Associate Director, Corporate Tax Manager

Position

Associate Director, Corporate Tax Manager

Department

Corporate Accounting

Location

London

Overall Purpose of Role

This role primarily involves managing the UK corporate tax compliance process for the Barings group, assisting with UK VAT compliance and identifying and implementing process efficiencies and control improvements.

Principal Responsibilities

UK corporation tax compliance

• Preparation of UK corporation tax returns using Alphatax.
• Identification and implementation of process improvements to streamline the transfer of data from the accounting ledger into Alphatax.
• Work in connection with the preparation of the tax charge in the year-end accounts.
• Calculation of quarterly instalment payments.
• Liaising with HMRC, including drafting responses to HMRC queries.
• Involvement in parent group reporting requirements.

Irish corporation tax and VAT compliance

• Provision of information to local advisors who prepare the Irish corporation tax and VAT returns.
• Review and oversight of the work undertaken by local advisors.
• Oversight of outsourced tax compliance for European subsidiaries and branches.

UK VAT compliance

• Preparation of quarterly partial exemption VAT calculations.
• Responding to queries relating to posting and processing of VAT from the Accounts Payable and Corporate Accounting teams.
• Preparing VAT reconciliations.

Additional responsibilities

• Preparation of the UK PAYE Settlement calculations and submission of the return.
• Improvement of processes / implementation of controls including use of AI where appropriate.
• Responding to queries from the Corporate Accounting team and wider organisation with respect to corporate tax and VAT.
• Monitoring changes to tax legislation or tax authority practice and, where appropriate, ensuring that the relevant Barings teams are informed.

Person Specification

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CTA or equivalent.
• Strong UK tax compliance experience covering both corporation tax and VAT, ideally 1–2 years in-house.
• Excellent Excel skills and an interest in using AI to drive process efficiencies.
• Proactive and practical with the ability to document existing processes and identify and implement continuous improvements in controls and processes.
• Ability to quickly understand new tax rules and their impact on the business.
• Ability to articulate complex tax issues clearly to non-tax colleagues.
• Methodical and organized with strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritise work.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across the business to enable effective interaction with other departments as well as with the Tax team.
• Familiarity with Country by Country reporting, BEPS Pillar 2, Corporate Interest Restriction rules and transfer pricing is useful but not required.
• Prior experience with Alphatax and Workday is advantageous.
• Relevant tax experience in the investment management sector is preferable.
• Proven track record of implementing improvements in data migration is useful.

Requisite Skills

Corporate Tax, Tax Compliance

Additional Skills

Alphatax, Improvement Management, Microsoft Excel, Proactive Thinking, Relationship Building

Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.