Tax Lead

Alexander Lloyd are proud to be partnering with a market leading, international organisation in their search for a newly created Tax Lead position.

This is a career defining move for an ambitious Tax Lead who is looking for a organisation that they are able to grow and progress within. This is a role that will allow you to develop your technical knowledge as well as your interpersonal and leadership skills.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, possesses strong organisational skills, is detail-oriented, possesses a knowledge of IFRS-IAS 12 and a strong knowledge of the tax law applicable to UK and Europe. The working environment is dynamic, and daily tasks include a variety of tax duties. If you’re interested in the opportunity to expand your skills by collaborating with the Finance team of a growing company, this is the next opportunity for you!

Key responsibilities:

• Manage local tax provisions (prepare/review/analyse) and participate in the global tax compliance processes.
• Present to tax team the conclusion and results of the quarterly tax provisions for all the countries under scope
• Special project: Actively participate in the review of the global tax provision reporting processes to optimise it and participate in the implementation of new processes to mitigate tax risks
• Coordinate timely tax compliance (tax provision, tax returns and true-up/book-to-tax)
• Apply IFRS (IAS12 and IFRS34) to the tax provisions
• Responsible for relationships with sites for quarterly tax reporting
• Responsible for processes in place (SOX controls) surrounding tax compliance for tax provisions and tax returns
• Responsible for transfers to sites of tax entries recorded at the consolidated level (pushdowns) and bridges to local GAAP
• Reconcile effective tax rates by identifying permanent differences
• Review and analyse the continuity of current and future tax accounts
• Prepare the reconciliation between the tax provision and the previous year’s tax return (“true-up / BTT”)
• Analyse accounting information to identify the appropriate tax treatment on transactions
• Analyse notices of assessment received for foreign entities to identify potential risks to be considered in the consolidated tax provision
• Participate to various special projects related to tax law changes and improvements to tax

What you need:

• Training in taxation
• knowledge of the accounting standards (IFRS)
• Excellent knowledge of the concepts surrounding tax provisions (permanent differences, temporary differences)
• Extensive experience corporate tax compliance, including 2 years in accounting
• An accounting designation is an asset
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Please quote when calling Phill Stagg at Alexander Lloyd or email them at pst@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is a leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Finance, Accountancy, Procurement & Supply Chain space from entry to c-suite level.