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Head of Tax & Compliance/Head of Reporting/Group Financial Controller

ACCA qualified senior financial professional with experience in a large blue chip listed Group, seeking their next opportunity.
  • Responsible for preparation, review, audit, signing and filing of all UK & Ireland annual statutory accounts, under FRS 102, including consolidated Group and subsidiaries with full reconciliations to the internal reported management accounts under US GAAP
  • Managing audit process with group auditors, including co-ordinating, planning and completion of annual statutory audits and providing support to facilitate the timely completion for all UK and Ireland entities
  • Custodian of the Tax compliance risk framework including corporation tax, payroll taxes, CIS tax and VAT/intrastat reporting for UK & Ireland finance team
  • Managing Group tax compliance reporting, ensuring timely submission to HMRC of all aspects of Group compliance reporting including, VAT, Intrastats, EC Sales, CIS, PSA, CT600, STBV
  • Managing the completion of annual tax packs and review and approval of CT tax returns within the HMRC deadlines for UK and Ireland
  • Managing the preparation of Group tax relief matrix and Group recharges, including corporate interest restriction calculations
  • Calculating quarterly POA for corporate tax compliance under very large company regime
  • Providing information for European Transfer Pricing Team
  • Managing the annual SAO declaration process to ensure all declarations are adequately prepared and submitted to HMRC annually on a timely basis
  • Co-ordinating/managing the annual tax update from external tax advisors, ensuring all relevant hot topics are covered and communicated to the relevant teams within the UK
  • Supporting month end reporting by reviewing the monthly CT, DT, VAT, CIS and professional fee accruals journals and analysis, providing relevant commentary of movements and the review of all related balance sheet recs for UK and Ireland finance teams
  • Liaising with external tax advisors, HMRC and peers across the Group to ensure that any legislative changes are reflected in the tax reporting process
  • Ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards, including identifying and reviewing changes relating to UK & Ireland and providing guidance to finance teams to reflect the changes in the reporting process
  • Reviewing existing processes and identify any compliance risks and ensure internal controls are designed and implemented to mitigate identified risks
  • Participating in training on tax and technical accounting issues and provide support to UK and Ireland financed teams
  • Pro-active approach to tax planning including liaising with colleagues in HQ, overseas, UK, Ireland and tax advisors on tax planning initiatives and activities to support tax and financial reporting
  • Supporting UK and Ireland finance teams on accounting for payroll taxes and employee related taxes as required
  • Supporting accounting teams in tax and accounting matters as and when required
  • In role as Company Secretary for numerous UK entities, ensuring all statutory returns are filed on time at Companies House and that statutory books and records are kept up to date
  • Team management including recruitment, training and development
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