Tax Consultant - Challenger Bank

My client is a successful challenger bank who are seeking a 12 month maternity cover by way of an experienced tax professional.

This role requires someone who can start in April with immediate effect.

Key Responsibilities:

• Tax Compliance & Accounting: Manage tax compliance and accounting, ensuring accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Tax Automation: Lead automation initiatives to enhance direct and indirect tax process efficiency.
• Tax Advisory: Support Finance leadership to maintain controls and offer tax guidance.
• Tax Process Management: Oversee property tax, VAT, R&D claims, PSA preparation, reconciliations, and subsidiary tax journals.
• Financial Controls & SOPs: Ensure effective financial controls and updated SOPs.
• Risk Management: Identify and manage tax risks, ensuring compliance and protecting the organization’s interests.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Tax Expertise: Experience in a tax role with strong knowledge of direct and indirect taxes, PESM, and deferred tax accounting.
• Financial services/FinTech background highly desirable
• Professional Qualifications: ACA, ACCA, CTA, or equivalent.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and engage stakeholders.
• Strategic & Analytical Thinking: Ability to balance big-picture strategy with detailed tax calculations.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel.
• Risk Awareness: Strong understanding of tax risks and their organizational impact.