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Associate Tax Director, in-house Financial services London, with 50% homeworking £100,000 - £120,000 + bonus & benefits We are partnered with a growing UK financial services business in recruiting an Associate Tax Director. Working as part of a small, London-based tax team, the successful applicant will enjoy a strong flexibility offering and exposure to a variety of projects. Reporting directly to the Head of Tax, the Associate Director will focus principally on corporation tax issues, with a broad focus across compliance (oversight) and advisory. Responsibilities will include: Providing tax advice on key projects, transactions and business initiatives Oversight and review of UK tax compliance and reporting processes Managing relations with Big 4 advisors and liaising with HMRC Playing a leading role in the tax team, deputising for the Head of Tax where necessary and mentoring juniors Proactively monitoring and managing tax risks by improving processes and building relations with finance/business/operational leaders Supporting with wider tax issues as required, including indirect tax matters The successful candidate will ACA/CTA qualification UK corporate tax specialist, with experience across compliance, advisory, tax accounting/reporting, accustomed to working with current and deferred taxes Demonstrable experience at Manager level within the financial services context (open to applicants with professional services and/or in-house backgrounds) Indirect tax experience would be helpful but not a pre-requisite Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including at senior level As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Senior Manager needed for this in-house team. Your new role Are you a recently promoted Senior Manager looking to make an in-house move? Are you looking to work with an excellent Head of Tax in a small but collaborative team? Do you have recent real estate, renewable or infrastructure exposure. If so, then this role is for you. As the Senior Manager Investment Tax you will support the Head of Investment Tax with the provision of effective transactional tax advice to our Investment teams. This will incorporate providing advice and/or overseeing the delivery of third party advice across a number infrastructure and renewables investments, UK real estate investments, and global private equity investments. It will also include supporting on investments into traditional funds. The transactional support will encompass tax structuring and tax due diligence, review and input into transactional documents, working with investment colleagues to understand and input into tax assumptions as part of the underwriting process. You will also support colleagues by answering ad-hoc tax queries on prospective projects as well as responding on ad-hoc queries The role will also have responsibility for oversight of UK tax compliance for portfolio companies with a direct report who you will have oversight of, supporting in the delivery of the UK tax filing obligations. The person The successful candidate will have a relevant Tax and/or accounting qualification, alongside experience of working in a deals team/real assets team and good awareness of tax issues relevant to these asset classes. Exposure to a range of UK taxes (inc. corporation tax, VAT, CIS, SDLT) and different types of investment holding entities, is key for this role and experience of US tax implications of investing into private equity funds would be desirable. You will be a confident, influential and an effective communicator who can unite diverse individuals and opinions and reach mutually agreed positions, when seeking views across the organisation. You will have the ability to constructively challenge peers and welcome challenge in return. Being dependable and building strong relationships across the business is key whilst always acting in the best interests of the group. You should be comfortable in explaining tax issues to non-tax colleagues and be able to articulate, and provide views on, areas of uncertainty. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #

Corporate tax manager Your new company Hays are thrilled to be partnering with a local accountancy firm for the role of corporate tax manager. The firm based in Belfast city centre boasts a fantastic client portfolio and is a credible place to build your career. As a Corporate Tax Manager, you will play a crucial role in providing tax expertise and guidance to clients within our clients' accountancy practice. You'll work closely with senior management, ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations while optimising tax strategies. If you have a strong technical background in corporate tax and excellent communication skills, this is the role for you. Your new role Tax Strategy and Planning : Collaborate with senior management to design and implement effective tax strategies for clients. Provide innovative solutions to minimise tax liabilities while maintaining compliance. Corporate Tax Compliance : Ensure accurate and timely preparation of corporate tax returns. Review tax adjustments and computations. Stay up-to-date with tax regulations and interpret their impact on clients. Client Relationship Management : Build and maintain strong relationships with clients. Understand their business needs and tailor tax advice accordingly. Communicate complex tax matters clearly to clients. Team Leadership and Training : Lead and mentor junior tax professionals. Provide in-house training on tax accounting topics. Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment. Deadline Management : Prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines. Work well under pressure during peak tax seasons. What you'll need to succeed ACA / CTA Qualified : Hold professional qualifications such as ACA (Chartered Accountant) and/or CTA (Chartered Tax Advisor). Experience : Extensive experience working within an accountancy practice. Strong technical knowledge of corporate tax compliance. Communication Skills : Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to explain complex tax concepts to clients. What you'll get in return Pension Competitive salary Dedicated PDP and career development Staff away days Generous annual leave and public holidays. No weekend working What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. #

80507- Protection and Commissioning Engineer This Protection and Commissioning Engineer will report to the Lead Protection and Commissioning Engineer and will work within Capital Programme based in several locations in our SPN licence area. You will be a permanent employee. You will attract a salary of 80,557 plus car and a bonus of 3%. If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check Should you not have the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed below, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip you. If you do not have all relevant competencies for the core grade, it will be appropriate to appoint at a lower grade until you have developed the required competencies. Close Date: .05/10/2025 We also provide the following additional benefits 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays. Reservist Leave - Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%) Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes Occupational Health support Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products Discounted gym membership Employee Assistance Programme Job Purpose Plan and perform commissioning testing of all types of substation equipment at all voltage levels following current procedures. Provide Design / Standards support Perform witnessing of manufacturers commissioning tests to ensure quality assurance and compliance. Knowledge and Experience Required You will hold either a relevant engineering degree or Higher National HNC/HND qualification. It is desirable that you have network operational experience as an Authorised Person (AP) of which, a period of time would be as a commissioning engineer. This is a complex field requiring high technical understanding and proficiency and will include the ability to apply practical engineering sense from first principles using a logical disciplined approach to problem solving. Additional IT skills will allow interaction from laptop to complex modern relay schemes to programme, test, extract fault records and interpret results with a right first-time approach. Principal Accountabilities Ensure safety management prevail throughout all areas and that safety performance is maintained within parameters defined by the Executive. Promote the zero harm philosophy. Plan and manage the programme of commissioning work testing and plant acceptance testing leading to safe energisation and successful project completion for both internal and external customers. Develop and agree commissioning plans and programmes for projects applying sound engineering knowledge to set standards and ensure through and complete testing of new schemes. At design reviews working with in-house, contractor and supplier experts, evaluate designs which deliver optimisation and leads to scheme design understanding, reduced risk and complete testing methodology. Check and apply software programmable logic and settings to protection schemes checking operational and making adjustments to the scheme logic. During commissioning testing, diagnose problems and propose modifications to scheme design to provide desired operability. As a recognised expert, investigate, advise, diagnose and correct mal operations that occur during the life of the equipment. Drawing on the skills of senior commissioning engineers, collaboration with technical experts in other organisations propose the root cause and to develop permanent solutions to the issues. Often this is required to tight timescales when network equipment has failed in service. Work with Network Control, planning and authorising safe energisation of plant on to the network. To ensure that Customer Minutes Lost (CML) and Customer Interruptions (CI) are minimised as a result of the activities of commissioning new plant and that schemes will deliver lower numbers over the life of the project. To witness contractors testing and to coordinate the use of test sheets, test routines and policy applied. Ensure that all settings applied to relays are confirmed back into our database before energisation. All as built records are completed by contractors and employees to ensure records of work are maintained. Nature and Scope Commissioning and the associated quality assurance occur throughout the process of delivering the network capital programme. From the early broad design review to detailed design checks at the later stages. Equipment is checked, tested, safely energised and records updated as part of the process. The role is one of teamwork with many other specialists and colleagues. Commissioning equipment requires communication and understanding with technical staff Contractors, Suppliers, and Customers and internally with designers and project managers. Technical problems that occur on site are normally handled locally where you will find a way to achieve the end often without reference to higher authority. Applying precedents, you will make decisions about a way forward. Often there is no right answer. For this reason, communication must be unambiguous. Risk is often reduced by an ability to understand and rationalise conflicting points of view to reach an optimum solution. Work is normally on sites with varying degrees of accommodation. The majority of the work is site-based including outdoor and indoor construction areas and site-based office locations. Work often takes place outside normal hours to lower the risk of customer interruptions whilst new plant is commissioned and tested. The planning process towards this can be very long term. There will be limited technical guidance provided and you may have to request help. General remote managerial supervision is provided. You will contribute to the development of commissioning testing. Outline rules and policies exist to guide staff. New developments are being incorporated into designs all the time resulting in your learning. Commissioning engineers are often required to provide expertise to operational staff when faults or failures affect customers' supplies. The workload tends to be peaked towards the summer and early winter months and as a result of network outage risk, customer requirements and the demands of the programme require flexible working times. You will have to work outside normal hours. You will be a major influence on prioritisation and planning of work. Decisions on testing and energisation lay with you. You will normally be the technical authority on site for solving problems, faults, failures.