A2R & Tax Compliance Manager

• Location: UK, Reading

About the job

At Sanofi we chase miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We are dedicated to making positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment for our employees.

As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, to facilitate this transformation, Global Finance Services within Business Operations organisation, is organised to drive to the next chapter of Sanofi’s strategy in centralising our fragmented activities, modernizing our operations and focusing on performance & value delivery. A2R is an end-to-end process organization that consolidates the following activities: Fixed assets, Intercompany Accounting, Bank Accounting, General Ledger Accounting and closing, Cost Accounting, Tax accounting, Financial and Statutory Reporting, Master Data.

Senior A2R & Tax Compliance Expert will have the overall accountability of the end-to-end tax compliance operations and support accounting topics for UK and Ireland to ensure sustainable processes as per Core Model guidelines ( this role will be 60% tax compliance – 40% Accounting).

This role is located in UK Reading offices and part of the A2R organisation within the Global Finance Services (GFS) organisation.

Main responsibilities:

1. Ensure timely and accurate quarterly reporting of tax balance and risks to the Sanofi group (IFRS), and to assist other team members in UK and IE as required.

2. Completion of MyTax package for all UK entities and reconciliation to the Magnitude Financial Consolidation package while transition is not completed and support effective transitions to Hubs on activities in this regards.

3. Maintain the Taxrisk database and SOX controls and communicate all issues to the UKIE Head of Tax and complete the quarterly TaxRisk reporting in the SAP FC.

4. Statutory Reporting:

• Manage and co-ordinate the preparation of the statutory accounts for all UKIE companies with the Thomson Reuters solution.
• Review and provide feedback on corrections /amendments to do to the Hub (adjustments, new legal requirements,).
• Review last version pre-tax and share with auditors to collect their feedback and come back to Hubs.
• Ensure timely preparation of the tax figures for inclusion in the UK statutory accounts and UK corporation tax returns and produce adequate back up of all tax adjustments.

5. Prepare and submit local CIR (Corporate Interest Restriction) returns and local tax returns to HMRC, ensuring timely and accurate delivery.

6. Prepare and submit local Group Loss Allocation Statements (GLAS) to HMRC, ensuring timely and accurate delivery.

7. Calculate PSA (PAYE Settlement Agreement), gather and analyse data, submit to HMRC, and coordinate tax payments, ensuring timely and accurate delivery.

8. Prepare and submit STBV (Short Term Business Visitors) EP Appendix 4 information to HMRC, ensuring timely and accurate delivery.

9. Demonstrate understanding of VAT implications of both domestic and cross-border goods flows, with a strong track record of ensuring accurate and timely preparation, review, and submission of VAT returns for the UK and Ireland.

10. Ensure timely and accurate delivery and submission of various returns such as Plastic Packaging Tax, Payroll Settlement Agreement and Withholding Tax (CT61).

11. Respond promptly to Corporate and Auditors enquiries.

12. Maintain and improve required SOX controls for tax and transfer pricing issues, ensuring they are up to date with changes in the operating business.

13. Accurately and punctually prepare UK group tax computations for submission to HMRC, including analysis of tax-sensitive accounts, capital allowance reviews, and R&D claims and work with the UKIE Head of Tax to investigate and analyse responses to any HMRC enquiries and on any projects as required.

14. Prepare and submit share scheme filings to HMRC, including data gathering, manipulation, and upload, as well as application for certificates of residence as required.

15 Preparation of local statutory Tax disclosures under IAS 12 for inclusion in audited UK statutory accounts for all UK companies.       

16. Calculation of true ups to current and deferred tax balances following submission of CIT returns to tax authorities, including true up and settlement of group relief balances.

17. Initiation and processing of tax payments on account for UK

18. Liaise with the Central Transfer Pricing team to ensure UK transfer prices align with group policy and maintain appropriate records to meet Inland Revenue guidelines, preparing TP documentation for timely delivery to authorities.

19. Support transfer pricing calculations, including data reconciliations to final statutory accounts for the local transfer pricing file.

20. Preparation of CBCR (country by country reporting) reconciliations to the Group Tax Department (when applicable).

21. Support A2R team on the closing activities:

• Perform MJE booking and approvals.
• Perform reconciliations and data checks.
• Perform analytical review of balance Sheet (Assets, Equity and Liabilities)  and Profit & Losses accounts. to understand main risk areas, impacts and prevent failures.
• Leverage on PBI Dashboard to analyse trends.
• Understand and apply IFRS/IAS rules (mainly IAS36, IAS16, IAS19 and IFRS15, IFRS16 and IFRS5).
• Monitoring Open Items for any BS account with different stakeholders and lease with different stakeholders to have their closure.

22. Support on the preparation for Delivery reviews presentations , accounts committees or any other presentations for top management.

About you

Education:

• Professional qualification in tax (ATT or CTA) or accounting qualification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience (ACCA certification is a plus).

Skills and Knowledge:

• Good understanding of relevant Finance process including IFRS (ie IAS 12).
• Good knowledge of the UK tax legislation including Corporate tax, WHT, VAT.
• Problem solving and ability to exercise good business judgment in a fast-paced working environment with prioritising capacity (complex tax matters).
• Very good communicator with an ability to discuss on executive level within Sanofi and externally.
• Fluency in English mandatory.
• Excellent IT skills (Excel including VLookups, Pivot Tables etc) or SAP.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Positive thinking and an exceptional team player with agile and proactive mindset.
• Flexible in order to move forward.
• SAP knowledge.
• Good PBI usage.
• Experience of AlphaTax (Desirable).

Experience

• Significant post qualification in-house experience in tax.
• >5 years Finance experience.
• International background with exposure to multicultural environment.
• Experience of working within a HUB / BPO model.
• Experience of working with professional team of tax professionals and accountants.
• Track record of having effectively managed large efficiency improvement programs with a multitude of individual projects and managed transformation with change management.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
• Join us in shaping the future of respiratory care and making a difference in the lives of patients across the NHS.

Visas for those who do not already have the right to work in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis according to business needs and resources.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to offering interviews to candidates who request consideration under the Scheme and meet the minimum requirements for this role.

If you have a disability and require adjustments for the interview process, please email us at diversity.recruitmentUKIE@sanofi.com. We are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and supportive experience for all applicants.

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