Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

When you join EDF Trading you’ll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches and think outside the box.

Energy markets evolve rapidly so our team needs to remain agile, flexible and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in: power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil and environmental products.

EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.

Most of all, we value our people. Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits which include hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessment, corporate gym memberships, electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities and much more. We even provide free fruit to keep you healthy.

Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 800 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.

Who are we? We are EDF Trading, part of the EDF Group, a world leader in low-carbon sustainable electricity generation partnered with JERA, one of Japan’s largest utilities; the perfect organisation at which to begin or progress your career in the commodities sector.

Join us, make a difference and help shape the future of energy.

Job Description:

Department

The Tax Department is responsible for ensuring that the EDFT group meets its tax compliance requirements in the jurisdictions in which it operates, and provides support and advice to the business and other support functions as appropriate.

Position purpose

Interim role: The Tax Senior Manager will design and implement technology solutions to improve corporate tax compliance and reporting processes within EDFT’s tax department. Additionally, the role will involve supporting the team with financial reporting and compliance work, as well as involvement in tax advisory and transfer pricing projects on an ad hoc basis.

Main responsibilities

• Identify and implement improvements to existing tax compliance and reporting processes through the use of technology.
• Collaborate with tax teams in other EDF entities to understand tax technology initiatives across the group and to share EDFT experiences
• Work with Finance team members and external advisers on tax aspects of phase 2 of the ERP (Workday) implementation project
• Review organisation of tax data/knowledge within existing systems and design and create dashboards to provide easy access to key information
• Review UK corporate tax returns (4 entities)
• Tax reporting and forecasting, including providing input to audit process
• Support Tax Manager to streamline CBCR and Pillar 2 reporting processes
• Support the tax team with other projects/work on an ad hoc basis. To include tax advisory work, tax compliance, transfer pricing, legal contract review

Experience required

• Experience implementing corporate tax accounting/reporting technology solutions
• Experience of tax automation - interrogation of ERP system and creation of information flows
• UK tax compliance
• Minimum of 10 years working in a corporate tax environment

Technical requirements

• Accounting and/or tax qualification desirable but not essential
• Strong IFRS tax accounting knowledge, including consolidation, ideally obtained within an in-house tax team
• Workday experience would be an advantage

Person specification

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• High levels of self-motivation and engagement
• Able to work individually or as part of a team
• Attention to detail and focus on the accuracy of work and procedures

Hours of work:

8.30am - 5.30pm / 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday