Group Tax Manager - VAT & Employment Tax
- Recruiter
- Marks Sattin
- Location
- England, Berkshire, Reading
- Salary
- £60000 - £70000 per annum + Bonus
- Posted
- 16 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 20 Jan 2017
- Ref
- MAD1688191
- Contact
- Matt Duquenoy
- Job Title
- Tax
- Category
- Consultancy Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Following the successful appointment of this company's last Tax professional, Marks Sattin have been appointed to follow up and introduce a new tax specialist for this next opportunity.
Our client is one of the world's foremost companies in its field and is a UK listed entity. With a highly regarded in-house tax function that has been established for many years, we're now looking for someone to join and be responsible for all areas of Indirect and Employment Tax matters.
You will manage the Group's VAT and employment tax affairs ensuring compliance with statutory and SAO requirements and best practice, participate in implementation of Group tax efficiencies, manage and develop relationships with external advisers and finance teams across internal business units and the relationship with HM Revenue & Customs.
VAT:
- Consider and review VAT planning ideas and assist in the co-ordination of Group-wide or individual company VAT initiatives.
- Provide advice as required to UK and overseas operating companies on VAT issues that arise, including the construction sector and partial exemption within the healthcare and education sectors.
- Provide training for business units.
- Undertake due diligence reviews within M&A activity.
- Preparation and review of the consolidated VAT Group return.
- Undertake detailed checks of the Group's VAT reporting and payment processes and controls and identify areas for improvement.
- Preparation and submission of EU Electronic VAT refunds for UK established entities.
- Liaise with external advisers in respect of EU VAT compliance and new business opportunities in non UK territories.
- Review and submit monthly cashflow forecasts for VAT payments.
- Deal with Customs Duty queries on an ad hoc basis.
Employment Taxes:
- Consider and review employment tax opportunities and projects, providing support to implement as appropriate.
- Provide advice as required to UK operating companies on employment tax issues that arise.
- Liaise and correspond with HM Revenue & Customs to deal with correspondence on employment tax issues raised, and negotiating agreements, disclosures and settlements.
- Review UK operating companies' expenses processes and PAYE Settlement Agreements prior to submission to HM Revenue & Customs.
- Liaise with and review calculations of P11d Reporting Teams prior to submission of returns to HMRC.
- Preparation of P11D and PAYE Settlement Agreements in respect of the Interserve Plc entity.
- Assist operating companies with employment status reviews as and when required.
- Review of internationally mobile employees' processes.
- Review tax reporting of share based incentive schemes to ensure timely and accurate payment of tax alongside assisting with HM Revenue & Customs filing process.
- Work alongside the HR and Payroll teams across all UK operating companies as and when required to ensure that all tax reporting and payments are accurate.
To be considered for this role you will be a qualified tax professional (CTA/ATT) or equivalent qualification with the ability to operate in an advisory/consultancy capacity to the Group. You will have excellent technical knowledge and be comfortable communicating at all seniority levels and across disciplines in the business.