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Job Vacancy Details
Statutory Tax Accountant
Industry
Berkshire
Temp ⁄ Up to £60,000 / £32 per hour
Updated February 10, 2012
This role sits within theControllership team and involves managing a small team of 3 staff.
Responsibilities include:
Tax provisioning & forecasting
• High level P&L forecasting for holding companies in order to ascertain the annual current & deferred tax expense
• Preparation/ reviewing of reconciliations of movements in tax balance sheet accounts for submission to the Corporate Tax department
• Provide guidance and direction to team members, in order to assist them in preparing the tax provisioning and forecasts for the operating companies
• Understanding key accounting difference between US GAAP & UK GAAP, and the impact to the deferred tax provisions for group reporting
• Reviewing and approving the operating companies tax provisioning & forecasts
Advanced Pricing Agreement
• Preparation of schedules showing the difference between US & UK GAAP under the transfer pricing mechanism for submission to HMRC
• Working with UK Tax department to provide an understanding of the calculations and articulate variances to the tax authorities
Transfer Pricing
• Review transfer pricing schedules
• Ad-hoc reporting to ensure that we are correctly applying TP rules between main UK trading entities
• Attending quarterly calls with the US transfer pricing team
Statutory accounts
• Preparation of informal consolidated financial statements of the main holding company
• Preparation and review of statutory tax notes for both the main operating and holding companies
Corporation Tax Return / Tax Analysis
• Review of analysis carried out by the shared service centre team on various tax sensitive accounts for some of the UK operating companies
• Preparation / review of detailed schedules for inclusion in the Corporation tax computation. This includes the completion/review of tax packs generated from AlphaTax.
Who we're looking for
The qualities for the role are as follows:
• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• US GAAP knowledge
• Good spreadsheet/excel skills (required), other systems used are SAP and various web based tools (desired)
• A proactive approach
• Problem-solving and analysis skills
• Eye for detail and accuracy
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Team focus
About our client
Controllership maintains an effective control framework, as well as responsibility for management and fiscal reporting. This includes responsibility for all annual statutory accounts, all other internal and external reporting requirements, as well as providing financial support for all tax planning, provisioning, reconciliation, analysis, accounting and reporting. Pensions accounting, payroll accounting balance sheet control and reporting, and acquisition accounting and reporting are also key. We manage accounting transactions, provide financial consultancy and training, and ensures that we all comply with legal, tax and internal requirements.
What's on offer
Up to £60,000 / £32 per hour
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 118 950 9671.
Job Ref: 13198241
Your application will be sent to Matthew Duquenoy.
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