EUROPEAN TAX MANAGER
Duration: 6 months (Flex)
Location: Chester (Hybrid working)
Pay rate: £54.95 per hour
POSITION PURPOSE:
This role sits within the European Tax COE.
The main aspects of the role are:
To take responsibility for and to manage all direct tax reporting compliance requirements for a group of markets within the Europe region.
To provide advice on any tax related issue, coordinating with external advisers and Global Corporate Tax Department where necessary.
The person is expected to maintain a constant awareness of local tax legislation and act as a real internal consultant to satisfy stakeholder expectations.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Preparation and submission of all US Tax reporting including quarterly current and deferred tax provision, quarterly tax contingency and projections using TaxStream technology.
Coordination of annual Transfer Pricing documentation including financial data analysis and liaison with commercial teams and external adviser.
Preparation of annual Corporate Income Tax Returns, in collaboration with external adviser.
Calculation and instruction of Corporate Income Tax Payments.
Liaison with tax authorities as necessary.
Preparation of annual tax disclosures to be included in Statutory Financial Statements, including calculation of current and deferred tax provisions.
Respond to queries from external auditor.
Continuous review of tax legislation to identify relevant changes.
Analyse impact and communicate to business partners.
Participate in internal projects to ensure direct tax compliance, provide advice and support for any tax advisory questions, utilising third party resource as necessary.
Support COE strategy for use of third party resource ensuring that all work is correctly engaged and approved.
Support strategy of standardisation and automation, continuous improvement and risk management, and leveraging developments in tax technology.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
Education/Experience Qualified Accountant and / or Chartered Tax Adviser.
Extensive years' experience of tax compliance in at least one jurisdiction in a practice, or multi-national corporate tax environment or equivalent.
Understanding of accounting provisions, accounting principles, statutory audit and disclosure requirements of financial statements in at least one jurisdiction in Europe.
Experience of indirect taxes desirable.