What you'll be doing...
Duties and responsibilities
Reporting to the Financial Controller, working closely with financial reporting, Corporate tax and external tax consultants to deliver all aspect of tax reporting and submissions.
Keep abreast with the latest tax legislations ensuring the business is kept up to date and well prepared for any tax changes.
Review and mitigate any tax risks; ensuring our internal controls and policies meet the evolving landscape of tax legislation.
With the support of Financial Controller, be responsible for any HMRC queries; maintain an open and transparent relationship with the tax authority.
VAT
With the support of financial reporting team prepare and review quarterly UK Group VAT submission, ensuring the return is accurate and complete.
Periodic review of VAT accounts to ensure day-to-day transaction postings are accurate, where required provide coaching to AP and AR staff.
Explore AI opportunity to devise automatic checks, flagging transactions that require further review and reduce the need of manual intervention.
Review and reconcile VAT accounts; ensure proper documentation and recordkeeping for audit trail.
Provide expert guidance on VAT matters; ensuring any tax implications on our commercial contracts are considered and correctly accounted for.
Corporation Tax
Working closely with our external consultants to deliver corporation tax computation and submission; ensuing all tax analyses are provided on a timely manner.
Update and review tax provisions for inclusion in statutory accounts, including tax reconciliation and deferred tax substantiation.
Manage all internal tax reporting; collaborate with Corporate tax team to ensure group tax requirements are met, such as Pillar 2 and country-by-country reporting.
Manage annual cycle, seek opportunities to drive an efficient and effective process.
Other Taxes and responsibilities
Customs and Duties – periodic review of duty payment prepared by Logistics team and shipping agent.
PAYE settlement agreement – prepare and review employee expenses ensuring all applicable expenses are correctly accounted for under our agreement with HMRC.
Transfer Pricing – prepare and review local transfer pricing documentation, ensuring all applicable transactions are accurately documented. Work closely with Corporate Tax to ensure consistency between local and group documentation.
Undertake ad hoc projects and assignments as directed by the Financial Controller, while continuing to develop your skills to support evolving business needs.
A little bit about you...
Professionally qualified (CTA, ATT)
Strong experience in tax compliance and tax reporting ideally in the UK or similarly complex market.
Knowledge on acquisition and liquidation is advantageous but not essential
Strong communicator, highly organised
Advanced excel skills; knowledge on use of AI is desired
A little bit more about us...
We believe in building a diverse and inclusive culture and positive employee experience.
We are One Team, more than just ourselves.
We are customer first, we understand, and help solve our customers’ problems.
We Test & Learn, we are empowered to learn and grow, unafraid of change.
We choose to care, we are committed to doing the right thing, the right way.
It’s really important to us that we give as much to our colleagues as they give to us.
Our latest Belonging Survey showed that our colleagues feel valued and listened to as we continue to build an environment where everyone can thrive, grow, belong and be their authentic selves.
We believe that diversity of thought, experience and background provides the platform for great creativity,
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.
Many of our Colleagues work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
About our recruitment process….
1. You find or get sent this job advert, read it, and feel like you’re you’d be a great addition to the JCD family.
2. You send in your application to let us know you’re interested.
3. We see your application, get excited, and give you a call.
4. You’ll meet us twice, depending on the role prepare a presentation and we’ll get to know each other.
5. You’ll begin your journey with us, we're excited to support and develop you throughout your career.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
Open job postingAbout the company
JCDecaux UK Ltd is a leading company in the outdoor advertising industry, specializing in street furniture, billboards, and transport advertising.