Finance Manager

Overview

In this role you enable accurate and timely tax reporting for the Group while strengthening controls and promoting tax awareness. You’ll work with the Finance team and Group Tax to manage corporation tax, VAT, CIS and payroll-related obligations, embedding tax technology and driving processes in a fast-paced environment. You’ll liaise with HMRC, internal stakeholders and auditors, supporting ad hoc compliance work and training. This is a key position in a growing, construction-focused business with opportunities to shape governance and digitisation.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• training and development investment
• comprehensive benefits package
• lifestyle and wellbeing benefits
• financial benefits
• career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit the annual Corporation Tax return for the Group
• Prepare quarterly corporation tax provisions and the Group Payment Arrangement estimate
• Support internal stakeholders and external advisers with the preparation of the annual RDEC claim
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns for the VAT Group
• Prepare and submit the CIS return and PAYE settlement agreement
• Manage and enhance the controls that support accurate and compliant tax reporting
• Act as the point of contact for tax queries from HMRC, internal stakeholders and auditors
• Promote training and awareness of tax issues throughout the wider organisation
• Provide tax planning advice to the organisation when required
• Embed new tax technology and promote increased digitisation to support efficient and accurate tax reporting and data compilation
• Undertake internal tax assurance reviews and continuously review tax legislation to identify relevant changes
• Complete ad hoc compliance tasks, including National Living Wage, GDPR and internal audit responsibilities

Key requirements

• Proven experience in a similar tax and compliance role
• A relevant Finance or Tax qualification, such as ACCA, ACA or CTA
• Confidence working with ERP systems, databases and large sets of data
• Ability to work accurately and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Interest in a varied role combining regular reporting with ad hoc project work
• Strong interpersonal skills and a positive, can-do approach, with the confidence to identify improvement opportunities and drive change
• Experience in the construction sector would be advantageous but not prerequisite

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Attention to detail
• ERP systems
• Databases and large data handling
• Tax technology and digitisation

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