Head of Tax – UK and International

Position Title: Head of Tax Accountant – UK and International

Reports to: Group Head of Tax

Location: London

Key Responsibilities

• Tax preparation of corporation tax computations and provisioning. Liaise with auditors and tax advisors on complex issues.
• Calculate corporation tax payments on account.
• Liaise with HMRC as required on any related tax issues and responsibility for any inspections/visits.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and assistance with VAT inspections/visits.
• Preparation of PSA calculation and returns.
• Responsibility for preparation of employee trust accounts and tax returns.
• Liaise with Australian tax advisors to prepare Australian subsidiary tax returns.
• GST, FBT, NRT and other Australian tax work.
• Prepare overseas tax filings for UK companies as necessary, including the US, Switzerland and Spain including branch return.
• Deal with ad-hoc tax projects as required, which could include preparing and documenting historic US tax returns for UK companies, research and document interest and loss restriction rules and how they will affect the group, documentation of the group transfer pricing strategy and group tax processes and strategy, keeping up to date with relevant legislation and changes which may affect the group.

Systems

• Review systems for efficient tax return preparation and recommend enhancements.

External Reporting

• Assistance with the year end process and the preparation of financial statements as required.
• Regulatory reporting.

Accounting

• Prepare the EBT account.
• Post monthly movements journals for the EBT share transaction.
• Support financial and management accounts preparation.

Other

• Support one‑off corporate accounts projects as required.
• Adhere to company and regulatory policies, procedures together with mandatory training requirements.
• Adhere to financial reporting requirements including monthly phasing of information.

Functional & Behavioural Competencies

• Required: ACA qualified (or similar). UK corporate tax knowledge required (could be theory only); other taxes desirable.
• Strong practical application of the Microsoft Office suite, specifically with advanced level Excel skills.
• Produce high quality work with excellent attention to detail.
• Plan and manage a wide range of tasks effectively, with a focus on deadlines and priorities.
• Proactive and able to take ownership of tasks from start to finish.

Core Values

• We put clients first – going further to help them succeed.
• We find a way – bringing ingenuity and determination to every challenge.
• We work as one – with diverse expertise that drives meaningful impact.
• We take ownership – with trust and integrity as our foundation.
• We sweat the details – because small things create big opportunities.

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