Job Description

The position presents the opportunity and challenge of working in both a dynamic and exciting environment within a fast-paced technology company.

The candidate would be required to have experience in a number of tax areas, ranging from Corporation Tax, Employment taxes, and indirect taxes (VAT/Customs/Excise). You would be required to lead preparation of the Group's Corporation Tax computations for all UK companies and Annual Report Tax disclosures.

What you will be doing?

• Assisting in the formulation of tax policies for the Group in the UK
• SAO Compliance (Monitoring and reviewing the risk registers and presenting to senior management)
• Reviewing legislation changes and writing technical notes on the impacts from a Group perspective
• Support the timely and accurate filing of the tax returns for all UK companies in close co-operation with the Group's tax advisors (approx 11 entities).
• Responsibility for meeting UK compliance deadlines, for example in country-by-country reporting and Corporate Interest Restriction
• Ownership and responsible for pulling together the tax provision notes for the year end audited group accounts
• Lead and manage the contact with and providing assistance to the Group's auditors
• Liaising with HMRC on outstanding queries and enquiries
• Writing internal training courses for AP/AR on how to read invoices and code them correctly into the systems
• Liaising with external advisers in preparation of UK, and International Tax returns
• Providing support to supply chain teams to provide Customs and Excise support
• Supporting the commercial departments around the Group: Lead & own the tax team's relationship with other finance teams (e.g. Carrier bag treatment, new commercial product launches, quarterly RDEC reporting)
• Support Ocado Retail through ad-hoc day to day tax queries and be their go-to contact for UK tax related queries

About you

• Qualified ACA and /or CTA with 1+ years PQE
• Strong academics; minimum 2,1 at degree level; High grades at A level
• Good technical knowledge of UK Tax legislation
• Experience of preparing UK tax computations in Alphatax would be advantageous but not essential

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified ACA and /or CTA with 1+ years PQE • Strong academics; minimum 2,1 at degree level; High grades at A level • Good technical knowledge of UK Tax legislation • Experience of preparing UK tax computations in Alphatax would be advantageous but not essential