Finance & Tax Accountant — Flexible Hours & Impact

Citizen Housing Group; Coleshill Heath; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26 days

Bank holidays

Pension scheme

Health insurance

Flexible working hours

Training & development

Job summary

Citizen Housing Group in Birmingham is seeking a Finance and Tax Accountant to provide expert tax advice across operations and development projects. You will support corporation tax and VAT compliance, work with Finance, Development, Asset Management, Procurement, Payroll and Treasury to manage tax risk, and help improve tax processes across the group.

The role offers opportunities to own processes, enhance governance and contribute to the group's social purpose through robust tax management.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified or studying towards ACA/ACCA/CTA/ATT or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of UK taxation, especially VAT and Corporation Tax.
• Experience preparing or reviewing tax returns and related accounting entries.
• Experience explaining complex tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders.
• Experience analyzing financial data and documenting VAT treatment for HMRC and audits.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert tax advice across housing operations, development projects, regeneration schemes, treasury activities and corporate transactions.
• Prepare and support corporation tax and VAT compliance activities, ensuring obligations are met accurately and on time.
• Partner with colleagues across Finance, Development, Asset Management, Procurement, Payroll and Treasury to support decision-making and manage tax risk.
• Maintain effective tax controls, policies and governance processes while supporting audits, external advisers and HMRC enquiries.
• Contribute to finance transformation, systems improvement and business change projects, helping to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of tax processes across the group.

Skills

UK taxation knowledge

VAT knowledge

Corporation Tax knowledge

Tax return preparation

Explain complex tax issues

Education

ACA/ACCA/CTA/ATT or equivalent

Job description

Citizen Housing Group in Birmingham is seeking a Finance and Tax Accountant to provide expert tax advice across operations and development projects. You will support corporation tax and VAT compliance, work with Finance, Development, Asset Management, Procurement, Payroll and Treasury to manage tax risk, and help improve tax processes across the group.

The role offers opportunities to own processes, enhance governance and contribute to the group's social purpose through robust tax management.