Senior Venture Tax Manager
Blenheim Chalcot
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking for a better way of doing things?
- Do you want to keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on, entrepreneurial, business building experience?
- Do you want to have the opportunity to work closely with exciting start-ups, helping them optimise their tax affairs as they grow into international groups?
- Improve tax processes across the portfolio companies across the full spectrum of business taxes;
- Act as a first point of contact for FDs and CFOs on everything from ad hoc queries to major business structuring decisions;
- Help design and implement incentive schemes across the portfolio; and
- Advise on Corporate Taxes, VAT and Enterprise Investment Scheme structuring and submissions to HMRC for SME's.
- corresponding with HMRC and agreeing valuations in anticipation of share option awards;
- transactional tax due diligence on disposals of portfolio companies and acquisitions
- reviewing corporate tax returns and statutory accounts disclosures prepared by tax juniors
- working with cap tables to model investments and option awards;
- explaining tax and finance matters to finance and non-finance people;
- reviewing option agreements, articles and shareholders agreements;
- working closely with the family office of the shareholders to ensure seamless communication of tax impact to shareholders
- owning and delivering a program of work: putting a structure around it, breaking it down into discrete pieces with clearly defined outputs;
- working in a highly entrepreneurial environment, focusing on execution and ensuring plans come to fruition; and
- building strong relationships with stakeholders centrally and in the portfolio companies.
- A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, and/or CTA) with upwards of 5 years post qualified, with a good grasp of tax legislation and application.
- Will have experience dealing with very early stage as well as mature businesses
- Will demonstrate competencies across a range of taxes, share schemes and investments schemes
- Corporate Tax & VAT exposure for SME's
- Excellent stakeholder management.
- Familiarity with EIS reliefs and R&D tax credits.
- Ability to work autonomously but also collaborate where necessary.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Energetic, trustworthy, with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of business growth and success.
- Be comfortable in a fluid, progressive and dynamic, change orientated environment, and able to deploy:
- a proactive and confident approach; and
- excellent communication and organisation skills.
- Be part a leading global digital venture builder
- Have the opportunity to be a part of and learn from the incredible talent in BC
- Be exposed to the right mix of challenges, within a culture that promotes continuous learning and development
- A fun and open, if a little cricket obsessed, atmosphere
- Discretionary bonus
- 25 days of paid holidays + your birthday off
- Life Assurance (4 x annual salary), Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible Benefits: Private Medical and Dental, Gym Subsidiaries