Tax and Compliance Manager

Overview

You will lead group tax reporting and compliance, strengthening controls and supporting stakeholders. Working closely with the Group Tax function, you’ll drive accurate tax submissions, optimise processes, and promote tax awareness across the organisation. The role blends regular reporting with ad hoc projects, offering scope to shape tax governance and digitisation in a growing design-and-build environment.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• training and development investment
• broad financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• flexible benefits package
• tailored employee benefits
• structured career progression

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit the annual Corporation Tax return for the Group
• Prepare quarterly corporation tax provisions and the Group Payment Arrangement estimate
• Support the annual RDEC claim with internal and external advisers
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns for the VAT Group
• Prepare and submit the CIS return and PAYE settlement agreement
• Manage and enhance controls supporting accurate and compliant tax reporting
• Act as tax query point for HMRC, internal stakeholders, and auditors
• Promote tax training and awareness across the organisation
• Provide tax planning advice as required
• Embed new tax technology and drive digitisation for efficient data compilation
• Undertake internal tax assurance reviews and monitor changes in tax legislation
• Complete ad hoc compliance tasks (e.g., National Living Wage, GDPR, internal audit)

Key requirements

• Proven experience in a similar tax and compliance role
• A relevant Finance or Tax qualification (ACCA, ACA or CTA)
• Confidence working with ERP systems, databases, and large data sets
• Ability to work accurately and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Interest in a varied role combining reporting with project work
• Strong interpersonal skills and a proactive, change-driven mindset
• Experience in the construction sector would be advantageous (not mandatory)

• Strong interpersonal skills
• positive, can-do approach
• ability to identify improvement opportunities and drive change
• ERP systems proficiency
• data management and analysis
• VAT, CIS and PAYE reporting

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