Indirect Tax Manager

Degree level; Tax qualification and tax work experience in practice or in-house also required. By exception, an accounting qualification and/or relevant tax technical or reporting experience can be considered.
Must have experience and strong technical knowledge of VAT, great if this extends to Climate Change Levy and Insurance Premium Tax but not essential.
Experience of dealing with HMRC and ideally of indirect taxes in Europe and beyond.
Ability to research tax technical issues with minimum direction.
Ability to work independently and provide commercially focused, technical accurate tax advice, taking ownership of delivery.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills enabling efficient interaction with senior Finance and other stakeholders (internal and external) and effective relationship building.

Provide commercially focused indirect tax advice and partnering services to the Centrica group, supporting the UK based business units, primarily on UK indirect taxes with some international aspects.
Manage tax controversy liaising with internal and external stakeholder to prepare and submit responses to audit queries, largely in the UK but with some international aspects.
Oversee indirect tax compliance outside of the UK in conjunction with the Denmark and Ireland tax managers, ensuring the timely and accurate submission of returns by outsourced service providers.
Contribute to the management of the UK indirect tax compliance process working closely with the VAT compliance team.
Develop and maintain a strong technical knowledge of indirect taxes including VAT, Climate Change Levy and Insurance Premium Tax.
Ensure a robust control framework is established and maintained.
Work with the Tax transformation project to help deliver the transformation strategy for indirect taxes.

Knowledge of Climate Change Levy and Insurance Premium Tax is great but not essential.