Stephen Conrad Email & Phone Number

Reading, GB

London, London, GB

• Corporate tax manager ensuring that the M&S Plc Group complies with its UK statutory tax and financial reporting obligations.
• Responsible for preparation of all aspects of the M&S Group’s UK corporation tax compliance obligations including the preparation of 40+ tax computations/returns and the calculation of group quarterly instalment.
• Responsible for the preparation of all aspects of the M&S Group’s financial reporting obligations and management of the tax reporting process including both half year and full year end reporting/tax provisioning.
• Preparation and management of the tax forecasting process including quarterly tax forecasts and the annual operating plan and three year tax forecast.
• Responsible for preparing tax reconciliations and providing senior management with tax reporting analysis.
• Actively involved in communicating with HMRC on a range of corporate tax issues including assisting with the management of corporate tax enquires, disputes and litigation with HMRC.

London, London, GB

• Responsible for managing all UK and Global tax compliance within Arup.
• Primary point of contact for HMRC for all aspects of corporate, VAT and employer taxation.
• Responsible for preparing all tax compliance returns of the UK (40+ tax returns) and US business (Federal and State tax returns) and involved in reviewing of overseas tax computations and tax returns in all other.
• Responsible for both preparing and reviewing both UK and local tax provisions and deferred tax calculations of the Group as well as preparing the overall tax consolidation for inclusion in the Arup Group financial.
• Preparing the UK research and development tax claims, worldwide debt cap calculations, tax payments on account, tax reconciliations, CFC calculations and oversaw the implementation of overseas branch exemption claims.
• Managing tax audits and answering queries of tax authorities. Involved in performing independent analysis and writing response letters to different tax authorities.

London, GB

• Acting assistant manager assisting with the planning and managing of audits for AIM listed (IFRS) and significant UK companies (UK GAAP). Turnover of clients typically ranging from £10m to £100m.
• Primary point of contact for clients, helping to resolve audit issues and advising on technical issues for the finalisation of financial statements and how to improve internal control procedures.
• Team leader managing and supervising different audit teams of up to five staff at various client locations.
• Helping to drive teams to ensure they deliver to the clients’ reporting deadlines.
• Responsible for reviewing the audit team’s work and writing final reports to clients on audit findings.
• Preparing technical presentations for audit department training days, attended by partners, managers and audit staff.