Indirect Tax (VAT) Manager

Kingfisher; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement company is seeking an experienced Indirect Tax professional to oversee compliance across the UK and Ireland. The role involves managing Tax Accountants, supporting business decisions around Indirect tax, and ensuring accurate reporting. Ideal candidates have a strong background in tax and retail, along with excellent IT skills including SAP and Excel. The position is based in Southampton and offers a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Broad expertise in Indirect tax.
• Experience with Retail Scheme Agreement is beneficial.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise Tax Accountants.
• Support business decisions with Indirect tax implications.
• Identify improvements to VAT processes.
• Work with IT services for VAT reporting integrity.

Skills

Expertise in Indirect tax

Strong IT skills

Retail experience

Project management

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

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Overview

We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

We are looking for an experienced Indirect Tax (VAT) professional to take a leading role in managing Kingfisher's Indirect Tax compliance across the UK and Ireland. This is a key position within our Group Tax team, providing expert business support and project advisory work while ensuring compliance and minimising local indirect tax risks. You will oversee compliance reporting operations for the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands, ensuring the accurate and timely submission of returns.

What’s the job?

• Management and supervision of Tax Accountants including provision of development support
• Support the UK and Ireland banners with the Indirect tax implications of business decisions and act as a trusted business partner for the local accounting and finance teams
• To identify and deliver improvements to VAT and indirect tax processes and systems
• Work with Kingfisher IT Services teams to support integrity of underlying financial systems for VAT reporting
• Identify and address potential areas of indirect tax risk
• Management of any local indirect tax enquiries or audits
• Anticipate and assess industry developments and legislation changes in Indirect tax and advise the business accordingly

What you’ll bring

• Broad and comprehensive level of expertise in all areas of Indirect tax
• Retail experience beneficial including Bespoke Retail Scheme Agreement knowledge
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and the impacts on taxation matters
• Strong IT skills with experience of SAP and MS Excel
• Technically up to date and aware of industry and legislative changes
• Drives change, works with others to improve control environment and compliance
• Assesses tax risk and balances with commercial aspirations
• Experience of managing relationships with external tax authorities
• Strong project and task management skills

Be Customer Focussed

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human - acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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