Our client is a global company with several sites in the UK and a European based head office. A recent review of the finance department has prompted the requirement to strengthen the team by appointing an Internal Controls and Compliance Manager in response to new legislation. The primary objective of the role is to support the Finance Director with the SAO (Senior Accounting Officer) regime by establishing and maintaining appropriate tax accounting arrangements, ensuring the company has adequate systems in place to report correct tax liabilities. This is an important new role within the finance team forming a key part of a business’s tax governance and risk management framework. The opportunity would appeal to a candidate who is a qualified CTA / ATT tax accountant or an ACA / ACCA with an audit / internal audit background and good tax experience but not necessarily an expert as the role will involve working closely with their external tax advisers who can provide guidance.
A key part of the role will include reviewing existing systems, processes and controls to recommend improvements, researching key areas if necessary and implementing required actions. This requires a solution orientated approach to planning, implementing internal controls and ensuring compliance and will require you to be a contact person for internal and external stakeholders, tax and audit related. As this is a new position there is scope to make the role your own but the main duties will ...