Taxation Jobs

Home Retail Group - Senior Tax Accountant

Job Type:
In-house
Specialism:
Corporate Tax
Contract Type:
Permanent
Salary:
Salary Description:
£45-50,000 + car + bonus + benefits
Location:
Home Counties / Buckinghamshire
Posted:
19/07/2010
Job Ref:
InvestigoContact Us

Home Retail Group is the UK’s leading home and general merchandise retailer, and is a FTSE100 listed business with an annual turnover of £5.9 billion.

Argos and Homebase are two of the UK’s leading brands, with large customer bases across the UK and Ireland. The company aims to attract the best talent in the market and is headquartered in Milton Keynes (30 mins from Central London by train)

Role Purpose:

To provide corporation tax support to the Group Tax Manager and management of the Group’s corporation tax payments of c£70m-£100m per annum.

Requirements:

Must have a 2:2 degree or higher and be a qualified ACCA/ACA or equivalent, with considerable corporation tax experience. The Chartered Institute of Tax Qualifications would be advantageous but not essential.

Experience of the following areas would be advantageous; these would become the jobholder’s key performance objectives:-

  • Preparation of tax provisions for forecasting and management reporting purposes, and assist with executive reporting.
  • Preparation of tax provisions for interim and full year financial statements and relevant disclosures under IFRS.
  • Preparation of Research & Development Tax Credit claims.
  • Preparation and submission of UK corporation tax computations including dealing with HMRC enquires
  • Preparation of quarterly corporate tax payments under CTSA.
  • Maintain group tax data and attributes by company including historic information.
  • Assist with management of the group transfer pricing policy and documentation.
  • Monitor overseas subsidiary’s direct tax compliance and related tax risks.
  • Assist with tax issues relating to projects.
  • Act as a point of contact for business units and accountants on tax matters.
  • Preparation and submission of claims & elections
  • Working with external advisors
  • Excellent spreadsheet skills required
  • Ability to use Alphatax
  • Tax research skills; ability to summarise findings

If you are interested in this opportunity or have any queries please contact Felix Meller at Investigo.