Tax Compliance Accountant
// Role Summary
Join Leonardo UK as a Tax Compliance Accountant, reporting to the Senior Tax Manager. This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to manage corporate tax compliance for UK legal entities and their subsidiaries, liaising with internal teams and external advisors.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage corporate tax compliance and statutory reporting for UK entities and subsidiaries.
- Prepare and analyse data for R&D Expenditure Credit and Patent Box claims.
- Ensure timely corporate income tax payments and accurate account reconciliations.
- Support tax provisions, Senior Accounting Officer requirements, and audit requests.
- Collaborate with internal departments and external advisors on technical tax matters.
- Hybrid role based in Yeovil or Edinburgh, with flexible working options.
// Role Specification
About the Role
As a Tax Compliance Accountant, you will report to the Senior Tax Manager and take responsibility for supporting corporate tax compliance for the main UK legal entity and its subsidiaries. This pivotal role involves preparing all aspects of the corporate tax compliance cycle and statutory reporting, requiring close liaison with various internal functions including finance, commercial, and external tax advisors. You will engage with multiple divisions across the UK and Italy, as well as the Head Office Corporate Tax team.
Key Responsibilities
- Collating information from divisional SAP systems and conducting detailed analysis for all corporate tax returns, including UK, overseas branches, and Permanent Establishments.
- Extracting and analysing data for the annual Research & Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC) and Patent Box claim for Leonardo UK Ltd, and organising meetings with business partners and advisors.
- Ensuring all Corporate Income Tax payments are made on a timely basis for all jurisdictions, and all journals and reconciliations of tax accounts are completed in line with reporting deadlines.
- Supporting the preparation of quarterly and annual tax provisions and inputting into Hyperion Financial Management.
- Assisting with the preparation of documentation to support Senior Accounting Officer requirements and supporting audit requests.
- Assisting in the provision of documentation and maintenance of the annual UK Transfer Pricing report.
- Collating and preparing information to comply with Controlled Foreign Companies and Country by Country Reporting requirements.
- Liaising with and supporting other departments on technical tax matters, including corporate tax advice at the bid stage.
- Supporting the internal forecasting process and acting as a contact for relevant stakeholders.
- Minimising exposure to penalties or additional tax arising from late lodgement of returns, taxation audits, or mis-declaration penalties.
- Assisting in the production and updating of Tax Team process documentation and evidence/support of tax treatments.
- Preparing information to respond to Law 262 internal audit and external audits.
- Supporting the wider tax team as necessary.
What We're Looking For
- Professionally qualified/part-qualified compliance specialist with relevant experience.
- Good IT skills, including knowledge of SAP/ERP or equivalent systems.
- Significant attention to detail, strong communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all business levels and to various stakeholder groups.
- Strong focus on governance and controls.
- UK corporate tax, reporting, and forecasting experience; proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Flexible working style with the ability to multi-task.
- Motivated team player who is willing to be hands-on.
- Support package available towards professional tax/accounting qualification training programmes.
Security Clearance
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional Personnel Security Controls, including eligibility for Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV), may apply.
Work Location & Type
This is a hybrid role, combining onsite and remote working, based from either our Yeovil or Edinburgh site. Contract type: Permanent.