International Tax Manager required by global organisation to join its Group Tax and Status team. International Tax Manager will specialise in tax advice on overseas tax matters for the organisation’s business units and regional finance teams ensuring the organisation manages tax risks, adopts appropriate corporate status solutions overseas and responds to legislative developments in the key operational jurisdictions.

Based at our clients prestigious offices in London the role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a multicultural environment. They are offering a salary up to £70K+ bonus & exceptional benefits including attractive pension scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 days holiday plus bank holidays.

International Tax Manager – key skills & experience

• Direct tax consulting knowledge in at least one major jurisdiction
• Familiarity with international tax concepts and principles (e.g. permanent establishment, double tax agreements and application of withholding taxes)
• Awareness of OECD transfer pricing concepts and requirements
• CTA, ADIT or ATT qualification with Chartered Institute of Taxation or equivalent

Plus one or more of the following:

• In-house tax department experience for multi-national corporate
• Direct/International Tax specialist experience at experienced manager/senior manager level within a professional firm (preferably Big Four)
• Group tax reporting and/or CbCR experience
• Experience of establishing new trading entities overseas
• Experience of preparing transfer pricing documentation and/or managing fiscal audits
• Experience of multinationals responding to overseas tax changes (e.g. Gulf States VAT)

International Tax Manager – main duties

• Provide expert direct tax advice and clear explanations for the benefit of regional finance colleagues and Strategic Business Units leads in relation to tax structuring of intra-group transactions, income contracts and new business opportunities.
• For specific country tax and status regularisation projects, take the lead technical consulting role on taxation aspects (in particular, local direct tax withholding tax and sales taxes), including reviewing instructions to local tax advisers tailored to our specific business needs, challenging and interpreting advice and liaison with country finance, legal, governance and global network colleagues in the Status and Tax Workstream to ensure compliant and tax efficient solutions.
• Work with regional finance colleagues and subsidiaries accountants, to implement appropriate transfer pricing charging arrangements for intra-group services involving overseas entities to support the Organisation’s overall direct tax strategy to ensure compliance with the UK and Global tax law / obligations whilst minimising direct tax liability and optimising cash-flow
• Take responsibility for reviewing consolidated corporate income tax group reporting for the purposes of the Annual Report and Country by Country Reporting returns completed by regional finance teams.

For further information regards this fantastic opportunity to join this multicultural international organisation, offering a a salary up to £70K+ bonus & exceptional benefits including attractive pension scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 days holiday plus bank holidays.

This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit team working on exciting projects in a stimulating environment. In return you will enjoy a salary up to £40K and benefits including a company pension scheme. The client is based minutes from the A55 with easy access from the Wirral, Cheshire, and North Wales.

Infrastructure Security Engineer – Skills and Experience in some of the following:-

• Advanced knowledge of Windows Server and/or Linux (or at least one at advanced level).
• Competent in installing, configuring and maintaining servers (Windows/Linux).
• Security auditing from an infrastructure perspective
• Multi factor authentication implementation
• Identification of providers
• SSO
• Competent in installing and managing web server technology
• Knowledge of the deployment of application server technologies
• Advanced knowledge of communications device management and policies (firewalls, switches etc).
• Strong knowledge of network design and implementation principles.
• Ability to design and implement resilience mechanisms.
• Ability to design and manage backup solutions.
• Knowledge of implementation of EDI, XML and Web Services.
• Experience with virtualisation tools (e.g. VMWare/Hyper-V etc).
• Strong knowledge with the configuration of Cloud platforms (e.g. Amazon AWS / Azure).

With regards to technical skills, our client does not necessarily expect candidates to have experience of every item listed. Our client will judge candidates primarily on their depth of knowledge and experience of the items they do claim to have experience of.

Infrastructure Security Engineer – Main Requirements & Responsibilities

• Candidates need to be proactive, self-motivated and have the ability to work well both in a group and on individual tasks, with a hands-on approach and mind set for improvement and optimisation.
• Interfacing with multiple internal stakeholders including Development, Projects, Test and Support teams.
• Interfacing with end users and all other external stakeholders in order to determine their evolving needs including ideal deployment and scalability requirements for new product capabilities.
• Building and maintaining scalable, reliable and repeatable infrastructure.
• Ensuring business continuity and systems availability.
• Ensuring security and adherence to ISO 27001 security standards.
• Flexibility to on occasion deal with out of hours issues.
• Work alongside the Infrastructure Manager to deliver the Technical Plan.

For further information about this interesting role, please forward your CV to our team and we will provide further information to you

Experienced Java Developer required by a leading software provider based on the North Wales border, close to Chester. Our client operates with an exceptional, high-profile international client base providing a range of flexible, innovative system and software solutions in both the web and mobile applications space.

Java Developer – Key Skills and Experience

Our client is seeking a broad range of software skills including but not limited to some of the following:

• Java Development with JEE
• Front-end Web Application experience (HTML, JavaScript, CSS etc.)
• SQL
• WebObjects
• Eclipse IDE
• Git
• Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines
• Monitor and review targets to support the delivery of business outcomes making appropriate recommendations and ensuring that these recommendations are carried out
• Liaise with customers, staff and colleagues to provide quality communication and care
• Carry out all other duties that contribute to the effective, efficient and quality performance
• To adopt a flexible approach to working hours within reason and where required

Java Developers are being considered at different levels of experience from Developers to Senior Developers and Team Leader level depending on skills and experience. Roles are wide ranging providing the opportunity to further develop your skills and experience in various projects as well as working with clients, on different timelines and cultures.

Java Developer – Accountabilities:

Provide professional Developer/ Programmer expertise to support the successful delivery of project implementations.

• Code and unit test enhancements to an existing JEE Web-Based application
• Create and review low level designs
• Liaise with clients to support customer test cycles (e.g. SIT, UAT, OAT etc.)
• Liaise with 2nd line support to support code changes into Pre-Production and Production Environments
• Liaise with 3rd line to support code changes going into Production
• Provide mentorship and code review support for the wider team
• Internal solution designing and documentation
• Specification of solution enhancements (Application, EDI, Dashboard Charting etc.)
• Solution enhancement testing and integration testing
• Liaison with customer and project 3rd parties
• Customer support during the implementation phase(s)
• Post go-live solution hand-over activities

Apply now to discuss this fantastic opportunity and join a close-knit team working on exciting software development and implementations in a stimulating environment. The package includes a salary of up to £40k & benefits including a company pension scheme.

Operations Systems Lead (ERP) required by a fast growing international company whose global administration centre is located in Cheshire. Reporting to the Head of MIS the Operations Systems Lead role will lead on systems project tasks and working with business stakeholders across the company.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, growing international company and further develop your career from our client’s prestigious headquarters in Cheshire. They are offering an attractive salary of up to £45K + benefits including bonus, pension, healthcare, life assurance and 25 days annual holiday.

Operations Systems Lead will help realise user requirements through liaison with internal and external technical resources. There will be a short to medium term emphasis on supporting manufacturing and supply chain teams, as they experience significant strategic challenges arising from operational growth, site relocations, and expansions, and automation initiatives

Operations Systems Lead – Essential Skills and Experience

·        New software system lifecycle (sourcing, implementation, maintenance etc.)

·        ERP support/management – Ideally Syspro ERP, or similar Tier 2 (Microsoft Nav/XP, TOTVS, Sage X3)

·        Data Visualisation Tools

·      MS SQL, Excel

·      B2B experience – Deep understanding of business processes (OTC – order to cash) and how technology and systems enable them

Operations Systems Lead – Desirable Skills and Experience

·        Microsoft PowerBI or Tableau

·        Inventory management, warehousing & Logistics

·        Project Management

Operations Systems Lead -Job Accountabilities:

·        Project Administration (General)

• Supporting the Head of MIS with the initiation, scoping, planning, budgetary control, and ongoing management of a variety of projects.  These projects can be discrete process improvement drives (low cost, short timeframe) or strategic environment changes (up to £1m, and several years)
• Assume full responsibility for projects where necessary; arrange and chair project meetings as required

·        Supply Chain & Logistics Systems

• Work with the ERP Project Lead to support the Head of Manufacturing & Logistics with system adjustments to support operational changes and/or better reporting

·        Manufacturing Systems

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the manufacturing site processes and how they are supported in the system
• Partner with the manufacturing finance manager (based in Cheshire) on the longer term goals of the sites, in the general sense, to foresee how technology might support them.

·        General/Other Systems

• Support general aspects of ERP work projects, globally; these needs largely arise from new company acquisitions, existing company enhancements, out of day-to-day user support
• Liaise with the ERP Project Lead, BI Manager, and external ERP consultants on technical matters, in order to successfully complete initiatives

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, growing department and to further develop your career in an international environment from our client’s prestigious headquarters in Cheshire. They are offering an attractive salary of up to £45K + benefits including bonus, pension, healthcare, life assurance and 25 days annual holiday.

IT Project Lead required by a software and solutions company to provide assistance with successful delivery of key project implementation tasks. IT Solutions Consultant will ideally have a Project Management / Customer Care background and skills centred on solution design, documentation and implementation.

This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit team working on exciting projects in a stimulating environment. In return you will enjoy a salary of c £30K- £40k and benefits including a company pension scheme.

IT Project Lead – skills and experience

• Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Oracle, MsSQL systems
• Proven Customer Facing and Technical Support skills
• Experience of customer requirements gathering and documentation.
• Experience of Internal solution designing and documentation.
• Specification of solution enhancements (Application, EDI, Dashboard Charting).
• Solution enhancement testing.
• Skilled at liaison with customer and project 3rd parties.
• Experience of Integration testing.
• End-to-End solution configuration and testing.
• Technical environment set-up and testing.
• Customer support during the implementation phase(s).
• Application user training and documentation.
• On-site Go-Live Support assistance.
• Post go-live solution hand-over activities.

IT Project Lead – main responsibilities

• Co-ordinate to provide leadership and support staff to ensure maximum performance.
• Prioritise work to meet deadlines
• Monitor and review targets to manage, monitor and support the delivery of business outcomes making appropriate recommendations
• Deliver training to customers and internal staff against training manuals and procedures
• Liaise with customers, staff and colleagues to provide quality communication and care
• Maintain and respect confidentiality in accordance with confidentiality policy, non-disclosure agreements and Data Protection Act

This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit team working on exciting projects in a stimulating environment. In return you will enjoy a salary of c £30K- £40k and benefits including a company pension scheme.

Senior Java Developer required by specialist software house developing specialised, complex web applications for both UK-based and internationally-based clients and in doing so, deliver dedicated software. They are looking for a knowledgeable individual with experience working on an object oriented application using Java.

Java Developer will join as a senior developer in a friendly and hardworking team based in Chester, Cheshire – who offer an exciting range of technical challenges at all levels and in return are paying a competitive salary to £55K + Bonus and Benefits.

Java Developer – Key skills & Experience

• Experience with Java
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Hibernate
• Confident talking and communicating
• Self-motivated
• Methodical
• Comfortable learning new things
• A desire to learn new technologies and skills

As a Senior Java Developer – you will also be expected to talk with customers, implement application changes, perform support tasks, assist in go-lives, perform product demonstrations, get involved with project management and assist in other areas of IT outside of development.

Java Developer – Key tasks

• Perform development tasks as per the release cycle
• Assist with customer questions
• Assist with the installation of the software at customer sites
• Participate in site visits when required
• Perform demonstrations of the product if required
• Shape the direction of the product

There will be an occasional requirement to travel to customer sites around the world, so a valid passport will be required.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a close knit team, working in central Chester in an interesting dynamic and forward thinking organisation working on cutting edge development in a high tech environment. In return the Java Developer will enjoy a competitive salary to £55K + Bonus & Benefits, a stimulating working environment and the opportunity to add new skills to your career experience.