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About the Role
As our Tax Manager, you will take ownership and accountability for key tax activities, including accurate and timely tax compliance. You will also support the Head of Tax in providing commercial and value-add tax advice in a fast-moving tax environment. This position is within a small, close-knit tax team in the Finance department, offering opportunities to collaborate with various teams across the business and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Head of Tax, different teams across the business, and external advisors on various tax advisory projects including transfer pricing, permanent establishment, controlled foreign companies, financing, and restructurings.
- Work with the Head of Tax, different teams across the business, and external advisors on tax authority enquiries and mitigating tax risks.
- Continuously improve and/or automate existing tax processes to increase time and focus on value-add work, leveraging Workday Financials and Copilot.
- Own the completion of UK corporate tax returns and payments, Pillar II calculations, R&D tax credits, corporate interest restriction calculations, SAO certification, and other direct tax compliance obligations for the group companies.
- Own preparation of the tax numbers and disclosures for inclusion in quarterly group reporting and annual statutory accounts, and deal with auditors regarding queries.
- Manage the tax graduate, including delegation, review, coaching, and supporting their development.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience in tax advisory projects, tax authority enquiries, and tax risk mitigation.
- Experience in improving and automating tax processes.
- Experience in owning the completion of UK corporate tax returns and payments, Pillar II calculations, R&D tax credits, corporate interest restriction calculations, SAO certification, and other direct tax compliance obligations.
- Experience in preparing tax numbers and disclosures for group reporting and statutory accounts.
- Experience in managing and developing junior team members.
- Good knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation.
- Ability to explain complex tax issues and processes to non-tax professionals.
- Ability to analyse and understand data.
- Proactive approach to work.
- Ability to prioritize workload and work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Regrettably, sponsorship for this role cannot be offered.
Skills
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- Curious and commercial mindset
- Continuous improvement and learning mindset
- Results driven
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently
- Good knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation
- Ability to analyse and understand data
- Ability to prioritize workload
Location
- Bexhill (hybrid)
- London (hybrid)
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Tax Manager
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
- £5k car allowance
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Competitive bonus scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance cover (4x salary)
- Income protection
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%
- Discounts
- Cashback
- Free independent mortgage advice
- Free access to financial wellbeing support
- Thrive mental health app
- Colleague assistance programme (24/7)
- In-house mental health first aiders
- Support groups
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Option to buy or sell one week of annual leave
- Health care cash back plans
- Dental plans
- Discounted health assessments
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme
- Discounted and free onsite facilities
- Social events
About the Company
- Hastings Direct is a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market.
- The company has made significant investments in data and tech capabilities and nurtures a 4Cs culture (colleagues, customers, company, community).
- Hastings Direct provides insurance for over four million customers.
- The company believes in creating the right culture for colleagues and providing them with the right tools to do their job, leading to good outcomes for customers, profitable and sustainable company growth, and investment in the communities served.
Equal Opportunity
- As a Disability Confident employer, Hastings Direct is committed to ensuring recruitment processes are fully inclusive, providing fair access to support and adjustments throughout the recruitment journey.
- Applications are welcomed through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).
- Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer, treating people fairly and welcoming applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.
- A thorough referencing process, including credit and criminal record checks, is in place.
- Hastings Direct is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
- Reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process are encouraged, and the recruitment team is available to provide support for a fair and accessible experience.