This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high profile in-house tax team based in Cambridgeshire on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave for 6 months
The principle responsibility of the role is to manage the corporate tax compliance, accounting and reporting processes as well as managing the PSA compliance process and assisting the tax director with advisory matters. You will be working for an international organisation reporting directly to the Tax Director.
The role:
* Preparation and review of UK Corporation tax computations and returns including managing the move to iXbrl.
* Reviewing analysis of general ledger accounts for both PSA and corporate tax purposes.
* Reconcile and confirm tax balance sheet accounts quarterly.
* Review of PSA computations and process.
* Assisting with any correspondence with HMRC regarding complex queries.
* Preparing the tax figures and notes for annual UK financial statements (including consolidated tax numbers)
* Preparation of tax journals.
* Manage the statutory accounts audit process from a tax perspective.
* Producing the tax figures for the Group's quarterly and annual reporting, considering UK/IFRS and US GAAP.
* Producing quarterly forecast tax numbers for US purposes.
* Producing tax figures for inclusion in cash flow forecasts (up to 5 years).
* Prepare calculations to confirm quarterly instalment payments ahead of the payment deadlines.
* Involvement in special projects such as capital allowance projects, R&D projects, SAO and WWDC.
* Provision of assistance and support with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
* Ad hoc advisory role
* Manage, educate and provide guidance to juniors within the tax team.
The candidate:
* Strong tax compliance, technical and accounting skills
* Should be able to work on their own initiative with excellent interpersonal skills and commercial acumen.
* Knowledge of US GAAP preferable but not essential.
* A high level of IT literacy in Microsoft office packages and ideally SAP and Abacus Managerial skills
For more information, please contact Mo Hanslod at Brewer Morris.
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
Recruiter:
Brewer Morris
Brewer Morris was the first recruitment consultancy to focus exclusively on the recruitment of taxation professionals. With over 20 years' experience and offices in London, Sydney and Melbourne, our international network is unrivalled and is just one of the reasons we are the world?s leading international search and contingency specialist tax recruitment firm.
We are firmly established as the market leader and take great pride in the enormous number of long-term working partnerships that we have developed throughout the tax world.
All our consultants have a background in tax within accountancy firms, industry or legal practices and are handpicked for their integrity and commitment to providing the highest level of service.
Brewer Morris comprises three teams in the UK, covering the UK, European and Middle East markets:
Our Private Practice Team recruits tax specialists at all levels from Tax Assistant through to Tax Partner covering all tax disciplines. Our clients include all of the leading accountancy firms, national, regional and local practices throughout the UK. We also recruit throughout the legal profession.
Our In-House Team recruits for a sizeable range of Plcs, financial institutions and multinational companies, including many FTSE500 companies. We handle assignments at all levels from Tax Accountant to Head of Tax and specialist roles.
Our Interim Team is able to provide responsive and flexible resourcing solutions across tax teams in practice, financial services and commercial organisation at all levels and within all tax specialisms.
Our Asia Pacific practice is headquartered in Melbourne. From our Melbourne and Sydney offices, we work with top-tier and mid-tier law firms; Big 4, mid-tier and business services accountancy practices; and some of the largest multinational corporations and financial institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, South East and East Asia.
