging stakeholders and developing tax strategy. This position offers a competitive salary of £100,000 - £120,000 plus bonuses, based in Watford with flexible office options.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Opportunities for continuous learning

Well-balanced professional/social environment

Qualifications

• Proven track record in engaging and advising stakeholders.
• Ability to articulate the impact of efforts on business value.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all direct and indirect taxes.
• Manage VAT compliance and liaise with commercial teams.
• Review monthly/quarterly VAT returns submitted to HMRC.
• Work closely with Payroll for tax obligations.
• Lead the Group's transfer pricing strategy.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tax strategy development

VAT compliance

Transfer pricing knowledge

Education

ACCA/ATT/CTA qualified

Job description

Overview

Head of Tax — 100,000 - 120,000 + bonus and great benefits. Watford (office based 4 days pw)

Our client, a highly reputable commercial enterprise with a market leading reputation, has opened up an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused Tax Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of the organisation's employment tax position within the UK and overseas. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this role will include corporation tax returns, as well as a number of ongoing and new tax projects. To thrive in this role, you will demonstrate resilience, strong organisation, and a tenacious and driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversight for all direct and indirect taxes – Corporation tax, VAT, employment taxes, customs and transfer pricing.
• Responsible for VAT compliance and liaising with the commercial and sales ledger teams to review VAT assessments on contracts. Ensure VAT accounting across the Group post Brexit (postponed VAT) and post Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) is correct.
• Review of monthly/quarterly VAT returns submitted to HMRC for all companies and manage HMRC correspondence.
• Work closely with the Payroll department to ensure that all obligations are met.
• Apply knowledge of employment status/IR35/off-payroll working tax implications and processes and mitigate associated risks.
• Work with CT advisors, set corporation tax and deferred tax provisions and ensure all corporate tax audit and compliance requirements are met.
• Lead the Group's transfer pricing strategy, ensuring the required UK and overseas documentation and files are in place.
• Work with advisers, oversight of R&D tax credit process across the Group. Understand eligibility criteria, categories of expenditure and benefits available.
• Participate in month-end reporting and reconcile tax balances in the general ledger.
• Set and communicate tax strategy and compliance across the Group, through documentation of policies/processes/how-to guides and delivery of internal training.
• Build and maintain working relationships with the Group's external auditors, advisers and HMRC.

Qualifications

• AC A/ATT/CTA qualified and a proven track record in actively engaging and advising stakeholders.
• Ability to demonstrate how efforts have positively impacted the business and to articulate future value.

What we offer

In return, the client offers a highly competitive remuneration package and the opportunity to play an integral role within a market-leading organisation. There are opportunities for continuous learning, appraisal and reward for results, and a well-balanced professional/social environment.

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