Senior Tax Accountant

A leading international business with a high-performing, first-class tax team is seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to cover a 12–18 month maternity leave contract. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced tax professional available at relatively short notice, with the flexibility to work hybrid or fully remote.

The Opportunity:

You will manage and oversee the business unit’s UK direct and indirect tax reporting, compliance and advisory requirements, ensuring high-quality delivery across statutory reporting, filings, and tax governance.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversight of all UK direct and indirect tax reporting and filings
  • Review of UK corporation tax returns and related submissions (including iXBRL)
  • Preparation of the UK Corporate Interest Restriction (CIR) return
  • VAT return review and submission
  • Tax accounting and reporting (actuals/forecast tax packs), balance sheet reconciliations and cash tax forecasting
  • Tax disclosures and schedules for legal entity financial statements
  • Assurance of compliance across non-UK jurisdictions
  • Support audit processes, SAO compliance, PSA and IR35 requirements
  • Country-by-Country Reporting and support on BEPS Pillar 2 data and returns
  • Advisory support across indirect and employment tax matters, tenders, transfer pricing and R&D
  • Maintain tax tracker, risk register and support ad-hoc tax projects and tax authority queries

Background and Experience:

  • Professionally qualified: ICAS / ACCA / CTA / ATT (or equivalent)
  • Strong general UK tax knowledge (corporation tax, VAT, employment tax)
  • Significant tax experience in practice or industry (oil & gas services experience desirable)
  • Good working knowledge of IFRS
  • Confident stakeholder management skills across Finance, HR and Commercial teams
  • Tax software experience (e.g., Alphatax or similar)
  • Strong Excel, analytical and report-writing skills
  • Oracle / TRCS experience preferred (training available)

If you’re available at short notice and interested in a high-impact role within a strong tax function, please apply.

Next Steps

If you are interested in this contract role, please apply here with a full CV. For a confidential discussion or more information, please reach out to Jane Grant at Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment on 07849 087 947 or jane.grant@cooperparry.com