A minimum of 5-7 years’ post-qualification corporate tax experience, including significant corporate tax accounting experience
Strong corporate tax compliance background with experience of large UK and multinational groups and use of tax return preparation software
Awareness of International tax issues
Professional qualification in accounting (ACA or equivalent)
Strong Excel skills – ability to manage and manipulate high volumes of data
Strong communication skills, especially in communicating tax concepts to a non-tax audience and finance teams in overseas territories
Responsibilities
Preparation/review of quarterly and annual US GAAP tax accounting (provisions/true ups)
Prepare/maintain tax calculation templates, FIN48 calculations and SOX404 documentation
Monitor variances between the tax provision and tax return for international businesses
Liaise with finance contacts and external service providers
Review and update business models (forecast financial models)
Preparation/analysis of group summaries by business line and by territory
Review of intercompany royalty calculations
Preparation of Country-by-Country reporting data
Assisting with the UK tax compliance process for 50+ entities, including preparation/review of UK GAAP tax provisions and UK tax returns
Allocation of UK group losses and calculation of quarterly installment payments
Review and understanding of differences between US and UK GAAP
Dealing with HMRC correspondence, notices, etc. and following up as appropriate
Coordination and review of the outsourced international tax compliance in respect of 100+ entities worldwide
Coordination of BEPS compliance including Country by Country reporting notifications
Coordination and review of Creative Industries tax credit claims
Management of compliance issues in respect of mobile employees
Populating and monitoring the entity obligation tracking tool and internal tax return library
Withholding Tax administration - preparation of clearance forms and request of residency certifications
Dispute resolution in respect of customer WHT deductions
Ad-hoc projects, such as assistance with tax audits, transfer pricing implementation, entity eliminations & group structuring, dividend and repatriation planning, R&D tax credits, film tax credits, property transactions, contracts review, Pillar II requirements
Assist in development of electronic tools to maximize efficiencies in tax processes
Supporting the wider tax team as appropriate in areas commensurate with experience
Skills
US GAAP
FIN48
SOX404
UK GAAP
UK Tax Returns
HMRC
Country-by-Country Reporting
Intercompany Royalty Calculations
Tax Provisions
Tax Compliance
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company.