Assistant Tax Manager

We’re Landsec

We are Landsec, we build and invest in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential.

We are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests and positive change for our communities.

The Role:

• Responsible for the preparation, review, and submission of a large number of corporation tax provisions, computations and returns. This includes REIT compliance submissions to HMRC.
• The position is 3 days a week in the office.
• Salary: Competitive

The Team:

You will be a part of a tax team, reporting to Head of Tax, alongside two other tax professionals.

What you will be responsible for:

• Preparing capital gains calculations, group relief claims and review of capital allowance claims.
• Preparing corporate interest restriction calculations and the group payment arrangement amounts.
• Preparation and submission of partnership tax calculations and returns.
• Obtaining relevant supporting information from the various accounting/other software/finance team members to finalize the tax calculations.
• Providing a summary of the main tax issues in the tax returns and the corresponding tax treatment.
• Preparing tax disclosures in statutory accounts and supporting preparation of group tax disclosures.
• General mixed tax compliance support to the group.

Your skills, experience and qualifications:

Essential criteria

• Corporation tax compliance experience working on many companies in a group.
• UK tax real estate background, ideally with good tax technical knowledge of UK REITs.
• ACCA/ACA/CTA qualified. 1-4 years post qualified with property experience in industry preferable.
• Experience of using alphatax software.
• Strong excel skills.
• Problem solving and organisational skills.
• Good communication skills and determination to complete tasks.

Life and Benefits at Landsec

We have a great benefits package, there to support you with your work-life balance and in moments that matter. We offer fantastic Learning and Development opportunities to help you grow and reach your potential and we also play our part in supporting the communities where we live and work.

Below are some of our core benefits, make sure to visit our My Total Reward page for more information.

• Performance based annual bonus plan
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days each year. Enjoy an additional three-day December festive break on top of your leave and a special ‘My Day’ to take off for whatever you choose.
• Enhanced pension contributions – Landsec will contribute up to 10.5% subject to your contribution.
• Private medical insurance, Health Cash Plan, Life assurance and income protection.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies (view our Family policies page for more details)
• Two different share plans enabling you to share in the success you will help to build
• Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year and 'Give As You Earn' programmes allowing you to donate to charities straight out of your pay and we top up by 20%

And when it comes to your health and wellbeing you will also have access to other benefits: our employee assistance programme, digital GP, cycle to work scheme, a mindfulness app and a health app supporting fertility and menopause.