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Tax Manager, UK

Arla House, Leeds, LS10 1AB

37.5 hours per week, hybrid working pattern

Are you aiming to play a significant role within an established tax division and have a far-reaching business partner role with touchpoints across the organisation? Then this is your opportunity to join a global organisation organization and contribute to robust tax compliance and reporting.
From Arla’s offices in Leeds, you will be part of the Arla Global Tax team which consists of 14 specialists in 5 countries, reporting to the global Head of Tax. You will be an important part of making things happen within the Arla Foods organisation and in building the future capabilities of the tax department. Furthermore, you will get a unique opportunity to work with a wide area of tasks in a professional but informal environment.

Benefits

* Competitive salary (salary discussed at application stage)

* 26 days holiday & Bank Holidays

* Pension contribution matched up to 6%

* Hybrid and flexible working

* BUPA Private Healthcare

* Variable pay bonus

* 4 x annual salary life assurance

* Free to use onsite Gym

* Access to discounted products in our Staff Shop

* People agenda commitment to training and development

* Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.

* Most importantly - Cheese hamper at Christmas!

* Working in a flexible, inclusion focussed culture

What will the role look like?

You will handle various tax-related tasks in a professional yet informal setting. Success means becoming a trusted business partner, using your talent for structured process management to provide guidance that ensures sound decisions, high compliance, and stakeholder support.

Your main responsibilities will include:

* Corporate tax compliance – return preparation and group administration including thin cap and CIR; group reporting and UK accounts tax disclosures

* SAO support including documentation and testing

* Tax governance including process documentation and update/maintenance of risk register, etc,

* HMRC relationship maintenance ; dealing with HMRC compliance checks

* Project work as required either leading or supporting, for example, M&A and reorganisations, property transactions, legal entity simplification

* Dealing with ad-hoc business queries

* Learning new tax areas including IR35, customs duties, alcohol ingredients relief, plastic packaging tax, some VAT

* Work closely together with the other Global tax team members in the UK Leeds office.

* Liaise with other internal departments, tax authorities and external tax advisors – providing high-quality tax advice to the organisation.

To succeed, you establish yourself as a trusted business partner within the Arla organisation.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful in This Role:

You are ready to put your knowledge of UK tax matters into practice in a large global and dynamic organisation. You enjoy working in a complex stakeholder environment, deploying your ability to manage assignments in a fast-paced environment.

Moreover, you:

Are CIOT qualified with 2/3 years post qualification experience

Are possibly looking for a first move into industry /an in-house position.

Have a UK Corporate tax background but looking to broaden tax knowledge in other areas (willingness to learn and diversify)

Enjoy using digital tools/systems and are willing to learn more (Microsoft literacy); experience with Alphatax and SAP is a plus.

Work effectively and structured to meet agreed deadlines in a work environment with a wide variety of tasks.

We're looking for team players with excellent communication skills. Your curiosity and growth mindset will promote continuous learning and questioning of the status quo. A structured approach to tasks ensures effective prioritisation and attention to detail in a dynamic environment.

What do we offer?

Alongside providing an engaging professional tax career opportunity, we place a strong emphasis on mental health, flexible working arrangements, and work-life balance, with the option to work from home. Additionally, you will be part of a global organisation with colleagues from various regions around the world.

We believe that our positive and collaborative culture will help you excel. Furthermore, you’ll join a leading company that creates beloved, nutritious household brands in a manner that enhances the lives of our customers, the farmers who own us, and the entire world.

Things We’d Love To Tell You About Arla

We are a farmer- owned cooperative. That means we are committed to partnering with farmers so they are guaranteed a fair price for their milk.

We experimented with poo powered trucks (google it- you won’t regret it), and built the world’s first ever 100% carbon neutral dairy. All as part of our ongoing commitment to combatting climate change.

We are the producer of Lurpak, one of the world’s most iconic butter brands.

We are a Danish business, operating across the UK, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, North America, South America and other regions across the globe.

Next steps

If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please apply directly using the link as soon as possible. For additional information, please reach out to Olivia Pine, Talent Partner at Arla Foods. The closing date for this position is the 22nd November 2024.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency’s terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels