Tax & Finance Specialist (c4 Month Contract)

Job: Tax and Finance Specialist Length of contract: Minimum 4 months Day rate: c£600pd Location: Hertfordshire (hybrid work)

We are supporting a client who is in need of an experienced Tax Specialist to support them on an interim basis.

Role Overview

This is a broad role supporting a US listed company, covering a lot of complex responsibilities within tax & wider finance.

The main purpose of the role would be to:

• Oversee the entire UK tax compliance process from initiation to return submission.

The role can be broken down into the following areas:

UK Tax Compliance

• Oversee the entire UK tax compliance process, from initiation to submission of returns.
• Draft UK tax computations.
• Analyse and review ledgers for provisions and disallowable expenses.
• Maximise capital allowance claims through detailed capex analysis.
• Analyse changes in the income statement to ensure tax compliance with UK regulations.
• Provide draft tax returns to managers, highlighting key areas for review.
• Explore opportunities to enhance the UK group tax position.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, drafting technical memos for review.
• Respond to HMRC queries and assist with the annual Business Risk Review process.

UK Statutory Accounts Preparation

• Collaborate with the regional finance team to prepare tax provisions for UK statutory accounts.
• Respond to HMRC queries and audit questions.
• Offer technical and non-technical support during HMRC’s annual Business Risk Review.

US GAAP Tax Provisioning:

• Assist in year-end and quarterly reporting under US GAAP
• Prepare detailed calculations for current and deferred tax provisions.
• Calculate prior period adjustments and liaise with the Group’s auditors.

International Tax Compliance/Administration:

• Coordinate global compliance, ensuring timely filings.
• Assist in preparing transfer pricing documentation.
• Reporting for the UK sub-group.
• Supporting US teams on ad hoc tax compliance.
• Prepare detailed calculations for current and deferred taxes.
• Calculate prior period adjustments and draft journals for tax provision postings.

Indirect Tax Compliance:

• Review UK VAT returns for specific sub-groups and provide ad-hoc VAT advice.
• Address VAT queries and tax return submissions.
• Provide support for US tax compliance requirements and liaise with HMRC.
• Offer support for UK employer taxes as required.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist with intra-group planning projects, including cash repatriation and entity rationalisation.
• Prepare and submit internal approvals within governance frameworks.
• Balance workloads in a complex environment, prioritising tasks and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
• Assist in drafting the annual UK Tax Strategy and review UK share scheme returns.

Experience Required:

• Qualified Accountant (desirable to also be ATT or CTA qualified or studying)
• Extensive knowledge of UK corporation tax for large group companies.
• Familiarity with VAT and SAP for data manipulation and extraction.
• Experience with transfer pricing.

Key Stakeholders:

• Global functional stakeholders
• Financial controllers
• Legal, treasury, and accounting teams
• HMRC and UK Companies House
  

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