Tax Manager

Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting an experienced Tax Manager.
This position will involve a mixture of working from home and our Camberley or Moorgate office.
BAM operates a flexible working policy.
Your mission
You will work closely with other areas of the business to further develop tax reporting and tax compliance processes at BAM to improve efficiency and manage tax risk.
This may involve projects and business initiatives to evolve our processes, providing guidance to ensure that tax requirements are understood and well-managed.
As part of the wider group tax team, you will support tax advisory projects and contribute to the overall success of the team.
Accountabilities
The role is accountable for managing tax compliance, tax risk and tax reporting for BAM’s UK businesses and driving the following:
• Preparation of corporate tax returns for BAM UK’s entities within the scope of local and international laws and requirements.
• Preparation of tax disclosures for UK financial statements.
• Prepare tax accounting disclosures, forecasting, and reporting of BAM’s UK entities for group reporting purposes.
• Manage the UK group payment arrangements, sharing of losses and quarterly tax payments for the UK entities.
• Work with third party auditors to ensure the smooth running of all BAM’s UK taxation audits
• Advise on UK tax areas such as R&D credits, capital allowances, etc.
• Advise on the UK tax impact of business transactions involving multiple jurisdictions (for example, cross border issues, double taxation treaties, transfer pricing, withholding taxes, VAT)
• Maintain and implement BAM Group’s transfer pricing policies for BAM’s UK entities
• Closely monitor and respond appropriately to material UK Government policy and legislative developments, ensuring implications are fully understood by stakeholders
• Play an active role as a member of the global tax team in matters such as group structure, transfer pricing, implementation of new projects/programs in BAM’s UK entities.
• Partner with UK&I FP&A, business finance, legal, treasury, accounting, and other functions to communicate, execute, protect, and fund various initiatives which aim to ultimately maximize cash for the Division and Group.
• Provide tax related technical accounting guidance to the Finance and Business teams and ensure guidance is being consistently applied across Segments.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced and motivated tax professional with a track-record of advising on tax matters in a multinational and UK business environment.
You are experienced, energized, capable, analytically, numerically strong individual and will ideally have some or all of the following:
• ACA or CTA (or equivalent) qualified, with strong UK corporate tax knowledge
• Minimum 2 years’ post-qualification UK tax experience, preferably within a multinational business
• Big 4 background advantageous though not essential
• Systems orientated and strong excel skills
• A good understanding of the current UK tax landscape and able to support on general tax matters
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), able to quickly build relationships and deliver clarity to non-tax personnel
• Indirect tax experience (desirable)
• Research and Development Tax Credits (desirable)
• “Hands-on” problem solver with the capacity to develop and learn in the role
Competencies
For this position we are looking for the following competences:
• Technical Skills – Detailed understanding of direct tax legislation, case laws and ability to apply tax legislation to practical situations.
Some understanding of indirect tax legislation.
• Communication - An ability to communicate technical tax content in a clear and understandable way
• Helicopter approach – Ability to step back and see the big picture and if needed, drill down into the details.
• Initiative - Acting at one’s own initiative without being directed or encouraged by others.
• Can do attitude - Identifying problems and tracking down potential causes; recognising important information and establishing a link between different data sets; drawing correct and realistic conclusions based on the available information; summarising outcomes and reporting against performance metrics.
• Networking – Be able to formulate good working relationships within and beyond the finance team.
Feeling comfortable with approaching other teams and building relationships and networks which are helpful in achieving the UK&I Tax objectives.
• Collaboration & Leadership –Having the emotional and cross-cultural intelligence and empathy, to make it easier to understand the needs others.
• Team Player - Ability to work with Finance and non-Finance teams collaboratively as part of a team and actively contribute to excellence.
What’s in it for you?
A rewarding and evolving environment in a forward-thinking organisation.
In addition to supporting further personal growth and development, we offer an attractive salary and benefits package which can include EV or car allowance, bonus, family BUPA, Pension, PHI and lots more.
Your work environment
People are at the heart of what we do at BAM.
We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial.
We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations.
As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values:
sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions.
Today, tomorrow and every day.
Our recruitment process, what you need to know?
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.
Closing date for applications is 31st January 2025