Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?   

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.   

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.   

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.   

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday (pro-rated for part time hours) with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.   

The Position   

The Indirect Tax Manager is a new role with the opportunity to grow and develop as the business grows internationally.  Initially it is a part time role (nature to be discussed with candidates based on 22-30 hours as appropriate) but with the potential for growth in scope and hours if this suits the business and the candidate.  Its creation is partly in response to a major increase in the global footprint of RES in 2023-24.  The role reports to the International Tax Director who reports to the CFO; as such, the Indirect Tax Manager is a strategic role contributing to the tax risk strategy across the global group.   

The successful candidate will be experienced in UK indirect taxes (ideally including CIS) including international impacts (reverse charge, duties, import VAT etc) and will have a thirst to learn about indirect tax compliance and risks in our overseas operations and to coordinate many stakeholders.  Excellent communication and organisation skills are important to this role.  The successful candidate may be required to assist with tax projects unrelated (or only partially related) to indirect taxes thereby widening their knowledge and experiences while with RES (eg assessment of compliance with the Corporate Criminal Offense).  The Indirect Tax Manager is a management position and will not be responsible for regular completion of indirect tax returns but instead for matters including:   

• Assessment and control of indirect tax risk in the UK and globally including CIS/RCT and similar taxes;
• Oversight and review of the end-to-end process, data flow and documentation from source documents through to indirect tax returns for both core business and project investors that we support (eg individual companies to which RES provides compliance services);
• Input into the indirect tax impacts of acquisitions, business changes and integration of new business lines as the group constantly changes and evolves; and

Further details are below.   

Organisational Context   

The Group Tax function operates within Group Finance and reports directly to the Group CFO.  Its remit is to oversee group-wide consistency and compliance with its tax affairs and to maintain the Group’s overall tax strategy while meeting the needs of the business, including growth.   

Key Accountabilities   

• Managing processes of indirect tax compliance across the business and ensuring consistency and compliance with careful management of advisors and budget;
• Creating and maintaining process documentation appropriate for SAO compliance and good business continuity practices both in the UK and the global business, including internal review of compliance with these processes and tracking of new company set up, registration and completion of compliance requirements;
• Regular review of indirect tax returns, invoicing/expense processes, contracts and similar documentation;
• Creation and maintenance of an indirect tax risk register initially in the UK but to eventually encompass all territories and the reduction of identified risks on the register;
• Input into acquisitions and other major transactions including understanding/ reporting risks, assessing due diligence reports, assessing recoverability of management fees and similar;
• Providing advice and guidance on matters of indirect tax in response to business needs and ensuring the relevant teams are appropriately trained and informed to perform their duties in respect of indirect tax;
• Assessing compliance with CIS and RCT and redesigning and documenting processes as required;
• Regular communication with international teams to integrate into the RES tax risk profile and the assessment and review of their compliance; risk management of indirect tax across the international teams and assistance with communications/inspections with tax authorities;
• Oversight of external advisors where relevant across the group including assessment of their accountability, performance and costs;
• Identification and review of opportunities to improve input VAT recovery or to reduce indirect tax risks such as regarding the expense processes;
• Monitor changes in indirect tax laws and regulations and implement necessary updates to ensure compliance across the group obtaining advice where required;
• Establish relationships across the UK and worldwide finance teams and be available for queries and to provide assistance as the “go to” person for indirect taxes and cross border transactions.

Knowledge   

• Intimate knowledge of UK VAT including cross border transactions and business restructuring
• Working understanding of indirect tax regimes in other territories, other indirect taxes and/or CIS/RCT is helpful but not essential
• Tax qualification either by itself or as part of an accountancy qualification

Skills   

• Highly organised, analytical and detail-focused
• Methodical, logical and process-driven
• Ability to self-motivate, take responsibility and drive change
• Great Problem Solver and ability to fix issues quickly through a can-do attitude
• Ability to multitask, work to deadlines and prioritise
• Command of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
• Must pride themselves on high standards

Experience   

• Detailed knowledge of UK and cross border VAT
• Ideally trained in a professional firm

Qualifications   

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) or similar accounting or tax qualification

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.  

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