London, London
£55000 - £75000 per annum
A multinational high-growth retail group are looking to hire a first-time Group Tax Manager to join their HQ finance team in Central London. This newly created role will be responsible for the hands-on management of the Group's direct and indirect tax across the UK and internationally, with lots of projects to lead and to be involved in. Responsibilities include: Preparation and filing of the UK corporation tax returns. Implement the groups transfer pricing policy, ensuring appropriate group and local country documentation is in place. Research and provide tax advice on the implications of key transactions and expansion decisions of the Group. Preparation of the VAT returns in the UK, European branches and subsidiaries, Canadian GST returns and US sales tax returns. Oversight of the VAT returns for distance selling in the UK and Rest of the World. Preparation of year-end group tax consolidation and disclosures for the group. Responsibility for readiness preparations for the Senior Accounting Officer regime and then ongoing compliance and certification. Creation and then subsequent ownership of a tax risk register for the group, documenting the group's tax risks and approach to mitigating these risks via processes and controls. Maintenance and annual update of tax strategy publication on the website. Manage the relationship with HMRC and lead the response to any HMRC or local tax authority enquiries. Experience: Professionally qualified in tax or accountancy (ACA and/or CTA). Comfortable working independently/with a low level of supervision. Willingness to roll up sleeves and get into and question the detail. Commercially aware and able to build relationships with stakeholders across the business. Strong project management skills.
