Business Tax Manager (5192)

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We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

The Business Tax Manager will manage the day-to-day operation of the Group's business tax compliance and reporting and provide a point of contact for all business tax queries. Be the subject matter expert for VAT across the firm and point of contact for all indirect tax queries and training needs across the group.

You will provide support to Head of Tax and Partner Finance, and as part of the Group Finance team provide support to the Director of Group Finance and wider team.

Indirect Tax

• Technical review and submission of VAT returns across the group, including partial exemption calculations, annual adjustments and Capital Goods Scheme calculations.

• Ensuring any payments due (up to £12m per quarter), including Payments on Account are received by HMRC before the due date.

• Key point of contact for all divisions across the group for VAT queries and expert tax advice and guidance.

• Develop and maintain policies and procedures, ensuring these are in line with the Group's overall strategy and values.

• Ensure the group is compliant from an indirect tax perspective by overseeing the VAT compliance cycle.

• Provide training and guidance to the wider business as appropriate.

Corporate Tax

• Review and collate the groups Partnership and Corporate Tax returns and manage all aspects of corporate tax compliance and reporting, including R&D Tax credits, payments on account and other adjustments.

• Ensuring any payments due (in excess of £8m per annum), including Payments on Account are received by HMRC before the due date.

• Develop and maintain policies and procedures, ensuring these are in line with the Group's overall strategy and values.

• Evaluate lawful opportunities for minimising tax liabilities

• Liaise with external advisors on tax queries and submissions.

Other

• Provision of overseas tax forms and certificates.

• Keep abreast of changing tax laws and requirements

• Ensure the Tax Strategy is updated on an annual basis

• Assist the Head of Tax and Partner Services with preparations for HMRC risk assessments, ensuring all documentation is available and up to date.

• Work closely with the management accounts and external reporting teams, including but not limited to the year end reporting and audit, and budgeting cycle.
• Assist the Head of Tax and Partner Services with ensuring overall tax compliance for the Group and the partners.

About You

• ACCA, ACA or CTA qualified, or ATT qualified with relevant post qualification experience
• Minimum 5 years at a senior level relevant business tax experience

• Ongoing commitment to professional development particularly keeping up to date with new case law and changes to tax legislation.

• Experience of preparing and submitting VAT and Corporation Tax returns for large and complex organisations.

• General accounting knowledge

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.