Tax Specialist

Goodman Masson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Masson is seeking an experienced in-house Tax Specialist to support the Group Tax Director across UK corporate tax, VAT, employment taxes and share schemes for a FTSE 250-listed financial services technology group. The role combines ownership of compliance with involvement in tax governance and process improvement.

The right candidate will be technically strong, commercially curious and comfortable meeting strict deadlines in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• In-house tax specialist role across UK corporate tax, VAT, employment taxes and share schemes.
• Broad tax governance framework involvement and process improvements.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines in a regulated environment.
• Not a purely CT compliance seat; hands-on role across the tax function.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and submission of Corporation Tax returns
• Preparation of half-year and full-year tax provisions for accounts and reports
• Forecasting and managing quarterly tax instalment payments
• Preparing annual tax computations and disclosures in financial statements
• Supporting HMRC payment processing for payroll, pensions and share schemes
• Reviewing the tax control environment and identifying improvements

Skills

Corporation tax

VAT

Employment taxes

Share schemes

Job description

Our client is a FTSE 250-listed financial services technology group, a market leader in the UK wrap platform space. They serve financial advisers and their clients at scale - managing billions in assets under direction across a broad range of tax-efficient wrappers. The tax team is lean, high-calibre and works at the centre of the finance function.

This is an in-house Tax Specialist position, supporting the Group Tax Director across all aspects of group taxation for a listed financial services business. The role combines ownership of compliance across UK corporate tax, VAT, employment taxes and share schemes, with meaningful involvement in the group's tax governance framework and process improvement agenda.

The right candidate will be technically strong, commercially curious and comfortable working to strict deadlines in a regulated environment. This is a broad, hands-on role, not a one-dimensional CT compliance seat.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Preparation and submission of Corporation Tax returns, quarterly VAT returns, Corporate Interest Restriction returns, PAYE Settlement Agreement returns and Share Scheme returns
• Preparing accurate half year and full year corporate tax provisions for inclusion in management accounts, annual statutory reports and interim market results
• Forecasting and managing quarterly corporation tax instalment payments
• Preparing all annual tax computations, provisions and tax disclosures in the financial statements
• Supporting HMRC payment processing for payroll, pensions and share schemes
• Proactively reviewing the tax control environment and identifying improvements

Candidate can be full/ part qualified/ not qualified