Tax Manager - 9 to 12 Month FTC

CMC Markets; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CMC Markets’ Group Tax team is hiring a Tax Manager on a 9–12 month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on UK corporation tax compliance, group tax reporting, and improving tax provisioning processes.

You will prepare UK tax computations and returns and support VAT, employment taxes, and other tax matters as required. A strong process-improvement mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified tax professional with 5+ years post-qualification experience in practice or in-house tax.
• Strong UK corporation tax compliance and reporting experience.
• Proven ability to improve tax processes and automate workstreams.
• Self-starter who works independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare UK corporation tax computations and returns for Group entities.
• Support half-year and year-end tax reporting and tax provisioning.
• Improve and automate tax provisioning processes to reduce turnaround time and errors.
• Maintain tax documentation and liaise with Finance and external advisers on deadlines.

Skills

UK corporation tax compliance

Tax provisioning

Process improvement & automation

Independent working & communication

Education

Qualified tax professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA or ATT) with 5+ years post-qualification experience

Job description

Join CMC Markets’ Group Tax team as a Tax Manager on a 9–12 month fixed-term contract. You’ll lead UK corporation tax compliance and support Group tax reporting, while helping improve and automate our half-year and year-end tax provisioning processes. It’s a hands-on opportunity to strengthen controls, make reporting more efficient and work with teams across the business on a range of tax matters.

The Tax Manager will be focused on UK corporation tax compliance, Group tax reporting and process improvement. The role will prepare the Group’s UK tax computations and returns. It will also support VAT, employment taxes and other tax matters as required.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare the Group’s UK corporation tax computations and returns, coordinating supporting information from Finance and other teams, and support selected subgroup and overseas returns as required.
• Support half-year and year-end tax reporting and provisioning, including working papers, consolidation, prior-year adjustments and tax account reviews.
• Work with the Senior Tax Manager and Head of Tax to improve and automate tax provisioning, reducing turnaround time, manual adjustments and errors while improving auditability.
• Maintain process and control documentation, review checklists and supporting evidence for corporation tax and tax reporting, including Provision 29.
• Maintain up-to-date entity and country tax files and supporting documentation.
• Liaise with Finance, business teams and external advisers to obtain information, resolve queries and meet compliance and reporting deadlines.
• Support ad hoc tax projects, claims and technical research, including VAT, employment taxes and other taxes as required.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Qualified tax professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA or ATT) with at least 5-years post-qualification tax experience in practice or an in-house group tax team.

• Strong UK corporation tax compliance and reporting experience, including preparation of tax computations and returns and experience of tax provisioning.

• Strong process improvement and data skills, with the ability to improve tax working papers and controls and support practical automation.

• A self-starter able to work independently in a fast-paced environment, take ownership of delivery and communicate effectively, with willingness to support other taxes as required.

CMC Markets is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.