Specialist, Tax & Risk Business Partner

Arrow McLaren IndyCar; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Racing seeks a finance professional to support tax compliance and R&D claims. The role involves analyzing complex data, improving processes, and collaborating with stakeholders to optimize tax claims. Join a pioneering team at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre, offering hybrid work and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Car schemes

Life insurance

Generous pension contributions

Access to gym and restaurant

Qualifications

• Experience documenting and designing processes & controls.
• Ability to work with large datasets and excellent data analysis skills.
• Knowledge of basic double-entry bookkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the preparation of the R&D tax claim.
• Support finance team in tax compliance and data analysis.
• Critically analyze risks and related controls from a tax perspective.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Data Analysis

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. Everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.

Purpose of the Role:

Operating in a cost cap environment, the role will support the tax compliance and processes in the business.

Principal Accountabilities:

As part of the finance team, be the lead in the preparation of the R&D tax claim, from understanding the technical rules through to being a business partner with the individual stakeholders across the business to build a robust claim.

The post holder will:

R&D claim

• Quickly pick up the R&D tax rules, and be able to apply those rules to the calculation of the R&D tax claim.

• Be able to critically analyse, document & suggest improvements to current processes, to drive efficiencies and savings.

• Be able to scenario plan of the impact to the R&D claim from changes in forecasts/budgets.

• Be able to quickly understand the business complexity & challenge business assumptions to optimise the claim.

Tax & risk compliance

• Supporting the finance team to extract & analyse/perform checks on the financial data weekly to review for tax robustness.

• Feeding back to the business units on improvements on processes & systems to enhance the quality of the data.

• Take a broad view of business operations and critically analyse risks and related controls from a tax perspective.

• Support for ad hoc queries, as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

The post holder will have:

• Past experience documenting and designing processes & controls.

• An appreciation of the complexity of the business.

• A desire to work with complex data and make it usable.

• Able to use Microsoft programs.

• Able to work with large datasets and has excellent data analysis skills, in particular the ability to spot trends and anomalies, using knowledge of business patterns etc.

• Shows a willingness to ask questions and an eagerness to learn and to seek a better understanding to deliver a better service and solutions.

• Experience in using ERP systems for tax codes and rules.

• Communicates clearly verbally and in writing.

• Reliable and presents information in an organised, self-reviewed, and free from obvious error, and delivered on time.

• Use of initiative – driven by a desire to find solutions.

• Knowledge of basic double-entry bookkeeping.

Key Competencies

Analytical Thinking

• The ability to think clearly, logically and objectively.

• To analyse work-related problems in an effective way.

• To come to conclusions which are balanced, systematic and rational.

Building Relationships

• Recognising key relationships and making conscious effort to build rapport to enable smooth running of department or service.

• Establishing positive relations quickly with stakeholders irrelevant of status.

• Demonstrating tact and diplomacy in all professional relationships.

Results Focus and Initiative

• The drive, determination and commitment to get things done.

• To move things forward, achieve, get results and do things better.

Planning and Organising

• Ability to set achievable goals and deadlines.

• Able to adopt systematic and pro-active approach that will ensure task completion.

• Confidence to recognise and deal with arising problems.

What can McLaren offer?

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.

We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC.

Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.