Tax Manager

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail healthcare company is seeking a Tax Manager for its Nottingham office. The role involves ensuring timely UK tax compliance, supporting various local compliance processes, and working closely with stakeholders on projects. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with substantial experience in UK tax matters and team management. An understanding of tax accounting under UK GAAP/IFRS is essential. The position offers a permanent contract with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in the tax department of a multi­-national company or accountancy firm.
• Good understanding of tax accounting under UK GAAP/IFRS.
• Experience delivering cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Support all UK compliance requirements in a timely manner.
• Ensure processes are efficient and documented.
• Provide tax input to proposed projects.

Skills

Qualified accountant or tax advisor

Experience in UK tax matters

Communication skills

Time management skills

Direct and indirect team management

Education

Qualified accountant or tax advisor

Tools

Onesource software

Cognos

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Tax Manager for a permanent contract to be based at the Nottingham headquarters office of The Boots Group. Reporting to the Senior Tax Manager, you will work with other Tax Managers to ensure that The Boots Group's UK entities fulfil all tax compliance requirements on a timely basis. The role also involves project work with a particular focus on UK transactions for The Boots Group.

Responsibilities

• Support all UK compliance requirements being met on a timely basis, leading the team to prepare and review returns, work with stakeholders on queries and technical issues, obtain all relevant approvals, and submit to HMRC.
• Ensure associated processes are efficient, clearly documented, and make best use of available technology.
• Support in relation to SAO requirements for the group.
• Work with stakeholders within The Boots Group businesses to provide appropriate tax input to proposed projects and other approval papers.
• Support all local compliance requirements being met on a timely basis in relation to the non‑UK branches of UK trading entities (e.g., Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man).
• Support other UK compliance related processes being appropriately managed to comfortably meet associated deadlines – e.g., CIR return, Uncertain Tax Treatment notifications, group relief, GPA, Pillar Two.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or tax advisor with experience in a tax department of a multi‑national company or in a tax department within an accountancy firm.
• A good understanding of tax accounting under UK GAAP/IFRS is essential (US GAAP preferred but not required). An appreciation of financial accounting processes and systems (e.g., Cognos) is also an advantage.
• Experience in UK tax matters.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritising/organising and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships and communications with individuals at varying levels of seniority.
• Experience in direct and indirect management of team members, including assisting in the development, training and assignment of work/projects to other team members.
• Experience in the delivery of cross‑functional and cross‑business projects.
• Knowledge and experience of tax reporting requirements under IFRS and/or US GAAP.
• An awareness of budgeting and management of relationships with external advisors to ensure costs are kept within the departmental budgeted amounts.
• Onesource software experience.

Benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme, including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you – find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only.

Why Boots? At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, we change for the better.

Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job‑share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.