Accountant

Butler Rose Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious preparatory school in Berkshire is seeking an experienced Accountant (Tax and Treasury) to manage VAT compliance and financial reporting. This role involves submission of VAT returns to HMRC, ensuring compliance, managing financial reconciliations, and providing essential VAT advice to the finance team. Candidates should have relevant accounting qualifications or be qualified by experience, and possess a strong grasp of VAT processes. Flexibility for remote work is offered during half-term and holidays.

Qualifications

• VAT knowledge must be current and practical.
• Experience in producing and submitting VAT returns is expected.
• Ability to manage financial transactions and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate submission of VAT returns to HMRC.
• Provide VAT advice to the school’s director and finance team.
• Maintain purchase ledgers and assist with month-end processes.
• Process invoices and assist with outstanding payments.

Skills

VAT knowledge

Accounting experience

Financial reporting

Tax compliance

Education

AAT, ATT, CTA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent experience

Job description

Tax & Treasury Specialist | Education Sector

£45,000

Private School | Berkshire

Butter Rose are proud to share that we are working with a prestigious preparatory school on the recruitment of an experienced Accountant (Tax and Treasury). These kinds of roles don't come around often, with the feeling of making a difference to young people's lives being highly coveted.

Responsibilities

• Accurate production, and submission to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), of monthly VAT Returns, reconciled to the General Ledger, within HMRC timeframe rules.
• Ensuring that all VAT reclaimable from HMRC is received and reconciled.
• Ensuring that any VAT due to be paid to HMRC is paid on a timely basis in accordance with HMRC rules, and correctly reconciled.
• Submission of Voluntary Disclosures to HMRC, for errors above the threshold for adjustment within the VAT Return.
• Ensuring Voluntary Disclosure reclaims are received or amounts payable to HMRC are paid on a timely basis.
• Administering pro-forma invoices, ensuring valid VAT invoices are received, and duly included in the VAT Return.
• Ensuring VAT/Tax knowledge of themselves and the Head of Finance and Director of Finance and Operations is current and up to date.
• Assisting with VAT advice to the Director of Finance and Operations, where necessary through liaison with the school's appointed VAT Consultants.
• Liaising with accountancy team members to facilitate timely and accurate processing of VAT element of all financial transactions
• Assisting other colleagues in the school with obtaining VAT advice for projects
• Providing advice on correct way of dealing with VAT on invoices received or raised by the school
• Obtaining advice from external VAT advisors/auditors
• Responding to any HMRC queries which may arise in respect of VAT
• Daily bank reconciliations
• Purchase order processing
• Processing and paying invoices, staff expense claims and Barclaycard transactions
• Maintaining the purchase ledger and supplier statement reconciliations
• Placing ad-hoc Amazon orders and credit card purchases
• Processing termly parent invoices promptly and timely
• Assisting with parent queries and collecting outstanding payments
• Month end and financial processes
• Prepare historic cashflow statement
• Maintain the fixed asset register
• Preparation of budget reports
• Assisting with financial year end procedures

Qualifications

They're people‑centric employer, and with this in mind we're open candidate who are on the road to qualification (AAT, ATT, CTA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or qualified by experience in the areas that matter.

Working Conditions

Although term time is predominantly office based, one settled into the role there is flexibility to work remotely on occasion, more so on half term / holidays.

To be considered for the role you must be eligible to work in the UK without restriction. This role is being advertised by Butler Rose (AGY) and managed by Dave Marchant [e-mail]

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.