Tax Specialist

Company Description

Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy, and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable, and resilient world. The Egis Group has more than 50 years of experience and a team of 25,500 employees in over 70 countries around the world. Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

In the UK and Ireland, we are proud to be delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment, and meet emission reduction targets. From highways, rail and operations and maintenance, to energy, water, nuclear and smart infrastructure, clients choose us to help them solve their most complex challenges - delivering climate-responsible growth that meets the needs of communities, industry and the planet.
 

Job Description

We are looking for a Tax Accountant to take ownership of the bridge between our statutory reporting and our management reporting, and to run our direct and indirect tax compliance cycle end to end.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys detail and reconciliation work, but who also wants to understand *why* the numbers differ — and to explain those differences clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders alike. You will work across multiple legal entities and sit at the point where local statutory requirements meet group reporting policy.

Indirect tax (VAT)

• Prepare, review and submit periodic VAT returns across [UK / EU / other] jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy and on-time filing
• Own supporting indirect tax filings including EC Sales Lists, Intrastat and any local equivalents
• Apply correct VAT treatment to cross-border transactions, reverse charge, place-of-supply and partial exemption calculations with support of EURA Head of tax.
• Maintain and reconcile VAT control accounts, and clear balances on a timely basis
• Ensure ongoing Making Tax Digital compliance and maintain the digital links audit trail
• Monitor changes in VAT legislation and assess the impact on the business

Direct tax and compliance

• Prepare corporation tax computations and supporting workings for review by [internal team / external advisors]
• Calculate current and deferred tax balances for statutory and group reporting purposes, including tax provisioning on a quarterly basis
• Maintain the UK cash tax monitoring (actual and forecast)
• Manage correspondence with tax authorities, including responses to queries, enquiries and audits with support of EURA Head of tax.
• Support transfer pricing documentation and intercompany recharge calculations
• Track filing and payment deadlines across all entities and maintain a compliance calendar

Process and improvement

• Maintain the UK tax compliance calendar and make sure filing deadlines are met
• Identify opportunities to automate and standardise recurring reconciliation and filing work
• Improve documentation of tax and reporting processes so that they are repeatable and auditable
• Partner with FP&A, Group Reporting and the wider business on the tax implications of new transactions, entities or markets together with EURA Head of tax.

Qualifications

Essential

- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or qualified by experience

- 5+ years in a tax, financial reporting or statutory accounting role, ideally within a multi-entity group

- Demonstrable hands-on experience preparing and filing VAT returns

- Solid understanding of the differences between statutory reporting frameworks and internal management reporting, and comfort explaining those differences

- Strong reconciliation skills and genuine attention to detail

- Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, large data sets)

- Clear written and verbal communication, including with non-finance colleagues

Desirable

- CTA qualification, or working towards

- Experience with multi-jurisdictional VAT and cross-border transactions

- Experience of ERP systems such as [SAP / NetSuite / Oracle / Dynamics] and tax filing software

- Exposure to transfer pricing, deferred tax or group consolidation

- Experience improving or automating a compliance process

Additional Information

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.