Corporate Tax Official

A large insurance provider are seeking a Corporate Tax Official to manage their corporate tax requirements.

General duties of the Corporate Tax Official include, but are not limited to:

- Taking the responsibility for managing the corporate tax requirements for the company.

- Taking the responsibility for managing all the tax requirements for the company whilst calling on other technical assistence where necessary from other members of the Tax team for non-coporate Tax issues.

- Provide a professional, proactive and high qualify tax service to the group with complies with all tax compliance requirements, minimises tax risk and maximises available tax value within the overall tax risk management framework.

- The Coporate Tax Official will work closely with the relevent local Finance/Accounting teams to ensure full compliance of all tax filling and payment requirements.

Day to day duties of the Corporate Tax Official include, but are not limited to:

- COMPLIANCE:

Manage all group tax compliance ensuring all relevant returns, elections, claims and appeals are produced and submitted on time. Ensure all relevant tax payments are made within statutory time limits.

Monitor the compliance process on a ongoing basis and recommend areas for development or improvement.

Manage any tax audits that may arise within the company in relation to corporation tax issues.

- ACCOUNTING:

Take the lead responsibility in producing regular tax forecasts, ensuring tax expense is complete and accurate and analysing variations to forecast.

Review and monitor the use of technology to streamline processes where possible.

Monitor accounting changes and consider the tax effect of any charges.

Specification of ideal candidate:

- Proven corporate tax experience that has been gained from a financial services background.

- A person who is energetic and driven.

- A broad tax knowledge, both at a technical and practical level across each of the material taxes.

- Detailed tax accounting knowledge, both at a technical and practical level across each of the material taxes.

- Detailed banking knowledge.

- Strong financial services and taxaction experience is required.