Senior Indirect tax manager - Contract 6 months - £100k

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial group is seeking an experienced Indirect Tax Professional to join their Finance Team. This role requires extensive knowledge of VAT and customs laws, with responsibilities including tax returns, compliance management, and strategic tax advice. The successful candidate will pro-actively lead VAT matters, ensuring best practices for timely and efficient tax processes across the company.

Qualifications

• Experience in handling indirect taxation matters.
• Proficiency in HMRC VAT, Excise & Customs laws.
• Ability to manage compliance and provide strategic tax advice.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review taxation returns including VAT, excise duty, and stamp duty.
• Provide tax impact advice on business transactions.
• Maintain relationships to ensure early consideration of tax implications.

Skills

Extensive tax knowledge

VAT regulations

Customs laws

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced indirect tax professional to join the Finance Team for a global FTSE listed group. The role is Indirect Taxes focused and therefore you will need to demonstrate extensive tax knowledge and be highly conversant with all HMRC VAT, Excise & Customs Laws/Rules however there will be the requirement to have some oversight of direct taxation processes. You will pro-actively lead on all VAT tax matters that affect the company and ensure best practice and timeliness is implemented across all tax related issues

Specific responsibilities also include:

Preparation and review of the taxation returns, including VAT, excise duty, climate change levy and any ad hoc returns such as stamp duty land tax and withholding tax.

Provide advice to the business on the tax impact of business transactions (actual and potential) and take the lead in implementing and managing any requirements to ensure full tax compliance and tax efficiency.

Build and maintain relationships with the business to raise the profile of tax and ensure that tax implications are considered at an early stage for any transaction.

Liaise with external advisers for the provision of tax advice, as required.

For more information, please contact Mo Hanslod at Goodman Masson