Tax Assistant Manager, Sophos
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Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
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Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop powerful and intuitive products and services that provide the world's most effective cybersecurity for organizations of any size.
Role
Who you are
- The role would suit someone who has recently qualified in an accountancy firm and is looking for their first in-house tax role
- A minimum of three years’ experience working with UK tax issues in either a Big-4 or other large accountancy firm, or an in-house tax team
- Strong UK corporate income tax technical knowledge and experience, and good awareness of other tax issues relevant to UK headquartered businesses, in particular transfer pricing
- High level of analytical skills and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing tax advice
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate complex subjects in a clear and simple manner
- Excellent organizational and writing skills
- Consistently demonstrates authenticity, passion and innovation
- Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and has a roll-up your sleeves mindset
- Demonstrated passion and a track record of delivering in a fast-paced environment
- An ability to work as part of a team as well as on their own initiative
- Knowledge of SaaS and digital economy issues is preferred
- Chartered Tax Advisor, Chartered Accountant, Masters in Tax, or equivalent professional qualification
What the job involves
- As Tax Assistant Manager you will join our excellent ten-person global tax team, taking responsibility for delivering and managing core UK tax requirements. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that Sophos meets its UK tax compliance and reporting obligations in all relevant areas
- This role offers an exciting opportunity to be actively involved in a broad range of UK tax issues, supported by an experienced team, but taking responsibility and working with a large degree of independence on a number of issues
- This role will report to the EMEA Tax Director
- Preparation of annual UK CT returns for the business’s UK entities in co-operation with external consultants and internal stakeholders
- Preparation of Transfer Pricing templates for segmented P&Ls, local file support, and the ongoing update and review of intercompany agreements
- Management of the Senior Accounting Officer certification process, and Corporate Criminal Offence risk assessment and reporting
- Management of the IR35 reviews and supplier onboarding process
- Management of withholding tax validation process, including review and approval of certificates, regular review of rates applied, and proactive analysis and action in order to optimize the withholding tax position of the group
- Support with year-end reporting and tax provisioning process
- Tax advisory support on a number of topics, for example: response to new taxes such as Plastic Packaging Tax, support with HMRC enquiries strategic plans across all business units (including system upgrades, transactions, setting up presence in new territories), indirect tax input in relation to global supply chains, making tax digital, Business Risk Review etc
Our take
Due to the fast-evolving nature of cybercrime, companies can struggle to keep their security up-to-date and resilient. Sophos provides managed cybersecurity services to identify and resolve cyberthreats within all sizes of organisations, combining cutting edge cybersecurity tech with expert support teams.
Leveraging AI and machine learning, Sophos' system automates the detection and blocking of over 99% of threats, meaning its analysts only have to hunt down and stop the most sophisticated attackers. As well as its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) product - which, serving over 15,000 customers, is the most-used on the market - the company also delivers Incident Response Services for those experiencing an active threat.
Sophos is not a new player in the cybersecurity space, but has demonstrated its dedication to innovation with continued product launches, updates, and acquisitions such as that of BAE spinout SOC.OS that have kept its tech at the front of the market. Alongside many of its peers, the effects of the economic climate have caused Sophos to cut staff as it focusses on achieving “the optimal balance of growth and profitability", but this recent hiccup does not take away from its position as a market leader continuously leading adaption in the space.
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36% female employees
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$2.7m
SEED
Total funding: $2.7m
Company benefits
- Remote-first working model & hybrid options
- We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
- Flexible start and end times for many roles
- Leadership development program
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
- Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
- Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
- Free annual subscription to the Calm app
- Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
- We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
- Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
- Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
- Health care benefits available worldwide
Company values
- Simplicity: We strive to embrace design, automation, and re-engineering across our products and business operations. We aim to create instinctive next-gen products that provide IT professionals with exactly what they need to do their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Empowerment: We support and enable people to do great work. We trust people to take ownership, to take smart risks, and to deliver results. We encourage people to take action, to seek knowledge, and to question actions inconsistent with our mission, values, or principles.
- Passion: We care intensely about our success and our impact. We maintain high standards and continuously strive to improve. We inspire others.
- Innovation: We stay at the forefront and advance the boundaries of what is possible. If we fail, we do it quickly, learn, share the lessons learned, and move forward. We always seek better approaches to what we do.
- Authenticity: We are genuine, transparent, and honest. We admit our mistakes and strive to remain self-aware. We say what we think, even if it might be difficult.
Company HQ
Abingdon, UK
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Leadership
Kris Hagerman
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Corel Corporation, who previously served as Group President of Data Center Management at Symantec. Was also Executive VP and GM of Storage and Server Management at Veritas Software, as well as CEO and Founder of both Bigbook and Affinia.
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