Senior Tax Accountant

Informa; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic global Tax & Financial Accounting team at an international company, where no two days are the same. In this exciting role, you'll be responsible for preparing and filing various tax returns while ensuring compliance with statutory obligations. You'll collaborate with business partners to provide timely financial information and insights tailored to business needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a supportive environment that values flexibility and community engagement. If you're ready to make a real impact and grow in your profession, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Annual leave of 25 days

Company funded private medical cover

Volunteer days

ShareMatch scheme

Wellbeing support programs

Diversity and inclusion networks

Access to LinkedIn Learning courses

Qualifications

• Qualified tax professional with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong communication skills to engage with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and file indirect and direct tax returns accurately.
• Assist in tax provisioning and ensure compliance with deadlines.

Skills

Tax Compliance

Communication Skills

Financial Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Education

Qualified (CTA, ACA or ACCA preferred)

Job description

Informa Colchester, England, United Kingdom

Senior Tax Accountant

6 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research.

We are home to over 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of leading public companies.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa’s many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed.

Job Description

Join our global Tax & Financial Accounting team, where you'll play a key role in preparing and filing indirect and direct tax returns, statutory accounts, and managing treasury back-office functions. You'll ensure high-quality service delivery while meeting key deadlines.

In this role, your ability to communicate effectively and build strong relationships will be essential. You'll gain a deep understanding of our organisational structure and operations, working closely with business partners to provide accurate and timely financial information to both internal and external stakeholders.

You will take ownership of delivering insights tailored to business needs, ensuring compliance with company policies, and maintaining excellent service standards - all while working efficiently within set timelines.

This role is expected to assume some of the following key responsibilities:

• Preparation and review of allocated corporation tax returns (UK and overseas)
• Ensure overseas Corporate Tax compliance obligations are met, such as meeting filing and payment deadlines
• Review of balance sheet tax related reconciliations by set deadline
• Assist in the tax provisioning process and provide support to accounting teams in the completion of year-end, interim and month end tax accounting and reporting, including work for Group Tax.
• Assist with the preparation & finalisation of draft tax disclosures in UK statutory financial statements
• Monitor postings made to tax accounts and ensure all journals are supported by appropriate documentation and correctly posted

Qualifications

• Qualified (CTA, ACA or ACCA preferred)
• 4 years relevant Tax experience
• Excellent communication skills at all levels including a wide range of stakeholders within the business

Additional Information

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us.

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance
• Industries: Events Services