Regional Tax Compliance & Reporting Manager

Location/s: Croydon
Recruiter contact: Nikki George

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a difference by joining this well-respected Tax function as it embarks on a transformation programme to embed digital solutions into its ways of working.

The Regional Tax Compliance and Reporting Manager will oversee the tax accounting and reporting for the EUNA region in support of the Group’s external reporting requirements. They will also work on the review of tax with external auditors and provide corporation tax compliance support to regional finance teams.

The Tax function is growing and changing, and The Regional Tax Compliance & Reporting Manager will have a central role in setting the future direction of compliance in their region and will thrive if they have a process improvement mindset and a drive for change.

Duties and responsibilities of the Regional Tax Compliance & Reporting Manager

• Oversee the delivery of quarterly and full year tax reporting for the EUNA region, working with local finance teams to actively support them in delivering their reporting obligations to Group Tax.
• Act as subject matter expert to local finance teams in the production of the annual tax reporting for standalone financial statements.
• Support the tax compliance for their region, working with local finance teams and the Regional Tax Managers to ensure robust and timely compliance.
• Lead the planning, co-ordination and delivery of UK corporate tax compliance (tax computations, returns and filings, quarterly tax payments, tax payment forecasts and responses to HMRC enquiries) with support from one direct report.
• Delivery of training and support to local finance teams to ensure that tax accounting is standardised across their region and meets the requirements set by the Group Tax Department.
• Review and monitoring of withholding tax accounting processes across the region.
• Ongoing monitoring of certain key risk areas alongside local finance teams to ensure that the group can meet its reporting obligations under BEPS Pillar 2.0, including training local teams on required changes with the support of the Group Tax Compliance & Reporting Manager.
• Maintain the corporate tax process and control environment.
• Lead tax accounting aspects of current and future accounting or operational changes in their region relevant to the group.
• Acting as the lead in their region for the group’s tax workflow management tool, advising colleagues of best practice usage and ensuring Group data remains accurate.
• Contribute to the continued improvement of the group’s tax processes and to future tax technology projects related to tax accounting, reporting and tax compliance.
• Support Regional Tax Managers with local projects on an ad-hoc basis.
• Support the Head of Tax Compliance & Reporting in managing and facilitating the UK RDEC claim (partially outsourced).

Candidate Specification

Essential:

· Accounting and/ or tax qualified (or qualified by experience).

· Strong UK tax compliance experience.

· Demonstrable process improvement mindset.

· Strong project management, organisational and communication skills.

Desirable:

· In-house experience

· Multi-national experience

· Knowledge and experience of making claims under the UK RDEC scheme.

· Experience of implementing tax accounting or tax compliance technology solutions and/or using technology solutions for data analysis and process improvement.
 

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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Mott MacDonald

Position location: Croydon
Recruiter contact: Nikki George

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Pension matched up to 7%   
• Life insurance 
• An annual professional institution subscription   
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive  
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5  
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers  
• Annual bonus scheme  
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans 
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources 
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities 
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.