Financial Reporting and Tax Manager / BTA/1486

VisitBritain; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

VisitBritain is seeking an experienced finance professional for a key role managing the year-end accounting close and ensuring statutory compliance. This permanent, full-time position offers competitive salary and extensive benefits, including flexible working and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Flexible Working

25 days annual leave

Defined contribution pension scheme

Enhanced parental leave policies

Group Life Assurance

Commitment to Learning

Bicycle Scheme loans

Eye Care Voucher

Staff discounts

Responsibilities

• Lead year-end accounting and statutory reporting processes.
• Prepare and submit CLoS returns and reports to DCMS.
• Coordinate external audits with NAO.

Skills

Financial Reporting

UK VAT Compliance

Taxation

Job description

Location Birmingham Application Deadline Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Salary Range £55,000 to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience Vacancy Type Permanent/Full Time Job Summary

Organisational Context

The British Tourist Authority (BTA) is the national tourism agency, and a non-departmental public body funded by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and trades under the name of VisitBritain/VisitEngland (VB/VE).

We are a global organisation with a diverse culture and over 280 employees based across 16 different countries.

Our purpose is to drive a thriving tourism industry, creating economic prosperity across Britain.

VisitBritain, as the official tourist board for England, Scotland, and Wales, is responsible for marketing Great Britain worldwide to prospective travellers.

VisitEngland (VE) plays a unique role in developing English tourism through supporting business growth and informing industry with statutory research and insights, and engagement activities through events and communications.

VB/VE also plays a unique role in building England’s tourism product, raising Britain’s profile worldwide, increasing the volume and value of tourism exports and developing Britain’s visitor economy.

Serving as the national tourism board, VisitBritain is responsible for targeting international visitors to boost overseas visits and spend in the UK.

Our organisational values have been collaboratively crafted with colleagues across various divisions and geographical locations. They give us a fresh sense of direction and inspire us to drive transformative change within our organisation.

As one global team, we work together with Passion, in Partnership and at Pace:

• with Passion - fuelled by our enthusiasm and positivity to deliver excellent results.
• in Partnership – empowered to work with partners towards a greater aim beyond our own.
• at Pace – delivering innovation through agility, boldness, and bravery to take calculated risk.

Location and Ways of Working

We follow the principle of “Locate for your Day”, which means that we expect people to use their own judgment to decide the best place to work to meet the needs of the business.

The majority of our roles can be performed predominantly remotely, however we are not a fully remote organisation as we recognise the importance of face-to-face connection, so you will be expected to spend some time in the office.

We operate from our Global Hub at Victoria Square House in Birmingham and maintain a small presence in Central London.

Our Global Hub is located in Birmingham, which is our primary location, however, many of our employees are located across the UK, so we try to be mindful of our sustainability commitments when coming together to collaborate. Therefore, working in another location may be required on occasion. You will be expected to commute to your usual place (Birmingham) of work at your own cost and any requests for you to travel further will be compensated.

Main purpose of the role

We are looking for an experience and detail-oriented finance professional to join our team at VisitBritain. In this key role, you will lead the year-end accounting close process and ensure the accurate delivery of statutory accounts in full compliance with relevant disclosure requirements.

You will take ownership of the preparation and submission of BTA’s CLoS returns and statutory reporting to the Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS), while effectively managing coordination with the National Audit Office (NAO) for external audits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the year-end accounting and statutory reporting processes.
• Prepare and submit BTA’s CLoS returns and reports to DCMS.
• Coordinate external audits in collaboration with the NAO.
• Ensure UK VAT compliance.
• Support the preparation of UK and overseas corporation tax returns with external consultants.
• Provide strati tax advice on domestic and international tax liabilities.
• Oversee fiscal operations across international jurisdictions to ensure compliance.

For more information, please review the job description.

Why Join Us

• Flexible Working – We work to make flexibility a reality, and welcome conversations of flexible working from day one.
• Annual Leave – You will get 25 days annual leave when you join, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service plus you will get an additional 2.5 ‘Privilege Days’ each year.
• Generous Pension – We have a defined contribution pension scheme with a maximum employer contribution of 11% of the annual salary.
• Enhanced Parental and Family Leave Policies.
• Group Life Assurance for 3x of annual basic salary (rules apply).
• Commitment to Learning – We are committed to developing and supporting learning, and we have a wide internal L&D offer, with on the job learning opportunities, mentoring schemes, and formal training. We dedicate and provide a minimum of 5 days a year for employees to focus on their own learning.
• Bicycle Scheme loans.
• Eye Care Voucher.
• Staff discounts onVisitBritain Shops .

Important Information

In order to apply for this vacancy, you must completepersonal statement section of the application form highlighting how you meet the criteria stipulated inthe job description and person specification and submit it.

If you have any questions, please [e-mail]

The application window will close at 23:55(UK Time) on 10 June2025.

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