Step up as a Tax Manager and take your career to new heights with us!

We're looking for a proactive professional who excels in communication, possesses strong analytical skills, and is dedicated to continuous improvement. If you're eager to make a meaningful impact and lead the charge in financial compliance and optimisation, we welcome you to embark on this exciting journey with us!

We are Reach plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it.

We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.

You will be joining the UK’s largest commercial national and regional news publisher with a monthly readership of 47 million people. With over 100 national and regional news brands, we boast the largest online audience of any news publisher in the UK. Brimming with talented individuals, we are incredibly passionate about what we do and our people.

• Corporation Tax and Tax Accounting:

  • Lead the preparation and filing of UK tax returns for the group, ensuring full compliance with local and international regulations.
  • Optimise Group tax attributes through strategic group relief surrenders and claims.
  • Collaborate with external advisors on capital allowances and R&D tax relief.
  • Manage quarterly corporation tax payments and prepare necessary financial disclosures.

• Employment Tax:

  • Oversee the preparation of UK PSAs and associated payments.
  • Act as the primary contact for IR35 compliance and facilitate expat income tax return processes with external advisors.

• Indirect Tax:

  • Review and approve quarterly VAT returns, providing guidance on VAT queries to internal stakeholders.

• Additional Responsibilities:

  • Ensure robust internal controls over income tax accounting and support SAO compliance.
  • Stay informed on evolving tax laws, ensuring compliance across all taxes, and advising on acquisitions, transfer pricing, and structuring.
  • Manage relationships with external advisors and address local tax authority inquiries.
  • Collaborate with various departments to integrate tax considerations into business operations.
  • Strategically manage the Group's effective tax rate, proposing tax planning opportunities to minimise risks and enhance efficiencies.
  • Continuously review and optimise tax compliance processes for increased efficiency.

Skills

• Organised and Strategic Planner: You have a knack for keeping things on track and ensuring everything is well-organised.
• Tax Savvy: You possess a deep understanding of tax laws and regulations, especially in the UK, ROI and US, making you our go-to expert.
• Analytical Thinker: Your ability to solve problems and manage tax risks effectively is second to none.
• Clear Communicator: You're great at breaking down complex tax topics into easy-to-understand concepts for everyone, whether in writing, face-to-face, or through engaging presentations.
• Detail-Oriented: Your commitment to accuracy shines through in all aspects of financial reporting.
• Tech-Savvy: You’re comfortable with IT tools and have experience using tax compliance software packages.
• Creative Problem Solver: You enjoy finding innovative solutions to challenges.
• Decisive Decision-Maker: You have a talent for making sound decisions that steer us in the right direction.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified Accountant (for example ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and/or Qualified Tax Advisor (for example ATII or CTA).
• Significant UK Corporate Tax experience, including extensive experience in tax compliance and reporting.
• Alphatax and AlphaTag Experience.
• Experience of tax in a large corporate environment.
• Relevant Accountancy and Tax qualification.
• Knowledge of Navision would be beneficial.

Essential Behaviours

• Collaboration – Demonstration of working collaboratively, internally and externally.
• Determination – Demonstration of perseverance to achieve effective outcomes.
• Imagination – Demonstration of creativity and innovation
• Customer Focus – Consider the Customer in everything we do 

We are offering a salary up to £65,900 Plus Benefits 

• Help saving for your retirement - matched 6% pension scheme
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Flexibility - In this role, you’ll be fully remote-working (UK based) giving you more flexibility to balance home and life. We’ll support you with your home set-up, and you’ll be able to claim expenses for any trips to our office ‘hubs’ or client meetings
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest, a free subscription to mindfulness app Headspace and access to free mental health coaching through Sanctus
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.