Group Tax Manager

At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience, from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions. Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime of motoring and cycling enjoyment. 

The teams at our Support Centre work with every other area of our business, putting them at the heart of the action and playing a key role in our success and growth. Everyone brings their individual knowledge and experience to work every day, working as one team to keep things moving smoothly. 

If you’re willing to get stuck in, you’ll love it here too. So put yourself at the heart of a dynamic, fast-paced working environment where expertise and focus take people far. 

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  Support the review and submission of UK and overseas corporation tax returns, working with the Senior Direct Tax Manager 

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  Support the review and submission of UK and overseas VAT returns, working with the Senior Indirect Tax Manager 

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  Assist with preparation and review of tax accounting and disclosures for group and entity reporting. 

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  Support accurate VAT accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and process documentation within SAP. 

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  Support any tax audits and contribute to required documentation for SAO/BRR+/CCO obligations. 

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  Help maintain transfer pricing documentation, including CbC reporting. 

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  Assist the Senior Managers in providing practical and timely tax advice on queries, restructuring, and transformational initiatives. 

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  Contribute to new tax processes in response to international and domestic legislative changes (e.g. Pillar 2) and evolving business models. 

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  Support delivery of VAT technology initiatives such as the VAT platform project. 

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  Liaise with auditors, finance teams, legal, and other business stakeholders. 

• Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CTA or equivalent) with experience in either Direct Tax or Indirect Tax 

• Strong technical knowledge in corporate tax, VAT, or both, with a willingness to learn and develop across the other area 

• Experience preparing or reviewing tax returns, tax accounting, or VAT returns within practice or industry 

• Experience using tax and finance systems such as SAP, OneSource, GVRT or similar 

• Comfortable working with data, running reports and carrying out analysis to support tax filings and reporting 

• Strong organisational skills, able to manage multiple deadlines across compliance and project work 

• Confident communicator, able to work with finance teams, auditors and other stakeholders across the business 

• Proactive and self-motivated, with a willingness to get involved in new areas and support wider tax projects 

• Experience or interest in process improvement, automation or tax technology would be advantageous 

• Comfortable managing and developing a junior team member (Tax Analyst)