Tax Adviser

Strategic Resources ERC Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy specializing in tax advisory services seeks an experienced Tax Adviser for a 12-month PAYE contract in Aberdeen. The role includes UK Tax Compliance, preparation of Corporation Tax returns, and tax advisory responsibilities. Candidates should have a professional tax qualification and preferably a corporate accountancy background in the oil and gas industry. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Professional Tax Qualification required.
• Experience in corporate accounting within oil and gas industry desired.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical ability essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and client procedures.
• Prepare and file Corporation Tax returns with HMRC.
• Research tax technical issues relevant to responsibilities.

Skills

Corporate Tax

Tax Accounting

UK Tax Compliance

Analytical Ability

SAP Knowledge

Education

Professional Tax Qualification

Corporate Accountancy Background

Tools

UK Upstream Tax Software

Job description

Overview

Our client, an Oil and Gas Operator in Aberdeen, is seeking an experienced Tax Adviser to cover maternity leave. This is a 12 Month PAYE contract role with a hybrid working arrangement. Corporate Tax and Tax Accounting skills are essential for this position.

Purpose of Role

UK Tax Compliance and UK Tax Provisioning

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner, complying with regulatory requirements, legislation, and client procedures.
• Experienced Tax Practitioner working in Corporate tax and Tax accounting.
• UK Tax Compliance and UK Tax Provisioning, including preparation of Corporation Tax returns and computations for client UK companies (prior experience of ring fence rules preferred but not essential).
• Preparation of all necessary data, examination of technical issues, and computation of tax liability using specialist software.
• Filing Corporation Tax Returns with HMRC, addressing questions from HMRC, and ensuring that liability is agreed.
• Researching/legislative checking of selected tax technical matters relevant to tax return responsibilities.
• Preparing tax provisioning for inclusion in the statutory accounts of the Corporate UK legal entities in the UK.
• Preparing the UK group relief and UK corporate interest restriction position of the group; examining technical issues and analysing tax legislation to determine the appropriate presentation of specific transactions.
• Preparation of Petroleum Revenue Tax (PRT) returns for client PRT Fields and assistance with all associated PRT compliance (prior experience of PRT preferred but not essential).
• Preparation of Energy Profits Levy calculations for compliance and UK statutory reporting (prior experience of EPL preferred but not essential).
• Supporting across a wider tax function as required.
• Any other reasonable duties as instructed by the Manager, including assisting with Tax advisory and Tax compliance as required, and assisting with UK statutory tax provisions.
• Working with and supporting other members of the wider UK tax team.

Qualifications and Skills

• Professional Tax Qualification.
• Corporate accountancy background, preferably within the oil and gas industry.
• Upstream Corporation Tax and PRT experience (desired but not essential).
• Strong analytical ability; attention to detail and a desire for precision; highly numerate.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of UK Upstream tax software desirable, together with knowledge of SAP (preferable but not essential).
• Ability to learn and develop understanding of accounting systems in order to navigate them.
• Pro-active, driven, capable of taking ownership, and a supportive team player who can operate in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

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