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The Opportunity To support the Head of Tax and the Group Tax Team across a wide range of corporate tax governance, compliance and reporting responsibilities and ongoing day‑to‑day support in respect of general tax including VAT and employment taxes advice. Additionally, you will support and advise on various Group Tax activities such as structuring, NBD and M&A activities and act as Tax Partner to several of the Group's Finance Business Partners, staying close to Dechra's business in a range of territories and keeping stakeholders across the Group informed of changes in tax legislation and regulation.Role Responsibility So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:Tax ComplianceOversight of the Group's tax compliance programme including review of UK and international subsidiary filings (preparation and submission of corporate tax returns is outsourced to EY).Working with EY on corporate interest restriction calculations, patent box calculations and the R&D claim for the UK tax returns.Management of withholding taxes (including filing CT61 returns in the UK).Managing the tax risk register and the programme of tax controls testing.Compliance with tax strategy, senior accounting officer (“SAO”) and corporate criminal offence (“CCO”) requirements.Tax ReportingPreparation of year‑end tax accounting and reporting liaising with Head of Reporting and Group's tax advisers (for both group accounts and local statutory accounts).Cash flow forecasting for tax.Management of audit of tax process including preparation of technical papers.Assistance with analysis of ETR to support Reforecast, Budget and Strategic Planning processes.Assistance with adopting US GAAP tax reporting and quarterly close processes (with Big 4 support).Projects and AdvisoryProvide tax advice on ad‑hoc projects such as IP management and R&D reliefs.Input to Group structuring, NBD and M&A projects.Repatriation and Financing strategies.Implementation of new control and governance processes.General TaxOngoing day‑to‑day support in respect of general tax including VAT and employment taxes liaising with advisers as needed.Remain up to date with evolving tax landscape and help raise Tax awareness of internal stakeholders across the Group.The Candidate We are particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:Good systems skills, particularly in Excel and Word.Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.Self‑motivated and proactive in all aspects of the role.Strong communication skills.CTA and / or ACCA / ATT / ACA qualified.Extensive experience in corporate tax in multinational groups, ideally gained from working at a large accountancy firm or in an in‑house Corporate Tax role.Up to date knowledge of relevant tax legislation and experience in tax reporting and accounting.Good awareness/experience of transfer pricing and tax accounting would be an advantage.Advanced Excel skills an advantage.Additional InformationThis role is based in Northwich / hybrid.What we can offer you33 days annual (inclusive of Bank Holidays).Holiday purchase scheme.Healthcare.Employee Assistance Program.Life Assurance.8% Employer Pension Contribution.Enhanced Family Leave.Car Allowance (discretionary).Discounted Pet Food.About the Company Dechra is a growing, global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.Please contact us at recruituk@.#J-18808-Ljbffr