Assistant Manager - Corporate tax

Introduction

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher. Overview

We are seeking an Assistant Manager to join our Corporate Tax team. In this role, you will support all areas of our business concerning direct taxes, with a primary focus on UK corporation tax compliance, reporting, and advisory. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring the company's tax obligations are met efficiently and accurately, while providing strategic tax advice to support business objectives.

How you'll make an impact

Manage our UK corporation tax compliance process, including reviewing all computations and returns, ensuring accurate and timely submission to HMRC

Calculate quarterly corporation tax payments due to HMRC and ensuring timely payment

Manage preparation of UK corporation tax provision for UKGAAP statutory accounts, this will involve managing and developing the relationship with the external tax audit team and our internal statutory accounting team

Prepare/review US GAAP quarterly reporting packs for the group’s US parent company

Responsibility for corporation tax balance sheet reconciliations within ERP system

Allocate work to team members in an efficient manner and ensure all deadlines and key priorities are met

Participate in training and development of junior members of the team

Participate in managing tax team’s relationship with HMRC

Involvement in maintaining strong tax governance, ensuring SOX requirements are fully met.

Involvement in M&A due diligence projects for UK acquisitions, review data, prepare reports and assist legal counsel.

Involvement in tax advisory projects including, group restructuring and financing, adhoc queries from the business

About You

CTA/CA/ACCA qualification

Strong technical knowledge of corporation tax is essential with a sound understanding of tax accounting principles

US GAAP knowledge is desirable but not essential

Practical experience applying up to date knowledge in either a Practice or Industry environment.

Working knowledge of Thomson Reuters Onesource Corporation Tax

Excellent MS Excel skills (experience with MS Powersuite, Alteryx or Tableau not essential but desired)

Ability to manage and adhere to deadlines.

Ability to keep technical knowledge updated

Excellent organisational skills

Excellent communication skills in all formats.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days

Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to

Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x

Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include

Three fully paid volunteering days per year

Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount

Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan

Critical illness cover

Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally

Season ticket loan

Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase

Emergency back-up family care

And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch. Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation