Tax Manager

Acturis Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Software-as-a-Service provider in London is seeking a newly qualified Tax Manager to contribute significantly to financial operations. Responsibilities include managing tax compliance, liaising with tax authorities, and supporting financial projects. The ideal candidate should be recently qualified with relevant tax experience. The position offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Disability and health insurance

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Newly qualified with 1 - 2 years PQE across a range of taxes.
• Proven experience in planning and advisory services.
• Familiar with deferred tax and transfer pricing.

Responsibilities

• Manage tax-related returns for all companies across the group.
• Liaise with tax authorities and external advisors.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation.

Skills

Tax planning

Communication skills

Project management

MS Office (Excel & PowerPoint)

Flexibility

Education

CA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA and CTA qualified

Job description

About ACTURIS

Acturis is the UK's leading Software-as-a-Service provider for general insurance. Founded in 2000, we have grown strongly over the past 20 years. To date, more than 95,000 individuals, in over 40 countries, use Acturis solutions to power their business, and our platform manages over £10bn worth of transactions every year. By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we have helped to create and shape the insurance market of today.

WHY JOIN THE ACTURIS TEAM?

At Acturis we invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent. With us you will:

• Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of like-minded colleagues

• Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues

• Receive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every quarter so that you know how to improve

• Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready

• Receive a competitive salary and annual performance-based reviews

• Benefit from private health insurance, disability and health insurance and a company pension scheme

• Our Hybrid Working Policy requires employees to spend two days each week in our Farringdon office and three days working remotely from home.

THE POSITION

We have an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified Tax Manager to join our company in a newly created role.

Reporting to the Head of Tax and Treasury, the Tax and Treasury Manager will contribute significantly to our financial operations. You will work alongside a talented team to deliver high-quality financial reporting and support with ad-hoc projects.

Key responsibilities/Deliverables

Compliance

• Management and review of tax related returns for all companies across the group.

• Preparation or review of various returns and forms including but not limited to: DTTP2, PSA, CT61, CIR, Class 1A, VAT, VAT registration, corporation tax, Employment Related Security, etc.

• Manage tax compliance processes, ensuring timely and accurate filing of tax returns.

• Liaise with tax authorities, external tax advisors, and auditors on tax-related matters.

• Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess their impact on the company, ensuring proactive management of tax risks.

• Undertake complex tax calculations and research to support UK and non-UK tax queries and group tax compliance.

• Audit tax support including but not limited to the preparation of group tax reconciliation, management of group company tax reconciliations and resolve tax related accounting queries.

• Undertake deferred tax calculations and deferred tax accounting

• Companies House filing support

Projects

• R&D relief claim support

• Identify and implement tax planning opportunities to optimize the company's tax position while ensuring compliance with all tax laws.

• Assist in the development and implementation of transfer pricing policies and documentation where applicable.

• To be the transfer pricing (TP) subject matter expert, including supporting other group company on their TP needs

• Work closely with the finance team, legal, and other departments to ensure tax considerations are integrated into business/project decisions.

• Drive continuous improvement in tax processes, documentation, and controls

Treasury

• Management of online banking

• Management of banking related tasks but not limited to account opening, services setup and etc.

• Management of credit cards and corresponding portals

• Review of cash summary

• Inter-company loan management including:

• Ensure sufficient legal support in place for each loan

• Drafting of loan agreements for inter-company loans

Candidate Experience/Profile

• Newly CA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA and CTA qualified with 1 - 2 years PQE

• Proven experience across a range of taxes focusing on planning, and advisory services

• Experienced with deferred tax and familiar with transfer pricing

• A manager in current role who is technical with project management experience

• Self-starter, comfortable with working on tasks with no prior experience independently i.e. do the research then apply to the problem at hand.

• Experience working with a high performing and ambitious team.

• Excellent MS Office (specifically Excel & PowerPoint) skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a dynamic pressured environment

• Flexibility to occasionally accommodate the working hours of colleagues in other time zones as well as being flexible to the demands of supporting the business