About The Role

We are looking for a Group Head of Tax & Treasury to join our Central Service Team!

Practice Plus Group is the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to patients in Secure Environments – prisons, immigration removal centres (IRCs) and non-custodial services, and Integrated Urgent Care - NHS 111, Out-of-Hours (OOH) and Clinical Assessment Centres (CAS).

Hours:

This is a full time role. 37.5 hours per week, working Monday - Friday.
Part time applications will be considered (4 days per week)

Location:

Hybrid role with minimum one day a week in Practice Plus Group Head Office in Theale, Reading (Tuesday)

Contract:

This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Salary:

To be discussed

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How will we support you?

• Robust Induction

• Everybody has career coaching conversations to support personal and professional growth with access to higher learning and training opportunities

• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

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This is a standalone role suitable for someone who is comfortable working independently and is both strategic and compliance focused in nature. The successful candidate will be fully responsible for managing all group tax affairs, including Compliance, Governance and Strategy. They will be required to support the business through future transaction activity so previous M&A experience including due diligence and structuring is essential.

The role also encompasses an element of treasury responsibilities, primarily in respect of bank reporting and covenant management. As the treasury responsibilities comprise only c20% of the role candidates without prior treasury experience but willing to learn will still be considered.

As our new Group Head of Tax & Treasury, some of your duties will include:

Managing group effective tax rate - reviewing, proposing and implementing tax planning opportunities to reduce corporate tax rate, minimise indirect taxes and reduce risk to the Group
HMRC relationship – first point of contact, Business Risk Review, Enquiries etc
Ensuring the Group meets and maintains all compliance requirements across all the relevant taxes; SAO, CCO, corporation tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing and employment taxes.
Overseeing and reviewing UK VAT compliance and advisory projects. As the majority of the Group’s services are exempt, experience of partial exemption is essential.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

Company pension scheme
25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
Excellent long-term career prospects
24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

Job Description

Reading

Administration and Business Support

Not Specified

Fixed Term

Not Specified

Rewards & Benefits

Flexible working

Physical and mental health support

Refer a friend scheme

Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility

Award winning ED&I programme

Training & Development

Tailored CPD training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System.

Extensive training courses accessible via Practice Plus Group Skills Academy.

Great development and career progression opportunities.

At Practice Plus Group, we currently deliver more than 70 different healthcare services across the UK with some of these services being rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. Our healthcare services include hospitals and surgical centres and we are proud to be the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare services in over 40 prisons. We also lead the way in the design and delivery of Integrated Urgent Care.