Tax Manager

My client…

Hays are partnering exclusively with a fast-growing renewable energy company committed to developing, building, and operating innovative renewable energy hubs.My client offers an integrated approach to renewable energy development. With services across the lifecycle of any project including planning advisory, project rights development, asset management and operation.

Their long-term mission is to create utility scale renewable energy projects using multi-technologies and to take large energy intensive users off-grid. We will do this by providing a range of innovative long-term renewable energy solutions, positively improving the environment, and benefitting the local community. My client is the smart future of green energy.

We are seeking a highly motivated Tax Manager to join our dynamic Finance team based in Cheltenham. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic candidate to join a fast-growing renewable energy business recently backed by a large institutional manager as it heads into its next phase of strong growth.

About the role

This role involves working closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide advice on UK and international tax issues whilst also ensuring compliance processes are managed effectively. The Tax Manager is responsible for tax planning, providing business advisory services, tax compliance and reporting as well as risk and governance across the group.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare, implement and monitor the group tax strategy
• Identify and implement tax optimisation opportunities
• Identify and mitigate tax risk - Provide innovative tax planning and reviewing complex income tax planning arrangements
• Tax compliance management, monitoring and reporting
• Accurate and timely preparation and filing of all direct and indirect tax returns
• Preparation of tax accounting calculations, journals and tax notes for statutory accounts
• Responsible for tax payments
• Preparation of tax budgets and forecasts
• Review and support employment related taxes calculations and submissions
• Manage external and internal tax inquiries
• Conduct research on complex tax issues
• Documentation and quantification the group / company's tax positions as required
• Manage and liaise with third party professionals including solicitors, accountants, tax advisers and independent financial advisers
• Stay updated with changes to tax legislation and emerging tax laws as well as optimum tax planning and saving provisions
• Improve systems, processes and automation
• Prepare training materials
• Establish strong relationships with senior stakeholders to ensure tax matters are managed and compliance requirements understood
• Prepare and manage transfer pricing and service level agreements
• Tax support on the M&A transactions
• Supporting ad hoc projects.

About you

• Professional tax qualifications (ATT/ CTA) required
• In-depth knowledge of UK tax laws, regulations, and accounting principles
• Experience in working in a corporate tax role in industry or preferably practice
• A technically sound accountant, able to work in a complex & global environment
• Prior experience within complex, fast-paced, lean business
• Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and all types of tax returns
• Good at meeting deadlines and problem-solving skills
• Able to work with highly skilled and supportive colleagues and highly commercial senior leaders
• The ideal candidate will have prior experience managing complex tax projects
• Strong stakeholder management and influential skills
• Ability to examine and question information from a variety of sources
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines on multiple projects.

Benefits

Working with my client will provide you with the opportunity to help us make a significant contribution to UK net zero targets in a dynamic, flexible, and challenging working environment.

The role offers the opportunity for career progression, with a business that is rapidly growing, together with the following benefits package:

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Pension scheme
• Private medical cover
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym membership
• Training opportunities and relevant course sponsorship
• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee Long Term Incentive Plan

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