Job Description

Key Responsibilities include:

Tax:

• Preparation and review of the year-end tax provisions across the Group
• Optimisation of Group structure from a tax perspective
• Managing Group Effective Tax Rate (ETR), reviewing, proposing and implementing tax planning opportunities to reduce the corporate tax rate, minimise indirect taxes and reduce overall risk to the Group
• Ensure business is briefed with respect to upcoming changes in tax legislation that may impact Group operations
• Manage the tax compliance for all Group entities, ensuring to all legal and statutory tax obligations are adhered to
• Provision of support and guidance to both the regions and divisions with respect to all tax matters, using professional advisors when required
• Ensure tight working capital management across the Group with a significant focus on cash flow forecasting
• Responsible for the group cash pooling arrangements
• Preparation of the tax notes in the financial statements

Treasury:

• Ensuring the group has sufficient access to liquidity to (a) support its growth through increased working capital requirements and (b) for acquisitions as required
• Formulate treasury policies and procedures, making sure they are up-to-date, relevant and adhered to
• Ensuring that robust processes and controls are maintained in all treasury related areas across the Group

Key requirements:

• Ideally ACA/ACCA qualified & ACT qualified
• Experience in a complex Tax and Treasury function
• Experience of working with UK Tax authorities
• Balance of tax technical knowledge with practical application of tax rules
• Previously operated at a senior management level in a Wealth planning business

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ideally ACA/ACCA qualified & ACT qualified • Experience in a complex Tax and Treasury function • Experience of working with UK Tax authorities • Balance of tax technical knowledge with practical application of tax rules • Previously operated at a senior management level in a Wealth planning business