Tax Compliance Manager

We are MARCH the UKs leading provider of critical engineering services. Our expertise as a multi-disciplinary engineering partner across infrastructure, process and digital services has led to long-term partnerships with leading organisations in everything from food and drink and utilities to high-security industries such as defence, aerospace and nuclear.

The role is to standardise all tax reporting across MARCH, ensuring that all Tax related Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) obligations are fully adhered to and can be evidenced. The role should be value adding with the potential to reduce risks, aligning new entity standards as the Group acquire new businesses and reducing third party tax advice related costs.

• Manage Group level tax requirements, e.g. transfer pricing, CCO, tax strategy reporting etc.
• Assist with integration of tax functions following M&A activity.
• Oversee and manage the UK Corporation Tax compliance process, including working alongside third party advisors to ensure timely reporting.
• Assisting with Group relief claims to ensure cashflow optimisation.
• Oversee VAT, payroll taxes and CIS compliance across the March group with assistance from divisional finance staff.
• Responsible for leading a detailed review of the Group tax structure and providing initial tax input into any proposed changes.
• Responsible for leading Group wide tax incentivization opportunities, including overseeing the R&D claims and documentation processes.
• Budgeting and forecasting.
• Overseeing US tax filing requirements.

• Preferable experience in this role within a Projects based Engineering, Construction, or facilities industry. Must have experience of projects accounting.
• Excellent Excel skills and systems understanding
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of managing remote stakeholders and implementing group processes & procedures or change management.
• Ability to prioritise work in a fast-moving environment.

• Qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) minimum 10 years post qualified experience

• A competitive salary and benefits package appropriate to this position
• An employer who values the ongoing wellbeing of its employees
• Career development within a successful and growing business

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.