Senior Tax Manager

001 Heidelberg Materials Australia Group Pty Ltd; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials UK is seeking a highly motivated Tax Manager for their UK Tax & Treasury team. This role focuses on corporate tax compliance, planning, and transaction support. Candidates should have experience in tax reporting and a strong understanding of UK tax laws. The position offers a salary between £75,000 to £90,000 and provides opportunities for hybrid working in Maidenhead or Chipping Sodbury.

Benefits

Bonus incentives

Generous Pension Schemes

Life Assurance

27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays)

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate tax compliance and planning.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Ability to manage risk and ensure compliance with tax laws.

Responsibilities

• Handle corporation tax compliance and reporting for UK companies.
• Collaborate on corporate tax planning and risk management.
• Provide support in indirect tax guidance and compliance.

Skills

Corporate Tax Compliance

Tax Reporting

Tax Planning

Risk Management

Job description

time left to apply End Date: August 1, 2025 (7 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR10006802

Heidelberg Materials UK (formerly Hanson UK) is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of construction materials, employing over 4,000 people and operating around 300 manufacturing sites in the UK.

We are committed to building a more sustainable future and recognise that a diverse workforce is vital to our growth and advancement. We aim to promote a culture that values openness, transparency and individual achievement.

At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Tax Manager to join our UK Tax & Treasury team. This is a key role offering broad exposure across corporate and indirect tax, with a strong emphasis on compliance, planning, and transaction support.

• Corporate Tax Compliance & Reporting:
  Take ownership of the corporation tax compliance and reporting obligations for a portfolio of UK trading and holding companies, ensuring timely and accurate filings.

• UK Group Tax Planning & Risk Management:
  Collaborate closely with the wider team on a range of corporate tax matters, including group tax planning, compliance oversight, risk management, Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) reviews, and transfer pricing.

• Indirect Tax & Transactional Support:
  Provide strategic tax input on business transactions and projects, as well as ad hoc indirect tax guidance to UK operations.

• Tax Review & Oversight:
  Review selected indirect tax returns prepared by the UK Finance team, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current legislation (scope to be determined).

• Manage and complete the compliance process for trading and corporate companies (as determined) to ensure an accurate and timely filing of all tax returns and ensure that all legal documentation requirements are fulfilled. This will include ensuring that the tax disclosures in the statutory accounts are accurate, as well as responding to and agreeing HMRC enquiries, making appropriate claims and elections and identifying and implementing process efficiencies to facilitate the Group’s taxcompliance
• Tax reporting for various business units at each quarter-end, year-end and for thebudget/plan;
• Provide support to DTT in the managing the reporting of the total UK tax charge and submissionof additional requested key figures to Group Tax on regularbasis;
• Carry out and assist in the UK group planning (e.g. group losses, CA disclaims etc) and group calculations (e.g. CIR, interest capacity, losses etc) dealing with the interaction of these (including with transfer pricing) and ensuring an accurate and timely filing of all required submissions and ensure thatall legal documentation requirements arefulfilled;
• Carry out and assist in (as determined) the timely completion of group-wide compliancerequirements (e.g. CFC review, transfer pricing, SAO etc as determined) for the UK group asrequired;
• Assist in managing the overall UK compliance process, including supporting the DTT in themanagement of HMRC enquiries, across the UK group asrequired;
• I dentify, implement and maintain opportunities to mitigate the UK direct and indirect taxcharge;
• Provide support to DTT that UK tax risk management systems, processes and controls arecompliant;
• Develop and maintain links between the UK tax department, UK finance and operationalteams, including the provision of transaction and project support across alltaxes;
• Support DTT in tax projects asappropriate;
• As required, in respect of other taxes (i.e. employee taxes, VAT, CIS, customs, aggregates levy,landfill, tied oiletc) (i) Undertake tax technical reviews of the returns prepared by UKFinance, (ii) Monitor the timely submission and payment of allreturns, (iii) Monitor tax audits i.e. keep contact to HMRC, channel information submission,defend company’s position, report status on regular basis, check/negotiateresults, (iv) Provide technical support on all queries in respect of thesetaxes;

What’s on Offer:

Salary £75,000 - £90,000

Location Maidenhead or Chipping Sodbury Hybrid

Hours 40

• Employer of choice : Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5% Club (Platinum) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador

• Compensation Package : Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance

• Work Life Balance : 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical

• Family Friendly : Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause

• Social Value : paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)

At Heidelberg Materials UK (previously known as Hanson UK) we strive to create an inclusive and respectful workplace where every individual can bring their unique skills and background to contribute to the success of our business.

About us

At Heidelberg Materials UK (previously known as Hanson UK), we understand that a diverse workforce is key to our growth and development, and we aim to foster a culture that values openness, transparency, and individual achievement.

As part of our commitment to promoting diversity, we are actively working to encourage more individuals to consider careers within the construction industry.

We believe in building a workplace that is dedicated to promoting inclusivity and diversity.

If you're interested in joining our team, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience or skill set doesn't perfectly align with the job description. Creating a candidate home page is optional, when asked, but you can use this to quickly see the progress of your application(s).

You may still be the right fit for this or other roles within our company.

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We understand that women may face unique challenges in their careers, and we are committed to providing a supportive environment to help you thrive.

Our family-friendly policies, such as enhanced maternity and parental leave, neonatal care, and adoption support, will provide you with the flexibility and support you need to balance your personal and professional commitments.

We also offer a range of benefits, such as access to our Employee Assistance Program, trained mental health first aiders, discounted private medical benefits and much more, to ensure your wellbeing is prioritized.