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Manager - Tax

London or Leeds

About Alpha FMC

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Alpha combines highly specialist, sector-focused management consulting and technology expertise to support the client transformation lifecycle. We have over 1,000 consultants globally, operating from 17 client-facing offices spanning the UK, North America, Europe and APAC.

Following a hugely successful corporate chapter on AIM - Alpha listed with a market cap of £160m in 2017 and enjoyed 7 years of substantial growth - before selling to Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors, for £626m in August 2024.

Our team is of a uniquely high calibre and by focusing on financial services, we build deep knowledge and experience within our industries. We work with a blue-chip client base, including all of the world’s top 20 asset managers by AUM, alongside a wide range of Insurance and other buy-side firms, working with over 1,000 clients across the globe to-date.

To clients, we’re a trusted partner for change programmes that improve links between their people and processes. But to our employees, we’re so much more. Alpha is a rewarding place to work. A meritocratic environment perfect for building a career. We take great pride in being an environment which is collaborative, supportive and fun.

The benefits of working with Alpha:

  • We invest in developing your talent.We run tailored training for all levels, which supports industry-leading qualifications.
  • Your progress is based on ability not time.We don’t have promotion quotas, there is no ‘time-at-level’ requirement, no ‘up-or-out’ policy; just a plain and simple meritocracy where everyone progresses as their abilities and results dictate.
  • You’ll work with great people.Our projects are complex and require a range of skillsets to solve the challenges we face. You’ll collaborate with people who have a range of expertise – which will help develop yours.
  • You share in our success.We have a profit share bonus scheme that shares our corporate success and gets great feedback from staff.

The opportunity:

This is a key role designed to enhance Alpha’s internal tax function as the Group continues to grow in scale and complexity. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of global direct tax compliance and reporting, coordinating with external advisors and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate submissions, and supporting the Group’s evolving tax governance framework as well as the opportunity to get involved in a variety of advisory projects across taxes and jurisdictions as and when they arise.

Reporting to the Head of Tax and Treasury, this is an excellent opportunity for a tax professional looking to take ownership of global compliance in a private equity backed international professional services environment.

Overall role & responsibilities:

Tax Compliance

  • Lead the global corporate income tax compliance process across more than 15 countries including managing the relationship with the Group’s outsourced provider
  • Assist with the preparation and review of tax payment on account calculations, ensuring that payments are remitted on time
  • Communicate clear concise updates on progress on a regular basis throughout the compliance cycle to the Head of Tax & Treasury
  • Lead the process for annual roll forward of global transfer pricing documentation and ensure local requirements are met
  • Assist with tax audits and queries

Tax Reporting

  • Manage the process for the preparation of the consolidated group tax provision, working closely with internal stakeholders and the outsourced provider to ensure current and deferred tax provisions, notes and commentary are prepared in line with agreed timeframes
  • Review local statutory tax provisions and assist with reconciliations

Tax Governance, Advisory and Process Improvement

  • Assist the Head of Tax & Treasury by providing input on or leading tax-related projects as required.
  • Support the development of the Group’s tax risk and governance framework, aligned with its low-risk appetite.
  • Identify and implement process efficiencies across the tax compliance cycle.

We want to hear from people with:

  • Qualified accountant ACCA/ACA/CTA with experience of Corporation Tax compliance
  • Strong core knowledge of tax accounting under IFRS
  • International tax experience beneficial
  • A problem-solving mindset/proven experience of thinking outside the box to provide innovative solutions
  • Interest in using technology solutions to automate and standardise processes and drive efficiencies
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to excel in a collaborative environment
  • Ability to plan and manage time
  • Ability to cope with a demanding and fast-paced environment and desire to contribute to a high-performance culture
  • Advanced Excel skills capable of working with complex spreadsheets
  • Business language fluency in English

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