Tax Manager - 12 Month FTC

The role reports to the Director of Tax, who is based in our London offices. The purpose of the role is to lead and manage all aspects of the direct tax compliance cycle for the News Corp UK & Irish companies. Working closely with other members of the UK and US based Tax team to provide integrated tax support to the business and the wider News Corp team. The role manages the UK Corporate Tax Analyst role. Day to day you will: Direct Tax Responsibilities:

• Lead/manage/prepare work as part of the UK corporate tax compliance cycle. Including, but not limited to, preparation/ management of 40+ UK Corporation Tax Returns for the News Corp UK group companies; all relevant corporate tax group schedules, for example group relief and group interest calculations and schedules, UK corporate cash tax forecasting; and assist resolution of significant HMRC enquiries working with the wider UK Tax team and external advisors to manage the HMRC relationship and resolution of open enquiries
• Manage the preparation of 10+ Irish corporate tax returns, working closely with local advisors, ensuring timely completion and accurate submission of returns
• Lead preparation of tax disclosures for all UK & Irish financial statements (including consolidated tax numbers, where required). Liaise with external auditors as required. Oversee relevant Irish GAAP accounting entries, working with local finance teams
• Prepare US GAAP quarterly tax outlook/reporting, annual reporting, and tax figures for inclusion in budget/long-term forecasts. Liaise with external auditors as required. Pro-actively liaise with the US tax team to identify and explain the impact of tax issues (e.g. CIR, interest deductibility)
• Work with the Tax Business Partner roles to deliver/ manage consistent and accurate tax advice across all business units and initiatives; for example, maximising R&D credits, support on M&A/ transactional work. Able to consult, collaborate and communicate with other parts of the UK Tax team and the wider stakeholder community to effectively and efficiently reach solutions/ share information
• Develop and maintain relationship within the wider finance, treasury, legal and other business function teams, across London and Peterborough sites
• Manage relevant external advisor relationships
• Lead and work on direct tax projects, such as R&D claims and Capital Allowances projects, to ensure maximum relief and that timescales are adhered to, to meet filing obligations
Governance and Risk Management:
• Manage the compliance and reporting processes and controls, with a view to continuous improvement. Lead annual SAO compliance projects, working with relevant tax business partners and the wider Tax/ support teams to ensure relevant documentation in place and testing occurs
• Provide assistance and support with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, producing a quarterly file, with all relevant support for review and completion of testing, as instructed by the SOX department
• Evaluate UK tax legislation changes and work with relevant tax business partners to assess and communicate the associated impact on business units
• Complete annual Form 42 returns, linking up with the US tax team and UK reporting teams, to ensure consistent reporting of numbers across the group
• Oversee development of the Tax Analyst, including training and delegation of tasks to further their exposure to all areas of Corporation Tax, reviews of their work and providing effective feedback. Offer wider support to the Tax team
• Bridge the London based and Peterborough based tax teams, to ensure effective working relationships
• Be part of the Senior Leadership Team in Peterborough, ensuring attendance at regular meetings and effective communication with both the Peterborough and London tax teams of changes and activities across the wider business
  
  An ability to master the detail yet retain a strategic and practical viewpoint. Able to focus on the most important things
• Able to work under pressure to deliver work in a timely and organised manner, ensuring both internal and external submissions are completed to stringent deadlines, giving time for senior reviews/circulation where applicable
• Excellent communication skills, able to converse with people at all levels and to present information clearly and concisely.
• Well-developed relationship building skills, both with colleagues and the broader News Corp teams. Able to foster a collaborative, team environment within the News Corp UK Tax team and to develop junior team members. Proven willingness to share information and access thereto.
• The ability to identify, share and implement opportunities for different and innovative approaches, challenges and solutions.
• Develops vision for area of responsibility and sets goals accordingly
• To actively seek input from internal and/or external stakeholders to better understand their needs., Recognised accounting and/or tax qualification. Adequatelevel of post-qualified, relevant tax experience is required: strong tax compliance, technical and accounting background.
• Proven organisation skills, able to plan work streams to fit the compliance timetable.
• High level of IT literacy - Microsoft office packages; SAP/ ERP systems and tax compliance software useful.
  
  Our Company: News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp. The remit of the Corporate Audit Department also includes Storyful, a social media intelligence agency and Harper Collins UK, with best-selling authors and titles across its publishing divisions.
Life at News Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity-inclusion/) , which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have12 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Some of our benefits include:
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year