Head of Direct Tax

Capita

Purpose of the role:

To set the group’s corporation tax strategy and lead the function to effectively and efficiently deliver on all aspects of external corporation tax (‘CT’) reporting, governance and advisory matters. This includes managing the global corporation taxes of the Capita group, with an objective of ensuring CT obligations are met, and risks are minimised, while creating value and a sustainable framework.

Job title:

Head of Direct Tax

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Accountability for the end-to-end delivery of UK and Ireland CT compliance and oversight of the group’s tax status in its key international jurisdictions
• Responsible for accurate reporting of CT results; review and delivery of accounting and reporting processes for tax, and preparation of the year end IFRS tax disclosures for the annual report
• Ensuring compliance with worldwide transfer pricing and BEPS obligations, including new Pillar II considerations
• Develop, own and communicate the delivery of strategy for CT while ensuring an appropriate CT governance framework is in place and operating effectively.
• Lead, maintain and develop an effective and content CT team, including managing performance of direct reports
• CT advisory support on large and complex contracts, internal restructuring projects, international business opportunities and M&A transactions.
• Providing support and advice to the business, including finance teams in other territories in order to help them manage their local CT risks.
• Responsible for continuous improvement of the group’s CT systems and processes, driving process efficiencies and technology improvements to ensure that they are fit for purpose and operating efficiently.
• Be the Capita CT lead on the HMRC relationship and support finance teams with managing their relationships with local tax authorities as appropriate
• Reports to Director of Group Tax
• Line management responsibility for the corporation tax team (currently 2 managers and an assistant)
• Key member of the tax leadership team working alongside the Head of VAT and Head of Employment Tax.
• Works closely with the wider Tax Team, finance, and other internal stakeholders.

What we’re looking for:

• 10 years tax experience in a listed company environment, with practice background
• Qualified tax professional or accountant, with excellent technical skills, and track record of addressing tax complexity
• Understanding of all Microsoft Office applications.
• Commercially aware, with ability to prepare communications for senior management, and translate tax risks to non-tax specialists
• Good ability to build productive relationships with Senior Finance and business leaders
• Experience managing, nurturing and maintaining a team

About Group Finance

Our Finance Function is one of Capita’s central corporate functions and is supporting the financial needs of the business. Our teams are creating smarter, faster financial processes across a complex organisation to ensure consistency with training, technology and knowledge sharing. We’re providing clear insight to teams across the business and empowering them to make effective, meaningful decisions. Join us and discover better as you build a stronger financial future for Capita.

What’s in it for you:

• A competitive salary
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email at or call and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

Location:

London

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We’re driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We’re committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors.

Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.