Group Tax Manager

Overview

Manage SGN's tax affairs, ensuring compliance, reporting, and providing tax advice.

Key Responsibilities

• tax compliance
• regulatory return
• hmrc liaison
• m&a risk
• tax advisory
• statutory reporting

Tasks

-Provide tax input to the regulatory return process -Ensure changes in tax legislation are fully understood and communicated to the business -Manage tax risk associated with M&A and investment activity -Proactively manage SGN’s relationship with HMRC -Provide clear tax advice to assist with ad-hoc projects and business support, demonstrating commercial awareness and technical expertise. -Manage SGN’s tax affairs covering corporate tax, VAT, employment taxes, and customs compliance obligations, ensuring technical accuracy of all tax submissions -Preparation of tax related calculations and disclosures for inclusion in the Group's statutory accounts -Contribute to the Group’s budgeting and forecasting process including calculation of tax instalments

Requirements

• chartered accountant
• chartered tax
• hmrc
• corporate tax
• big 4
• time management

What You Bring

-Significant experience of dealing with HMRC and addressing queries raised by HMRC. -Significant experience in dealing with corporate tax matters. -Qualified to at least Chartered Accountant and / or Chartered Tax Adviser level, with at least 5 years post-qualifying tax experience. -Excellent time management skills. -Ideally trained with a Big 4 accountancy firm. -The ability to apply professional judgement and experience when providing advice. -Excellent people and communication skills, as the role involves negotiating with and dealing with both internal and external stakeholders. -Experience of working in the tax department of a large organisation, in private practice or HMRC. -Strong technical knowledge across all relevant areas of taxation.

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About Sgn

-Born in 2005 from Scotia Gas Networks, operates one of the UK’s largest gas grids across Scotland and southern England. -Privately owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Global Infrastructure Partners. -Invests annually in upgrading pipes to enhance reliability and reduce leaks. -Pioneering trials in hydrogen and biomethane—like H100 Fife and the LTS Futures project—for a zero-carbon future. -Deploys AI-driven ‘intelligent grid’ technology to optimize pressure, detect faults, and enable green-gas injection. -Projects include replacing aged iron pipes, hydrogen home trials, and high-pressure repurposing schemes. -Faced challenges like a high-profile gas explosion and delayed leak responses but improved operations since. -Leads efforts to transform the UK gas network into a smarter, cleaner energy system alongside daily operations.

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