About the job you’re considering

We are seeking an experienced Deputy head of Tax with a strong knowledge of all areas of UK tax. This role will include some travel to London or Woking.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role

• Overall responsibility for UK tax compliance filings (some prepared in-house an some externally prepared), encompassing Corporation Tax, VAT and limited Employment Tax filings (share scheme reporting and PSA filing). Provision of support to other junior team members as required.
• Responsible for UK & Ireland region cash tax forecasting and reporting, reporting directly to the Group cash management team.
• Review of UK tax reporting within the global reporting tool (4-5 times per year). Provision of support to other junior team members as required.
• Providing UK tax advice to the business. This involves building relationships with the commercial teams, in order to give commercially considered and prompt tax advice in respect of global customer contracts, often in conjunction with the international mobility team..
• Where possible, identify and implement process improvements across the compliance cycle, with a focus on readiness for MTD for corporation tax - experience of tax transformation beneficial.

Your skills and experience

• Qualified ACA/CTA with significant post-qualification experience in an in-house tax setting.
• Attention to detail with proven experience of managing multiple workstreams and taking ownership of task completion.
• Excellent relationship building and business partnering skills, with demonstrated ability of understanding the impact of tax workstreams on the commercial organisation.
• Excellent tax technical skills, with a core focus on commercial advisory work
• Microsoft Excel skills to a good standard (e.g. competent in pivot tables, vlookup, “IF” formulae etc)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to form strong relationships with key stakeholders, including HMRC, Group Tax and external advisors, as well as the ability to articulate complex tax issues to non-tax professionals
• An ability to and desire to keep up to date with changes in the tax arena and to communicate these across a variety of stakeholders

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.
There are no nationality or residency restrictions, although if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years, further checks may be required.
There are other criteria and check required for BPSS, and throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

What does ‘Get The Future You Want ‘ mean for you?

You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2023. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.

Capgemini. Get The Future You Want.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses. And it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. And you’ll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.