Job Description:

Are you a qualified Accountant or tax professional with experience in production of corporate tax returns, ideally within a global business? If this sounds like you, we have a great opportunity for you!

Our client, a global asset manager based in Edinburgh, is recruiting for a Corporate Tax Vice President to provide support on an initial 12 month contract.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Experience in reviewing and preparing CIT returns and calculations in the EMEA region.
• High level of technical proficiency in Excel and General Ledger applications, preferably knowledge of Oracle
• Be highly organised, have a strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple work-streams with delivery to agreed deadlines essential.
• Be a self-starter and good communicator, able to work independently but also exercising sound business judgement to escalate issues where necessary.
• Pro-active, highly numerate, be quick learner and a team player, with an ability to adjust to change and the desire to take on responsibility and ownership of allocated work.
• Knowledge of current CIT legislation and issues beneficial
• CA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified with a strong academic record or Tax Exam qualified. Will also consider candidates with strong practical Tax experience.
• Experience preferably in Financial Services (Asset Management in particular) is beneficial, but not essential.

Core Responsibilities:

• Ensure all corporate income tax (CIT) returns and associated filings for allocated to the individual and to their reports (if any) be done on a timely and accurate basis, independently managing output from tax advisors and other internal stakeholders. Currently the returns relate to corporate entities located in countries such as Serbia, France, Germany, and Ireland, as amongst others
• Assist with the EMEA corporate tax payment process if required to ensure timely payment of all corporate tax liabilities, with assistance and advice from external tax advisors if necessary
• Lead on the preparation of the monthly US GAAP Tax provisions for EMEA entities and associated reporting to ensure this is done on an accurate and timely basis. This will involve preparing and/or reviewing various tax provision workings for ultimate approval by the final review in the EMEA Corporate tax team and ensuring journals are posted on time at month end
• Preparation and/or review of various US GAAP reporting requirements including EMEA ETR forecasting, tax balance sheet account reconciliations and cash taxes reporting
• Preparation and / or review of annual statutory tax reporting requirements and quarterly regulatory submissions for all allocated entities on a timely and accurate basis
• Independently engage with and manage CIT queries relating to allocated work from stakeholders, whether these are from internal (other teams), external advisers, local tax authorities, or auditors, etc.
• Ownership of non-standard tax compliance matters where necessary involving countries within the individual's remit, such corporate tax technology development, withholding tax-based compliance, and ad hoc assistance with tax controversy matters

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15231

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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