Group Tax Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a large and successful PLC business in Sheffield as they look to recruit a Group Tax Manager into the business.

The company is an employer of choice in the region and offer a fantastic benefits package: -

• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays
• Choice of company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Healthshield membership
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Share Purchase Plan

Due to continued rapid growth across the business, a fantastic opportunity for a Group Tax Manager has arisen. This role reports to the Group Financial Controller as part of a highly skilled and professional Finance team. This key role will be responsible for the management of group taxes and the tax control environment.

Main Responsibilities:-

• Developing and maintaining tax accounting procedures and controls for the Group
• Working with external tax advisers to ensure the Group is tax compliant in all areas
• Project lead working with external tax advisers on areas such as: VAT / CIS / Payroll taxes health checks as well as corporation tax for accounts and returns
• Reviewing and submitting CIS and VAT returns
• Maintaining up-to-date SAO certification and tax strategy
• Ensuring best practice tax reporting and disclosures
• Main point of contact for tax queries across the Group
• Developing and delivering tax training to the business and maintaining tax awareness
• Any other ad-hoc projects/ analysis as required

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experiences: -

• At least 3 years experience in a tax focused role
• ACCA/ ACA/ CTA /ATT Qualified preferred
• Suit either a first-time mover from practice into industry, or someone with industry experience in a tax setting
• Knowledge of VAT would be helpful
• Strong communication skills – ability to communicate tax information in a meaningful way to a range of stakeholders
• Self-motivated to help drive the tax agenda for the Group, take ownership for the tax work and manage own workload to hit deadlines
• Project management skills – lead tax projects, including coordination with other departments outside Finance
• Attention to detail and quality – drive a high-quality culture at all times as part of a of a highly motivated, professional finance team

If you are interested in this fantastic and rare opportunity, please apply today!