Principal Tax Advisor

Position Overview

Principal Tax Advisor – Aberdeen – 2‑year contract, PAYE.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit UK SCT/CT returns and calculate tax due or repayable.
• Maintain current and deferred tax balances, including purchase‑related tax (PRT), for accounts purposes.
• Prepare and review statutory accounts notes related to tax for all companies and for Spirit Energy consolidated accounts.
• Liaise with external auditors during the half‑year review, year‑end audit and statutory accounts audit.
• Review tax input in business planning, budgeting and forecasting to ensure high‑quality and timely tax reporting in line with group guidelines.
• Ensure CT/EPL transactions are accounted for correctly in the system, including the group’s current and deferred tax positions and group relief.
• Assist and support the preparation of VAT returns and conduct technical reviews prior to submission.
• Maintain an accurate VAT account in the system.
• Manage tax exposure and risks, ensuring compliance with tax laws and minimizing fines for non‑compliance.
• Respond to information requests from tax authorities and communicate on appeals and mutual‑agreement procedures following applicable tax treaties.
• Engage with external advisors when required.
• Provide relevant input for the preparation of EITI, EUTD and other similar returns efficiently.
• Assist and support the Head of Tax on indirect taxes, group corporate tax planning, capital structure maintenance and M&A activities.
• Monitor, research, analyse and interpret changing tax or accounting rules and assess opportunities and risks.
• Provide ad‑hoc tax advice to the business.
• Perform any other associated duties as reasonably required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of UK fiscal regimes and transfer pricing policies, tax accounting and compliance.
• Experience with PRT and SCT/CT and VAT.
• Expert knowledge of tax and treasury processes and how these link to other business processes.
• Strong systems knowledge and a strong focus on controls and integrity of accounting transactions.
• Accounting qualification or relevant experience from several years in an accounting role.
• University degree or other higher education qualification preferred but not essential.

Other Requirements

Existing right‑to‑work in the UK is required. Notice period and availability to start should be provided with the application.