Tax Accountant
- Recruiter
- Search Consultancy
- Location
- Sheffield
- Posted
- 13 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 01 Jul 2018
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a UK Tax Accountant to join a busy accounts department. You will be providing support to the Group Tax Manager and the activities of the Group Finance function.
This role is a fixed term contract for 12 months covering Maternity leave and will be based in South Yorkshire in our clients new offices!
A superb company who look after their staff, provide a great working atmosphere and competitive salary.
The role involves reporting to the Group Tax Manager with key responsibilities including:
- Compliance and reporting
- Preparation of UK tax returns including:
- Quarterly VAT returns
- Corporation tax computations and returns
- CIS returns
- PSA return
- Ensuring VAT is correctly accounted for and payments are made on time
- Dealing with HMRC correspondence
- Preparation of tax schedules to support the Group current and deferred tax provisions (biannually) and consolidated tax disclosures
- Support the financial accounts team with preparation of the tax disclosures in the UK statutory accounts
- Assisting the Group Tax Manager in the development of internal controls reporting framework in respect of direct and indirect tax compliance.
- Mitigate tax risk through the compliance process and ensure that the Group's Tax Policy is adhered to
- Assist the external tax advisor in providing necessary information to support the annual Senior Accounting Officer requirements.
- To contribute towards and assist with designing and implementing process improvements
The commercial aspect of the role involves providing support to the Group Finance Team in all UK Tax and duty matter. You will be the primary support for tax related queries. It will be imperative you keep up to date with relevant tax technical issues- focusing on indirect tax.
You will also be involved in regularly investigating and resolving several varied ad-hoc tax queries. Ad-hoc commercial project and provision of tax support to other areas of the business
We are looking for;
- Ideally someone qualified (CIMA/ACA/ACCA/AAT) and/or tax (ATT/CIOT) qualifications would be a distinct advantage , as would a keen interest in, and understanding of, taxation.
- A confident self starter
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure and within deadlines
- Someone with the ability to ability to communicate complex and technical points clearly both verbally and in writing.
- Excellent skills in MS Office
- A creative mind
- Someone who can demonstrate the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deal with ambiguity with a commitment to high personal and professional standards.
This is an opportunity to work with a hugely successful company with a turnover of circa £2.6 billion. A fantastic place to build a career working alongside exceptional people.
If this sounds of interest to you, please contact Suga today on or via email on
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