Tax Manager (P4)

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Sector: Construction and Building Services
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

This role involves assisting with the management of the group's VAT and indirect tax matters and the implementation of improvements to the end-to-end VAT process. The indirect tax manager will report to the associate director for indirect tax and will be supported by an indirect tax assistant. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of indirect tax principles, both in the UK and overseas. This is a hands-on role in the sense of working with others to improve VAT processes and is not a pure advisory role.

You'll be responsible for:

• Overseeing the preparation, review and submission of VAT returns alongside third-party providers, ensuring timely and accurate filings across multiple jurisdictions.
• Liaising with treasury on VAT forecasting to ensure the timely and accurate payment of liabilities/timely allocation of VAT refunds.
• Assisting in the review and improvement, with the finance transformation team, of the end-to-end VAT process from invoice to return and managing the implementation of identified changes.
• Assisting with making our Oracle ERP system compliant with local VAT/sales tax laws in a more efficient way.
• Ensuring that VAT issues identified as part of tax authority audits are resolved.
• Assisting with requests for advice from the business in both the UK and overseas.
• Providing support and training to non-accountants within the business on VAT and CIS requirements, and to those involved in processing purchase and sales invoices.

You'll need to have:

• Knowledge of VAT accounting and control checks, including balance sheet VAT reconciliations.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Indirect tax rules both in the UK and overseas, and demonstrable technical competence in areas relevant to the role.

You'll also have:

• Degree-level accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA), tax qualification (ATT/CTA), or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience with Oracle is desirable but not essential.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; the ideal candidate will enjoy using their initiative.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Solid experience within the construction industry and around supplies connected with immovable property is desirable but not essential.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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Our clients say that it's our people that make the difference. Our people think harder, do better and go further. Every day at Mace is an opportunity to think and do things differently.

Reward and recognition

We invest in our people and provide a strong benefits package, which in the UK includes:

• 22 days of holiday, plus two 'Mace Days' to support work-life balance, bank holidays and December holiday shut down
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Highly competitive maternity and paternity package
• Reimbursement of professional subscriptions and membership fees
• Season ticket loan
• Annual health screening
• Private medical insurance
• Sponsorship of education schemes (on approval)
• Continuous on-the-job training and development
• Cycle to work scheme

We know that many parents can face challenges when balancing the demands of work and their home lives. At Mace, we fully support our people when they choose to balance their career with family life. We offer enhanced family leave, as well as options for flexible working and alternative working patterns to support and improve the work-life balance of our employees.

At Mace we appreciate the differences that everyone brings to work and we recognise the importance of people being free to be themselves.

Regardless of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or affiliation to any political party, we embrace diversity and believe in creating an inclusive environment where every Mace person is treated equally, fairly and with respect.

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Our recruitment and HR Teams have undertaken disability awareness training and are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues.

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