Lead Tax Accountant

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic. 
 

The International Tax Team manages the corporate tax and associated compliance for our group companies in Europe and the Americas (currently over 20 jurisdictions).

About the role

The person in the role will work with external tax advisors to ensure the timely and accurate preparation of returns. In addition to assisting in compliance, the person will also be involved in providing support to the business as and when the need arises. This involves ensuring all tax implications of a given business initiative, be it corporate tax, VAT or employment taxes, are considered and where required working with IT to ensure underlying systems are impact assessed, with necessary changes then being made.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the delivery of corporate tax and withholding tax compliance arrangements in each country and to highlight and drive process efficiencies where needed.

• Review from a tax perspective the compliance documents and to ensure they are filed by the required statutory deadline and any relevant payment(s) made.

• Work with the global outsourcer and local Dyson entities to produce the tax provisions for inclusion in the group and local statutory accounts.

• Work with the local Dyson entities and advisors to ensure that local tax audits are managed effectively and in-line with group policies.

• Work with the local teams and advisors to understand the business and the tax issues that arise and need to be managed.

• Work with the employment, VAT, group tax reporting and customs advisors to ensure that any related tax issues are handled correctly.

• Monitoring the inter-company loan positions with regards to thin capitalisation and ensure withholding tax is properly accounted for on any interest paid under those loans, obtaining treaty clearance in order to apply the lower rate of withholding tax where necessary.

• Dividend repatriation, ensuring that all necessary paperwork is generated to support both the tax computations and dividend payments.

• Keeping apace of developments in international tax changes and assessing their impact on the business.

• Ad hoc project work either international or UK focused dependent on need.

About you

• A degree educated and a qualified Accountant or Tax Advisor with ideally at least 3 years tax experience in practice and/or industry.

• Tenacious and solutions-driven.

• Able to juggle many projects simultaneously.

• Able to deal with ambiguity.

• Effective and diplomatic in dealing with colleagues in other countries and departments and with third party advisors.

• Good communication skills including being able to pitch information at the right level.

• Able to grow with the role as the group itself grows.

• Able to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

• Working independently without needing detailed support.

Benefits

Financial

• Performance-related bonus scheme
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Discounts on Dyson machines and retail purchases
• Free bus travel to and from campus (from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, and Swindon)

Lifestyle

• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days (plus bank holidays)
• Free on-site parking
• Free on-site lunches, fruit, and hot drinks
• Access to on-site sports centre, gym, hair salon, and lifestyle assistance
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Option to purchase additional holiday days

Health

• Private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Digital GP services
• On-site physiotherapy and GP services
• Prescription service
• Fertility treatment support

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