Tax Manager

BT Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in the UK seeks a skilled professional to manage the annual corporate tax compliance cycle and oversee various taxation responsibilities for its subsidiaries. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with in-depth knowledge of UK corporation tax and excellent project management skills. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with tax obligations and supporting external stakeholders through effective communication. A strong attention to detail will be necessary to succeed in this fast-paced environment.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme – minimum 5% employee contribution

Equal family leave from January 2025

Enhanced women's health support

25 days annual leave

24/7 private virtual GP appointments

2 weeks carer's leave

World-class training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant and/or CIOT.
• Detailed knowledge of the UK corporation tax regime and IFRS/FRS101 tax accounting.
• Attention to detail to support key internal decision making.
• Excellent project management skills to ensure prompt delivery of accountabilities.
• Ability to influence and educate non-tax stakeholders in a proactive manner.

Responsibilities

• Manage the annual corporation tax compliance cycle for approximately 40–45 subsidiaries.
• Calculate and analyze Group Controlled Foreign Companies charges.
• Handle corporate tax aspects of UK subsidiary liquidations.
• Assist with RDEC claims and provide ad hoc tax advice and planning support.

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the annual corporation tax compliance cycle for approximately 40–45 BT Group subsidiaries, including statutory account disclosures and tax return submissions.
• Oversee iXBRL tagging of subsidiary accounts for tax return submissions, liaising with external providers.
• Calculate and analyze Group Controlled Foreign Companies charges, working with overseas tax managers to ensure correct claims and exemptions. Prepare and submit group corporation tax filings (e.g., group relief matrices, allowance allocation statements, payment arrangements, interest restriction returns).
• Handle corporate tax aspects of UK subsidiary liquidations and maintain HMRC administrative requirements.
• Assess tax implications of intragroup transactions (e.g., dividends, recapitalisations) and draft supporting documentation.
• Assist with RDEC claims and provide ad hoc tax advice and planning support.
• Support the development of the offshore compliance team in India.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant and/or CIOT.
• Detailed knowledge of the UK corporation tax regime and IFRS/FRS101 tax accounting.
• Communication of relevant tax issues to non‑tax staff to ensure greater understanding and awareness of the tax effect of certain transactions and processes.
• Attention to detail to support key internal decision making.
• Excellent project management skills to ensure prompt delivery of accountabilities.
• Ability to influence and educate non‑tax stakeholders in a proactive manner to ensure that BT tax team is respected within the business.

Company Overview

This role is part of BT Group's UK Corporate Tax team and plays a vital role in ensuring the company meets its UK corporate tax compliance obligations. BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet – we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital‑intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK's best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country's biggest infrastructure companies. Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus.
• BT Pension scheme – minimum 5% employee contribution; BT contribution 10%.
• From January 2025, equal family leave: 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at statutory rate – for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women's health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service.
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues.
• 2 weeks carer's leave.
• World‑class training and development opportunities.
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

Looking In

• Leading inclusively and Safely – I inspire and build trust through self‑awareness, honesty and integrity.
• Owning outcomes – I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
• Delivering for the customer – I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
• Commercially savvy – I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision‑making.
• Growth mindset – I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
• Building for the future – I build diverse future‑ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.