My client, a leader in their field is hiring a Tax Manager. The role will involve partnering with Regional & Local Finance, Controllership & Compliance teams, to ensure timely & accurate reporting, while in compliance with US & local GAAP.

The role

• Support the Tax department by preparing supporting schedules for tax calculations and any ad‐hoc tax audit requirements including Transfer Pricing documentation and supporting intercompany support.
  
  
  
• Responsible for producing quarter and year‐end close reporting including local Statutory & Tax requirements
  
  
• Overall ownership of the preparation of quarter and year‐end close reporting including co‐ordination of all schedules, reconciliations and reporting packages
  
  
• Manage, Co‐ordinate and run annual audit for certain UK legal entities
  
  
• Statutory reporting requirements.

• Responsible for the maintenance and communication of Global and Local accounting policies and procedures, being the lead for communication between Global and the EMEA Controllership team
  
  
• Development of the team
  
  
• Partner with finance, Global and EMEA Controllership teams, operation leads and project teams to support and implement new initiatives as required
  
  
• Drive areas of improvement within current processes with the aim of maintaining the current high standard of service provided in a more efficient manner
  
  
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and Disney Minimum Control Standards

The Candidate

• Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA with strong relevant working experience
• Strong educational qualifications
• Experience managing staff - you will have 2 shared reports
• Project Management
• Strong excel skills
• SAP experience preferable
• Experience of working in a corporate environment
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (Local GAAP, IFRS) with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to work under pressure