Group Tax Accountant

DAC Beachcroft is looking to recruit a Group Tax Accountant to join our Finance Team, based from any of our UK offices. You will support the Head of Tax with UK and international compliance, including corporate, partnership and VAT returns, HMRC accounts and payments, and wider international tax administration. The role also offers the chance to contribute to key projects, governance improvements and strategic tax advice across the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation and submission of UK Corporate & UK Partnership Tax Returns:
• Monitoring S455
• Preparation of the Tax Note for inclusion on the Statutory Accounts
• Maintenance of new AI costings software for the main UK LLP
• Preparation of Singapore Partnership Return (Form P)
• Management of HMRC accounts and payments for the UK Corporates & UK VAT Group. Including assisting with any cash flow/budgeting figures.
• Preparation of the UK Group VAT Return, Dublin VAT Return, Annual Return of Trade, EC Sales List and Singapore GST Returns
• VAT return preparation tasks will include partial exemption and capital good scheme calculations, along with monthly maintenance of ICB invoices
• Calculation and submission of error correction forms
• Weekly review of Medusa billing – checking VAT treatment of invoices
• Responding to all VAT queries from billing teams/partners
• Collating information for international compliance – Dublin partnership, French Personal Tax Returns, 720 Forms, Miami Returns.
• Overseeing international tax admin for example US payrolling and HK tax compliance
• Responsible for applying for certificates of residence and management of W8 forms, including answering any related queries
• Assisting with reserves and taxable allocation calculations
• Involved with projects such as: Business Risk Reviews, Governance Improvements and Group Structure Advice
• Managing tax compliance and internal deadlines independently and maintaining the Group Tax Team calendar/tasks list
• Keeping up to date with legislation changes and feeding these back to the Head of Tax
• Advising on BIK/PSA queries, and providing a list of benefits to include on PSA calculations
• Managing tax software – Digita, OneSource and ROS
• Communicating with HMRC on enquiries/reconciliations

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified in Tax (with accounting qualification desirable but not essential)
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and dealing with grey areas
• Pragmatic approach – not overly rigid or rule-bound
• Self-starter who works independently and takes initiative
• Proactive in seeking out information and developing solutions

About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

For PSL queries, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]