Finance & Tax Accountant

On an exclusive basis, greenwellgleeson are recruiting for a Financial & Tax Accountant to work with an AIM listed manufacturing business based in Coventry.

Duties of the role will include:

Statutory reporting

• Support the production of the annual & half year reports, including making and checking proofing changes

• Review of consolidation packs & questionnaires submitted by group businesses

• Preparing statutory accounts for all non-listed UK companies

• Preparation of the dormant company accounts for the UK subsidiaries

• Ownership and production of the global tax charge

• Working with the GFC, GFA, auditors and external advisors to ensure accurate accounting for acquisitions

Group reporting

• Preparation of UK tax charge/review of overseas businesses tax figures

• Lead the introduction and monitoring of new financial standards

Tax compliance

• Ensure the Group's compliance with the 'Making Tax Digital' requirements, VAT and other returns, including the implementation of suitable submission systems / add-ins.

• Oversight / co-ordination of the global group tax position, including:

• Review, development and progression of the global transfer pricing policies and documentation

• Liaison with local tax advisers to ensure that the group's local tax position is properly understood and controlled.

• Explicit responsibility to maintain the group's tax knowledge across all aspects of UK and international taxation

• Review of year end tax submissions from UK businesses.

• Preparation of corporation tax information and supporting analysis, including management of the R&D claim.

• Review draft tax computation and liaise with audit firm to finalise for group

Internal control

Treasury/banking

• Support top the GFA to deal with complex daily treasury/banking tasks (deposit & loan admin and forward currency contracts)

Skills, Requirements, Qualifications

• Fully Qualified ACA/ ACCA

• Could be a first or second mover from practice

• Strong technical accountant

• Exposure to tax

• Experience working with IFRS

• Strong Stakeholder management