Tax Accountant (In House)

Distinct Recruitment; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is recruiting a Tax Accountant for a growing international group based in Sheffield. You will work with the Head of Tax on corporation tax, VAT and related areas in a small in-house function, gaining exposure across jurisdictions and the commercial side of tax.

You should have two years of hands-on tax compliance experience, be comfortable with UK CT computations, VAT and working with external advisers. Hybrid working is offered.

Qualifications

• ATT/CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent qualified.
• Two years hands-on tax compliance experience.
• Experience preparing UK corporation tax computations.
• Knowledge of UK VAT and current tax provisions.
• Ability to draft clear reviews and handle HMRC queries.
• Strong Excel and data extraction from finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare first draft UK corporation tax computations for each UK company and related provisions.
• Coordinate European VAT and corporate tax returns with external advisers.
• Manage the tax compliance calendar and deadlines across jurisdictions.
• Draft responses to HMRC and support transfer pricing documentation refresh.

Skills

Excel

Deadline management

Interpersonal with external advisers

Attention to detail

Education

ATT, CTA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent

Tools

UK tax software

Excel

Job description

I'm recruiting a Tax Accountant for a growing international group in Sheffield. It's probably worth a look if you've got two or three years of hands on tax compliance behind you and want broader exposure than one tax or one country. You'll work directly with the Head of Tax across corporation tax, VAT and a few less common areas, in a small in house function where your work is visible. The business An established, investor backed group with operations in the UK and across Europe. The tax function is small and hands on, sitting alongside a central finance team. The group is made up of multiple entities in several jurisdictions, so the compliance picture is varied rather than repetitive. It's an in house role, so you'll see the commercial side of tax as well as the compliance.

The role

• Corporation tax Pulling together the information needed from finance and preparing first draft corporation tax computations for each UK company Producing first draft current and deferred tax provisions, entity by entity and at group level, along with the year end tax journals and any prior year true ups Putting together the provisioning pack, highlighting judgement areas, assumptions and anything still open for the Head of Tax to look at Picking up review points and finalising the computations ready to file UK VAT Helping review the quarterly UK VAT returns and reconciling each one back to the ledger
• European compliance Coordinating VAT and corporate tax returns across the European businesses, as the day to day contact for the group's external advisers overseas Keeping on top of the European filing calendar so tax and accounts deadlines aren't missed Raising the payment requests for European VAT and corporate tax, and keeping a full record of what's been paid Wider tax Owning the group's tax compliance calendar and flagging any deadline at risk early Preparing the workings behind relief claims, such as R&D and capital allowances Reviewing projects for Construction Industry Scheme implications, working with finance and commercial teams so contracts are treated correctly, and checking the controls are working Supporting the yearly refresh of the transfer pricing documentation Drafting replies to routine HMRC correspondence and passing anything more serious up the line Being a first port of call for tax questions from around the business, with draft answers for the Head of Tax to review Getting involved in wider projects across R&D, employment tax and deals Staying current on UK and European tax changes and keeping records in good order

The person

• ATT, CTA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified.
• Nearly qualified people with the right experience will be considered.
• At least two years of hands on tax compliance, in practice or in house.
• Experience preparing UK corporation tax computations in specialist tax software.
• A working knowledge of current and deferred tax provisioning, and of UK VAT.
• Someone who produces tidy, well supported first drafts and flags the judgement calls up front.
• Organised, accurate and comfortable juggling several deadlines at once.
• Confident dealing with external advisers, colleagues across the business and HMRC.
• Strong Excel, and at ease pulling data out of finance systems.

The package

• Up to £46,000
• Hybrid working