Tax Reporting Manager within a global business. Working within the reporting team and be responsible for the management of group tax reporting.

Client Details

Global business in energy.

Description

Based in London, the Tax Reporting Manager responsibilities are:

• To manage the process for reporting of tax in the Group accounts, liaising with the various teams in the Corporate and Regional offices, being the initial point of contact for the outsourced provider to provide information and data, and working with the External Reporting team to ensure that journals are appropriately entered into the system.
• To review and provide independent verification of the quarterly and year end tax reporting positions for all required reporting groups, working closely with the outsourced provider, other Accounting and Tax team members especially in London, as well as liaison with local finance teams across various jurisdictions.
• To review and ensure disclosures presented in the Group accounts are appropriate under US GAAP.
• Responsible for review of Group Tax reporting SoX processes and controls, with quarterly and annual sign off and sub certification requirements and leading documentation, with a view to recommending improvements and maintenance of best practice on an ongoing basis.
• Key point of contact with the External Auditors in respect of tax reporting.
• To liaise with Accounting, other members of the Tax Team and advisers in respect of the tax information to be disclosed in the local statutory accounts, leveraging any information used for the US GAAP group accounts.
• To assist the Tax and Accounting teams in respect of any potential restructuring, and work with the outsource provider to determine the impact for US GAAP reporting and compliance.

Profile

To be successful in this application you must meet the following criteria:

• ACA/CPA or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years PQE
• Strong knowledge of accounting for taxes, US GAAP preferred although IFRS considered, as well as a working knowledge of the main features of IFRS and other local territories' accounting rules (including UK GAAP)
• Strong accounting and tax technical ability, particularly around listed groups
• Reporting for SOX compliance purposes, or, at the very least, within a high controls environment

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