Tax Advisor - VR/31566

Thorpe Molloy McCulloch Recruitment Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent E&P company is seeking a Corporation Tax Specialist for a 12-month maternity cover contract. This role involves UK tax compliance, preparing corporation tax returns, and working with legislative requirements. The ideal candidate will have a professional tax qualification and strong analytical skills, with a preference for experience in the oil and gas sector. Hybrid working is offered in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Opportunity to work in a diverse forward-thinking business

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Professional Tax Qualification required.
• Corporate accountancy experience, preferably in oil and gas industry.
• Strong Excel skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure UK Tax Compliance and Provisioning.
• Prepare corporation tax returns and computations.
• File corporation tax returns with HMRC and address questions.
• Research legislative issues related to taxes.
• Prepare Petroleum revenue tax returns.
• Support wider tax function as required.

Skills

Professional Tax Qualification

Strong analytical ability

Effective communication skills

Strong Excel skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Deadline driven

Ability to learn accounting systems

Pro-active and supportive team player

Education

Professional Tax Qualification

Corporate accountancy background

Job description

Overview

12 month maternity cover contract with a leading independent E&P company. Seeking an experienced Corporation Tax Specialist, upstream experience is not essential.

Responsibilities

• UK Tax Compliance and UK Tax Provisioning. Preparing corporation tax returns and computations for UK companies.
• Preparing all necessary data, examination of technical issues, computation of tax liability using specialist software.
• Filing corporation tax returns with HMRC, assisting addressing questions from HMRC.
• Researching/legislative checking of selected tax technical matters relevant to tax return responsibilities.
• Preparing tax provisioning for inclusion in the statutory accounts legal entities in UK.
• Preparing the UK group relief and UK corporate interest restriction position of the group.
• Examining technical issues and analysis of tax legislation to determine the appropriate presentation of specific transactions.
• Preparing Petroleum revenue tax returns and assisting with all associated PRT compliance (prior experience of PRT preferred but not essential).
• Preparing Energy Profits Levy calculations for compliance and UK statutory reporting (prior experience of EPL preferred but not essential).
• Supporting across wider tax function as required.
• Assisting with tax advisory as required.
• Assisting with tax compliance as required.
• Assisting with UK statutory tax provisions.
• Working with and supporting other members of the wider UK Tax Team.

Applicants to this role require

• Professional Tax Qualification.
• Corporate accountancy background, preferably within oil and gas industry.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Attention to detail and a desire for precision.
• Highly numerate.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Deadline driven.
• Ability to learn and develop understanding of accounting systems in order to navigate them.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Pro-active, driven, ability to take ownership and is a supportive and congenial team player who is supportive and keen to operate in a fast paced dynamic work environment.

What’s in it for me?

• Opportunity to work in a diverse forward-thinking business.
• Hybrid working.

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