Finance Manager - VAT Compliance

Liberty Global Shared Services Limited; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Global is seeking a Finance Manager for VAT Compliance in Bradford. The role involves handling VAT returns and compliance activities across multiple jurisdictions, working in a hybrid setting. Qualified candidates will have VAT experience and a professional accountancy qualification. The position offers excellent benefits, including annual leave and wellness programs.

Benefits

25 days annual leave with option to purchase additional leave

Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

Access to car benefit scheme

Online learning platform for professional development

Qualifications

• Post-qualified or part-qualified with significant VAT experience.
• Experience working in a complex environment while delivering to deadlines.
• Ability to research and resolve complex accounting or taxation issues.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation of VAT returns and submissions to HMRC.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure compliance with tax regulations.
• Engage with stakeholders for efficient reporting and onboarding of new entities.

Skills

VAT Compliance

Excel

Communication

Education

Professional Accountancy or Tax qualification (ACA, ACCA, CTA)

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion

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Finance Manager - VAT Compliance, Bradford

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Client:

Liberty Global Shared Services Limited

Location:

Bradford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

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Job Description:

We’re looking for a Finance Manager – VAT Compliance to join us in our Bradford office. This is hybrid working – 2 days in the office, 3 days remote.

In this exciting role of Finance Manager – VAT Compliance, you will be responsible for a variety of VAT compliance activities performed within Liberty Shared Services (LSS) on behalf of our customers, across the Liberty Global portfolio of businesses, predominantly located in London, Denver and Amsterdam.

As a Finance Manager - VAT Compliance, you will be responsible for the preparation of Virgin Media and Liberty Global VAT returns and other submissions to HMRC and will collaborate with the Senior Managers to drive system improvements and embrace the use of technology to create a best class in-house VAT Compliance function, whilst managing any future acquisition transitions to LSS.

There has never been a better time to join Liberty Global. We’re a dynamic, high-growth and tech-led group of businesses, where as a Finance Manager – VAT Compliance you would be ideally suited either post-qualified, or part-qualified with significant VAT experience, and the ambition to develop your career with a global market leader.

What will you be doing?

Your overall objective and that of the Team is to provide a tax return service which helps our customers follow all applicable tax laws and regulations, file all of their tax returns on time and pay the right amount of tax, when due, in each of the territories where they do business.

As part of a wider team, you will engage with the appropriate Accounting, Tax, Commercial, Legal and Treasury teams to ensure that our goals are met and provide services that cover multiple local jurisdictions where the tax rules are complex and compliance obligations differ from territory to territory.

You will be responsible for the complete, accurate and timely preparation and submission of VAT returns together with supporting analysis for management review, across VAT accounting, which includes VAT return to GL reconciliations, journal preparation and monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

Liaising with key stakeholders you will ensure efficient and accurate reporting and regularly communicate with the wider business to ensure a thorough understanding of requirements aligned with business needs.

You will onboard new operating entities, with potential exposure to non-UK entities, which would involve scoping out the reporting requirements for the new VAT compliance tool, data gathering, UAT testing and assessing the exception testing requirements.

Other key activities will include process maintenance and continuous improvements, aligning processes to develop digital reporting requirements, VAT reporting process controls, reviewing and approval of invoices, providing technical support and tax advice to the business, detailed tax data analysis, and reporting on accuracy and compliance matters.

We tend to look for people with:

Professional Accountancy or Tax qualification (ACA, ACCA, CTA etc) or part-qualified with proven VAT Compliance PQE.

Experience with VAT compliance, Ledger accounting or other tax compliance activity is an advantage.

Strong Excel and financial systems skills (eg. Oracle, Hyperion).

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Experience working in a complex environment, whilst delivering to deadlines.

Ability to research and resolve complex accounting or taxation issues.

European VAT experience is also an advantage.

What’s in it for you?

25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more.

Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance.

Matched pension contribution up to 10%.

Access to our car benefit scheme.

Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us.

The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team.

We’re building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, bringing people together through the power of our technology.

Liberty Global is a world leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications and an active investor in cutting-edge infrastructure, content and technology ventures.

With our investments in fibre-based and 5G networks, we play a vital role in society, currently providing over 85 million fixed and mobile connections and rolling out the next generation of products and services, while readying our networks for 10 Gbps and beyond.

We’re creating national champions, combining the best broadband and mobile networks under brands such as Virgin Media-02 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland and UPC in Slovakia.

Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds across content, technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in ITV, Univision, Plume, Lionsgate and the Formula E racing series.

Our scale enables us to transfer knowledge and expertise across our operations and investments, creating a dynamic family of brands united in the pursuit of innovation and excellence.

And we’re prioritising diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and communities while reducing our impact on the environment. We are using technology as a force for good, for our people, our partners and the planet.

Liberty Global is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.

We’re 100% committed to having a workforce that represents every part of our society. So, we’re keen to hear from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.