Direct Tax Accountant

Volkswagen Group UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Greater London is seeking a Direct Tax Accountant to manage direct tax obligations and ensure compliance with legislation. The role involves providing tax advice and engaging with stakeholders across the business. Competitive salary and flexible benefits are provided, including a car scheme, discretionary bonus, and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car schemes

Private medical insurance

Discretionary bonus

Enhanced pension contributions

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health & wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Recently qualified or part qualified in relevant tax area.
• Experience dealing with tax affairs of large companies is a plus.
• Strong communication skills to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company's direct tax obligations and ensure compliance.
• Involved with customs and VAT.
• Provide robust tax advice across the business.

Skills

Recently qualified or part qualified with some experience of corporate tax

Experience of dealing with the tax affairs of large companies

Ability to communicate, engage and influence stakeholders

Proven commercial awareness

Job description

About The Role

The Finance team are recruiting for a Direct Tax Accountant on a permanent full time basis.

Working in the Central Finance team, you will be responsible for managing the company's direct tax obligations, ensuring integrity and compliance with all the applicable legislation and group policy. You will also be involved with customs and VAT as well as provide robust tax advice across the business as and when required.

Skills and experience you can bring to the role:

• Recently qualified or part qualified with some experience of corporate tax.
• Experience of dealing with the tax affairs of large companies advantageous.
• Ability to communicate, engage and influence stakeholders across multiple disciplines and levels.
• Proven commercial awareness with an interest in identifying and improving processes.

What can we offer you?

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), fuel card, discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, private medical insurance, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life insurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

Finance & Legal

In Finance & Legal, we use our expertise to add value to the Group's business every day. We deliver a range of critical services, from financial information, analysis and tax management, to procurement, risk management, process improvements and legal advice. Join us and you'll discover a supportive, collaborative, high performing culture at the heart of the business.

Think you're up to the challenge? We'd love to hear from you...

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

About Us

We're driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof - each with its own history, designs and innovations - we've created some of the world's most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you'll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won't find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

There's never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we're actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.