Senior Tax and Audit Accountant

• Ensure compliance with all tax obligations including Transfer Pricing, Corporation Tax, VAT, Sales Taxes etc and timely reporting thereof.
• Liaising with external tax advisors to ensure awareness of all relevant tax legislation amendments and determine their impact on the business, systems, and procedures.
• Support tax planning initiatives and work with external tax advisors to prepare transfer pricing documentation and ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
• Analysis of VAT, sales taxes and other relevant tax requirements arising from customer contracts
• Providing appropriate support to all areas of the business on tax related matters
• Preparation of the group annual and local entity tax returns and liaise with external tax advisors and ensuring that return is made in a timely manner, working to tight deadlines.
• Work with external advisors to prepare the R&D tax credit claim and ensure documentation is complete, audit ready and compliant with latest regulations.
• Develop and lead the internal audit strategy and liaise with external consultants to ensure compliance.
• Lead annual and interim external audits to ensure completion of clean and timely audits.
• Liaise with other stakeholders as required.
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

• Professional accounting qualification, ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Tax (AITI) and/or similar qualification preferable.
• 5+ years of PQE, preferably including tax experience.
• High level of proficiency with excel is essential. Proficiency with other Microsoft Office applications, Power BI experience is an advantage.
• High level of attention to detail; ensuring both numerical and written accuracy.
• Positive self-motivated individual with excellent communication and teamworking skills.
• Public company experience is an advantage.
• Experience with NetSuite is desirable (not a requirement).

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