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Working in the tax team of the Corporate Finance function, which supports EDF UK’s varied Business Units. The Tax team is responsible for delivering EDF UK’s tax strategy by managing relationships with government and regulators, ensuring compliance across the business, and acting as a trusted business partner to stakeholders. The role plays a key role in supporting EDF’s mission as Britain’s largest generator of zero-carbon electricity.
Job Responsibility:
Provide effective leadership to the Direct Tax team
Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders including EDF SA Tax team, external advisors, HMRC, and key contacts across multiple Business Units
Manage EDF UK’s day-to-day relationship with HMRC including anticipating and responding to enquiries, negotiating tax computations, and constructively challenging HMRC’s interpretation of legislation
Provide transaction support to the business, liaising with advisers for delivery of due diligence and tax structuring on transactions
Have responsibility for the reporting of cross-group taxes across the EDF wider business
Deliver clear, commercially-focused advice on the impact of existing and new tax legislation, as well as on major investments, divestments, restructures, and other complex transactions
Manage UK tax planning, budgeting, forecasting, and outturn reporting of all direct tax numbers
Ensure the timely and accurate production of tax figures and information for statutory accounts, and the submission of corporation tax computations
Manage the tax compliance process
Drive the implementation of EDF UK’s bespoke tax reporting and compliance software
Review and enhance corporate tax reporting processes
Manage and mitigate tax risk
Requirements:
Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills
Ability to manage, motivate, and build relationships across the business
Qualified Chartered Accountant or Tax Adviser
Significant post-qualification experience in UK corporation tax
Experience ideally gained in a large business or professional services firm covering advisory, reporting, and compliance
Commitment to health, safety, wellbeing and the environment
What we offer:
Highly competitive and attractive reward package
Excellent opportunities for career progression within a large and growing team in a dynamic business
Opportunity to contribute to shaping tax policy in collaboration with HMRC
Work on complex transactions and provide technical tax advice
Play a key role in building for the future of tax - contributing to innovation, driving process improvements
Join a well-established yet forward-thinking tax team where your ideas and contributions are genuinely valued
Environment that’s collaborative, inclusive, and committed to continuous learning