Tax Accountant

First Recruitment Group; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Tax Accountant for a hybrid role in Aberdeen, requiring UK tax advice, regulatory compliance, and strong analytical skills. The position offers a mix of office and remote work with an initial contract duration of 12 months. Applicants should have a professional taxation qualification and corporate tax experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a corporate or accountancy firm environment is necessary.
• Upstream Corporation Tax and PRT experience required.
• Desire for precision and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide UK tax advice to support the business.
• Ensure all activities comply with regulatory requirements.
• Research legislative changes and tax technical matters.

Skills

UK tax advice

Analytical ability

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Team collaboration

Education

Professional taxation or accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT or ATT)

Tools

UK Upstream tax software

SAP

Excel

Job description

Overview

Aberdeen – Hybrid working of 3 days per week in the office and 2 days per week working from home. Inside IR35 – PAYE/UMBRELLA. A Tax Accountant is required to work for an Oil & Gas operator based in the Aberdeen area that will be an initial 12 month contract basis and will provide a hybrid working set up of 3 days per week in the office and 2 days per week working from home. The Tax Accountant will be responsible for providing UK tax advice to the business and supporting across the wider UKBU tax team as required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and company HSEQ procedures

Qualifications

• As the Tax Accountant, you will be responsible for the provision of UK tax advice as required to support the business
• Provision of transaction structuring support and due diligence support for UK new business opportunities as required.
• As the Tax Accountant, you will support development and maintenance of tax process and procedures documentation.
• Researching legislative changes and selected tax technical matters as required.
• Working across the wider UKBU tax team supporting as required
• Any other reasonable duty as per instruction by your manager.
• As the Tax Accountant, you will have experience in relevant corporate or accountancy firm environment.
• A professional taxation or accounting qualification with a track record of relevant experience, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT or ATT.
• As the Tax Accountant, you will have upstream Corporation Tax and PRT experience required.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Attention to detail and a desire for precision.
• Highly numerate.
• Understanding of complex accounting issues
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• As the Tax Accountant, you will have knowledge of UK Upstream tax software desirable, together with knowledge of SAP (preferable) and strong Excel skills.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.