Statutory Reporting & Tax Manager

European Statutory Accounting Manager
£80,000 - £90,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Central London (plus 1 or 2 days per week at another site dependant on candidate location) - Hybrid working 3 days in office

12 month fixed term contract

The Company
They are a long established and successful global manufacturing group with sites across Europe, Far East and the Americas. They have a 12-month maternity cover role which will involve a lot of coordination with a finance third party supplier which is where your project management skills come in Th role collates reports from both the tax and accounting teams and it is the primary responsibility to ensure that the reports are submitted in accordance with strict timetables which will involve your process and monitoring skills. The role will therefore also involve reviewing the submissions and revert to the team with any recommended adjustments/queries before submission to the third-party audit suppler.

Skills & Experience Required

• Qualified accountant with a minimum 5 years post qualification experience in a role responsible for statutory & regulatory reporting
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts
• Knowledge of IFRS and experience of tax compliance
• Experience of preparing yearend tax provisions for group reporting
• Ability to work independently and stakeholder management and relationship management are essential
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, written and verbal.
• European experience would be ideal
• Time management and process management skills are essential
• Ability to lead and manage a project effectively.
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in working cross-functionally and in a matrix environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously. 

The Role

• Coordinate and project manage the European Corporate Tax Compliance and Statutory Accounts preparation working alongside the Group Tax and European Finance Team
• Prepare/review specific claims such as R&D tax credits and capital allowances claims working with external advisers/in-house R&D/local Engineers to identify and categorise expenditure, maximising claims where possible
• Ensure corporate tax returns and statutory accounts are filed on time and are accurate.
• Work Group tax to ensure tax reporting into group and local statutory account tax reporting is timely and accurate
• Ensure corporate tax payments are appropriately forecast and made
• Work with the European Finance Team to represent Direct Taxes, improving processes and understanding around corporate tax, withholding taxes and employment taxes – such as PAYE Settlement Agreements
• Ensure corporate taxes are correctly booked in the underlying SAP systems and feed into group reporting
• Prepare year-end tax reporting under FRS 102 for UK subsidiaries and manage the relationship with external auditors of tax across Europe
• Act as the first point of contact for European Tax Authorities on Direct Tax audits, working alongside the Group Tax team and external advisers on strategy/approach
• Work alongside Group Tax and the European Finance Team to ensure Direct Tax requirements are fully considered in the implementation of the new system
• Identifying and implementing process improvements in areas of responsibilities
• Involvement in finance projects and ad-hoc requests
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and implementation of policies and internal controls and ensure all related process documentation is reviewed and updated continuously

Project Activity

• Participating as required in the Finance Transformation programme
• Participation in process and business improvement initiatives related to either directly to Accounting Operations or the wider business