Group Tax Manager

Group Tax Manager

• Kerridge Commercial Systems is the leading specialist supplier of fully integrated ERP systems and related services to niche vertical markets in the wholesale and retail distribution, logistics and service sectors.
• A private equity backed organisation delivering enviable growth in its defined sector in the UK and globally
• Business is truly global with operating divisions in the Benelux, South Africa, USA, Australia and Kenya as well as the UK and Ireland
• Group Tax Manager is a new role brought about by continued expansion of the Group
• The Group Tax Manager will take responsibility for the implementation of tax structures to maximize efficiencies and provide strategic ideas and updates to senior leadership on all tax-related matters for the Group. They will implement initiatives aimed at driving optimal effective tax rates. They will also support business development initiatives and developing complex tax projects. The Group Tax Manager will also liaise with external auditors, tax consultants and tax authorities and manage the indirect tax delivery.
• This role represents an excellent "first move" from the profession for a Corporate Tax professional with strong international tax advisory experience or someone who has made the first move out of the profession but is looking for a Group Tax Manager position in a fast paced and high growth environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishing a tax strategy for the group, consistent with best practice.
• Ensure the efficient completion, on a timely and accurate basis, of all of the Group's global tax compliance obligations across legal entities, including income and corporation tax computations and returns, tax balances in statutory accounts.
• Monitoring, reviewing and accounting for group-wide tax provisions, including deferred tax.
• Manage and keep current the transfer pricing policy to ensure timely recording of intercompany transfer pricing charges, and transfer pricing adjustments.
• Prepare communication on the impact of changes in tax legislation and tax accounting for the Board and identify opportunities which will optimise tax efficiencies.
• Support acquisitions and similar transactions from a tax perspective.
• Provision of ad hoc corporation tax advice to the business and to external advisors (e.g. lawyers) and ensuring that regular productive contact is maintained
• Encouraging and influencing the business to raise questions and act in a tax efficient manner, and in general promote tax awareness across the group, including identifying and informing the business of the implications and impact of changes to worldwide tax legislation
• Involvement with strategic tax planning, transfer pricing policies, employment tax issues and VAT
• Prepare the Group’s UK corporate income tax filings
• For non-UK jurisdictions, management of all tax work outsourced to external advisors including ensuring appropriate advice is obtained efficiently
• Management of any R&D tax claim work whether prepared internally or outsourced
• Maintaining a good relationship with the various tax authorities

Key Requirements:

Education

• University degree in Finance and Accounting, or similar studies (Master’s)
• Accounting and/or Tax Qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CTA/ATII or equivalent.

Specific Work Experience

• Minimum of eight (8) years related experience, including hands-on specialisation in tax accounting, compliance, planning, and/or provisioning.
• Strong technical understanding of the international and cross-border taxation issues
• Exposure to indirect tax matters
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on manner and able to work in a changing environment
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize; result oriented
• Experience in working and collaborating with senior stakeholders and finance professionals

Company Info

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is the market leader in developing and delivering fully integrated business management solutions for distributors, suppliers, resellers, wholesalers and merchants. Our mission is simple: to design, implement and support high performance systems that enable our customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.

Equal Opportunities

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