Tax Analyst, UK Tax

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We are looking for a talented Tax Analyst to join our tax team in London to support the day-to-day tax operations of, and provide tax planning and structuring support to, Netflix's growing business in London, which includes Netflix’s largest production hub outside of UCAN. The ideal candidate will join our UK based tax team and have excellent organizational and collaborative communication skills. They will also possess a strong attention to detail and a hands-on mentality.

This position offers unique opportunities for growth as our business expands, enabling you to become a well-rounded tax professional, with a deep understanding of the film and television industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Corporate tax compliance and reporting: Coordinate with external tax advisors and internal tax compliance and financial reporting teams to perform a first review of UK statutory accounts and corporation tax computations and ensure UK incentive administrative compliance.
• Corporate tax planning and advisory: Contribute to corporate tax advisory projects which support our business as it continues to grow and develop in the UK.
• Communication with HMRC: Together with the rest of the team, assist in communication with HMRC whether on general compliance matters or responding to questions.
• Production Incentives: Research and understand UK and international film and television production incentives, such as the Audio Visual Expenditure Credit in the UK. Collaborate with the UK tax team to assist with evaluating and applying for production incentives including British cultural test applications, incentive estimates and tracking of our incentive claims.
• Production Tax Support: Provide support and advice on UK tax matters to our production finance and production accounting teams, including UK VAT, PAYE, National Insurance Contributions, obligations under off-payroll worker rules and taxation of foreign entertainers (FEU).
• Risk Management: Assist with maintenance of our UK Risk & Control Matrix
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with external tax advisors and internal teams, including EMEA tax compliance, financial reporting, production finance, production legal and physical production teams. Liaise with the content accounting team on financial reporting of incentives.
• Research and Documentation: Research complex tax issues and prepare technical documentation. Monitor changes in tax legislation and advise on their impact on Netflix’s operations, keeping business partners informed clearly and concisely.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to the development and implementation of process improvements across tax compliance, reporting and advisory to enhance efficiency and accuracy. We are always keen to improve!

Candidate Profile:

• Chartered Accountancy or Chartered tax qualification
• Individuals who have recently qualified and are working towards the level of senior/ assistant manager in an accountancy practice or studio are likely to be suited to this unique challenge.
• Recommended 3 to 4 years of UK tax consulting or industry experience.
• Experience in corporate tax preferred - Experience in corporate tax advisory, international tax, US in-bound companies, or transfer pricing would be an advantage.
• Experience in tax issues relating to studio productions would be helpful, but not required.
• You embrace and advocate Netflix values.
• Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communicator capable of building relationships with external advisors and internal teams.
• Skilled multitasker, able to prioritize and meet tight deadlines.
• Hands-on, proactive, and innovative.
• Curious and enthusiastic, willing to ask questions and challenge the status quo.
• Flexible to collaborate across multiple time zones and willing to travel overseas.
• Proficient in MS Excel and/or Google Sheets, with experience navigating large data sets.

Join Netflix and be part of a team that is shaping the future of entertainment. If you have the skills and passion, we would love to hear from you!

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