Senior Tax Accountant

3 weeks ago

Watford, United Kingdom Skanska Full time
Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an

inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Senior Tax Accountant to support the tax team with the various areas of direct tax to ensure deadlines are met.

What you'll do:

Manage the compliance process for the group corporation tax returns including but not limited to the following:
  • Prepare corporation tax computations and returns for review by Group Tax Manager. Liaise with operating unit finance teams to ensure can correctly treat accounting information for tax purposes. Ensure group position is considered for the following - group relief, corporate interest restriction and any transfer pricing adjustments. Ensure returns are submitted on time.
  • Prepare quarterly reporting spreadsheets for forecast and actuals on a timely basis to be reviewed by Group Tax Manager and input into UK HFM. Prepare grids on AB HFM to reflect the correct tax figures from the quarterly spreadsheets as uploaded into UK HFM.
  • Prepare quarterly instalment payment schedules to be discussed with Group Tax Manager before review by Group Financial Controller and sign off by CFO. Ensure payment is made within required deadlines.
  • Support the Group Tax Manager with tax advice to the business on corporate restructures
  • Manage the relationships with operating units, external advisers and HMRC in relation to Corporation Tax
  • Liaise with parent company tax team on transfer pricing and Pillar 2 and any other cross border requirements
  • Country by country reporting requirements for parent company
What you'll bring to the role:
  • Tax trained by qualification or experience having operated at a senior level (in industry preferable)
  • Must have sound accounting experience and understanding / managing ERP related systems
  • Excellent organiser and communicator
  • Excellent excel and analytical skills
  • Excellent attention to detail including good self-audit
  • Good people skills with ability to engage on technical matters with non-technical staff
  • Good at meeting deadlines
Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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