Assistant Tax Manager

Join Howdens as an Assistant Tax Manager at our Wigmore Street office in Central London and build your career within an industry leading FTSE 100 organisation.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for growth, reporting directly to the Head of Tax. You’ll take ownership of key tax responsibilities while continuing to develop your tax expertise within a large, complex organisation.

This is a full-time, permanent role, working on-site with the team four days a week and one day from home.

What you’ll be doing as an Assistant Tax Manager

Leading the preparation of the group’s consolidated full year and half year corporation tax reporting, including: capital allowances; patent box; transfer pricing adjustments; share based payments

Working with internal finance teams and our external tax compliance providers to prepare the UK corporation tax computations for all UK entities.

Undertaking capital allowances analysis and work with UK finance teams to improve efficiency of processes

Calculating transfer pricing adjustments, work with internal finance teams and external advisors to ensure compliance with OECD principles

Working with internal finance teams and external advisors to ensure compliance in overseas jurisdictions

Partnering with our internal finance teams to forecast the corporation tax charge, cash tax and effective tax rate and preparing and submitting the UK and overseas VAT returns.

Preparing the consolidated and individual entity financial statement tax disclosures

Liaising with auditors to explain our position, provide relevant support and rationale for any judgements or assumptions made

Working with the business (including IT, HR, credit control, etc) to ensure processes and controls are appropriate and documented for SAO purposes

Maintaining the calendar of tax compliance, ensuring returns and payments are on time

Work with the finance teams to prepare the PSA and various teams to prepare the plastic tax return

Analysing expenses and working with HR and payroll to prepare P11Ds

What we are looking for from you

ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified (or equivalent) with strong UK corporate tax experience

Proven experience in an Assistant Tax Manager or Tax role, ideally inhouse within a large or multi-site organisation

Strong technical knowledge of UK tax legislation and compliance requirements including VAT

Ability to translate complex tax matters into clear, commercial advice

Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across Finance and the wider business

Strong attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset

Experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Previous experience using Onesource VAT MTD or SAP would be desirable

About Howdens

As the UK’s leading trade kitchen supplier, Howdens proudly supports over 460,000 trade professionals through our network of 950+ depots. As a constituent of the FTSE 100 and with sales of £2.4 billion last year, we continue to expand, offering exciting opportunities for growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

What we can offer you as an Assistant Tax Manager

Competitive salary and car allowance

Company performance related annual bonus

Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)

Private Healthcare for you

25 days holiday plus bank holidays. Holiday entitlement increases with service

Generous staff discounts on Howdens products

Cycle to Work Scheme

Share save scheme.

Virtual GP access and wellbeing support for you and your family

Exceptional reward and recognition events

Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.?

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