Indirect Tax Manager - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

OVO Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cash plan

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Travel insurance

Job summary

OVO Group in the UK is seeking an expert Indirect Tax specialist to join the Indirect Tax team on a fixed-term contract. You will provide expert VAT support for projects, focusing on compliance, process reviews and internal controls, reporting to the Indirect Tax Senior Manager.

The role offers hub-based offices in London, Bristol or Glasgow with the flexibility to work mostly from home. Expect a salary of 70,000–80,000 GBP with a 15% on-target bonus and a broad flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong indirect tax knowledge and technical grounding.
• Collaborative team player with stakeholder alignment skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems using experience and reasoning.
• Diligent with a detail-oriented approach and depth of investigation.
• Excellent communication skills to explain tax issues to a non-tax audience.
• In-house experience in a consumer-facing business.

Responsibilities

• Review and document end-to-end VAT processes, from source to return.
• Analyse and adapt processes to support VAT projects and transitional activities.
• Identify and implement control improvements to ensure robust compliance.
• Partner with wider finance and technology project teams to design and report processes.
• Proactively identify actions and drive changes with support from Senior Indirect Tax Manager.
• Assist the Indirect Tax Senior Manager with projects as required.

Skills

Indirect tax expertise

Compliance

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

Role OVO-View

Team: Indirect Tax

Experience:Expert

Contract Type:Fixed Term Contract

Reporting to: Indirect Tax Senior Manager

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Expert, Compliance, Attention to detail

Top 3 qualities for this role: Thorough, pro-active, communication

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork, however within this role you’ll have the flexibility to work mostly from home.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen, and having an efficiently functioning Finance team will help us towards this journey.

This role in a nutshell:

This role will be a key member of the Indirect tax team. This is an essential role which will be focused on providing expert indirect tax support for VAT-focused projects, with an emphasis on compliance, process reviews, and internal controls.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Review and document end-to-end VAT processes from source to return.
• Analyse and adapt processes to support VAT projects and transitional activities.
• Identify and implement control improvements to ensure robust compliance.
• Partner with wider finance and technology project teams to design and implement necessary processes and reporting.
• Proactively identify necessary actions and take ownership of delivering changes, with support from the Senior Indirect Tax Manager.
• Assisting the Indirect Tax Senior Manager with projects and support as required.

You’ll be a successful Indirect Tax Manager here at OVO if you…

• Possess excellent indirect tax technical knowledge.
• Are a strong team player, recognising the needs of all stakeholders and ensuring outcomes maximise value and impact across the enterprise.
• Have the ability to problem solve complex issues, by using your experience and skills.
• Are diligent with a preference for attention to detail, and be willing to investigate at depth to resolve problems.
• Have excellent communication skills in order to explain complex tax issues and information to a non-tax audience.
• Have In-house experience in a consumer facing business.

Ideally you will have:

• A strong background in indirect tax, with specific expertise in compliance processes and financial controls.
• The ability to identify 'what needs to happen' and comfortably take ownership of delivery.
• A collaborative approach, and a team player who is comfortable working with finance teams and wider project teams.
• Excellent communication skills to bridge the gap between tax, the wider finance function and the operational business areas.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £70,000 and £80,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health

With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing

With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle

With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home

Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute

Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.