Description
This is an exciting opportunity to take strategic ownership of all tax matters across the Biffa Group, with a particular focus on corporation tax, landfill tax and VAT.
You will play a key role in shaping and delivering the Group's tax strategy, identifying opportunities to optimise its tax position and ensuring robust tax governance and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary point of contact for HMRC on all tax matters, including any submissions, information requests and voluntary disclosures that may arise.
- Complete the tax computations for the Group Annual Report and subsidiary statutory accounts.
- Forecast corporation tax charges and cash payments for the Group’s annual Budget and Five Year Plan processes, with efficient utilisation of capital allowances and carried forward losses.
- Develop a detailed understanding of landfill tax and support the Landfill Operations, Legal and Internal Audit teams to drive best practice, monitor adherence and design new controls if necessary.
- For any acquisitions, investigate areas highlighted by the due diligence process and ensure a smooth transition.
- Lead the annual RDEC process.
- Monitor all manual processes and stress test assumptions made within the ERP system to assess robustness and compliance.
- Stay up to date with changes in tax legislation to ensure that any potential cash tax advantages for the company are thoroughly assessed and implemented if deemed in-line with company policy.
Essential Criteria:
- Degree and/or CTA/ATT/ACA Qualification.
- Confident communicating with both internal and external senior stakeholders (Board, ESA, etc.)
- Experience working in either an in-house tax team, a professional services firm or HMRC.
- Up to date with latest legislation affecting corporation tax and VAT.
- An excellent communicator who gives the business confidence in their decisions and builds business relationships.