Context and main issues
- Compliance deadlines managing and preparation of direct tax returns and relevant group and statutory reporting
- Process improvement identify efficiencies and improvements to the tax compliance process
- Knowledge and skills keeping up to date on technical tax matters / training and application to the role
- Knowledge and skills keeping up to date with business developments across Sodexo and incorporating this knowledge into the compliance process.
- Relationships and reach developing relationships with key internal stakeholders.
Main assignments
- Preparation of the corporate income tax returns for all UK and ROI legal entities.
- Preparation of tax disclosure notes for statutory accounts for all UK and ROI legal entities
- Preparation of monthly tax journals, half-yearly and annual group reporting.
- Preparation of ETR forecast
- Preparation of the calculation of the corporate tax payments for UK and ROI legal entities
- Liaison with other departments,
such as Finance Shared Services and Financial Controllers, to resolve errors / queries in relation to the returns.
- On-going review of processes to identify efficiencies and improvements/automation and provide recommendations to Senior Manager Direct Tax
- Support in the preparation of indirect tax returns such as CIS, RCT, VAT returns if required.
- Maintain up to date tax process notes.
- Delivery of PLC and CLC adherence day to day
- Responsible for ensuring the annual SAO corporate tax documentation is updated and testing programme performed.
- Responsible for running and reconciling tax balance sheet accounts, for discussion and review with the Senior Manager Direct Tax
- Support to Senior Manager Direct Tax in relation to on-going queries / ad-hoc projects.
- Keep up to date with tax technical developments for CPD and supporting the team.
Accountabilities
- Corporate tax returns completed, submitted and paid on time and to th