Group Tax Accountant
Northampton
£65,000 - £75,000
Are you an ambitious and motivated Tax Accountant looking to make an immediate impact within one of the most exciting industries and organisations around? Aila is partnered with a company that has very ambitious growth plans over the next few years. They're looking for their first Group Tax Accountant permanently, and you will join in a broad and varied tax role touching all areas.
The role:
As the Group Tax Accountant, you will develop and maintain a best-in-class tax advisory and compliance service across the group, maximising the tax efficiency of the group's operations and ensuring compliance with global tax regulations in a varied role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Full ownership and management of the group's corporation tax compliance process
- Proactive delivery of a best-in-class tax advisory service to the business
- Close integration with the broader Finance team to ensure taxes are fully considered throughout key business decisions
- Close collaboration with the Financial Accounting team and external auditors to support accurate external tax reporting
- Full ownership of the R&D tax credit claim process, being the lead contact for our external professional advisors
- Close collaboration with Finance colleagues to ensure R&D tax credits are robustly forecast
- Full ownership of the group's global withholding tax process and obligations
- Manage the end-to-end process and be the point of contact for the business for all aspects of VAT, both UK and overseas
- Manage regulatory and reporting requirements to mitigate compliance risks and maximise cashflow
- Drive recovery of global VAT to minimise the cost to the group
- Develop robust processes to ensure imports and exports are handled in the most cost-effective and compliant manner
- Engage with non-Finance colleagues to ensure import and export risks and opportunities are promptly identified and addressed
- Proactively identify and assess potential business impacts resulting from upcoming changes to tax legislation
The Ideal Candidate:
- ACA or CTA Qualified Accountant, either looking to make your first move into industry or with 1-2 years' experience in a varied Tax Accountant role in another organsiation
- Broad technical understanding across the full range of UK Tax
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities and comfortable working with stakeholders of all levels
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritising in an organised and accurate manner within tight deadlines
- Enthusiastic, versatile and able to build, develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues
The Package & Benefits:
- Salary: £65,000 - £75,000
- Performance-based bonus
- 25 days annual leave + bank
- Opportunity for career progression in a thrilling and exciting industry
How to Apply:
We want to hear from you if you're excited about this opportunity and believe you have what it takes to excel in this role. Apply now for further information.
About Aila Recruitment:
Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business dedicated to providing the best jobs to the best people. We operate as an extended arm of our client's business and a career coach for our candidates' ongoing development.
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