VAT Accountant - 12 month FTC

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is seeking a VAT Accountant to assist with VAT compliance across its global subsidiaries. The role involves preparing VAT returns, liaising with tax advisors, and ensuring compliance with UK and EMEA regulations. Ideal candidates will have a professional accounting qualification and strong analytical skills, with a passion for the beauty industry.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible hybrid working model

Inclusive parental leave policy

Pension and life assurance

Wellness and social benefits

Dog-friendly days at work

Generous product discount

Qualifications

• Experience in a multinational company in an indirect tax function or accounting advisory.
• Strong understanding of UK taxes, mainly corporation tax and VAT.
• Ability to communicate with senior management and challenge commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of VAT returns and ensure compliance.
• Oversee VAT submissions and payments.
• Assist with indirect tax audits and provide data to tax authorities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Communication

Organisational Skills

Analytical Thinking

Education

Professional qualification in accounting or tax

CTA or equivalent

Job description

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

About the role

As the VAT Accountant, you will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of VAT compliance for the Group. The Group has subsidiaries across the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific but will primarily be responsible for EMEA and UK.

As a VAT Accountant you will

1. Support the preparation of the VAT returns in the EMEA, liaising with tax advisors.
2. Oversight of VAT submissions and payments ensuring on-time delivery and compliance.
3. Providing technical input and support for Intrastat and EC sales listing declarations.
4. Dealing with VAT correspondence and notices from tax authorities, including key role assisting with Indirect tax audits - providing data and responding to queries.
5. Supporting the interpretation and development of analytical reviews of new indirect tax policies, procedures and regulations.
6. Supporting the Group with new VAT registration and ensuring the compliance for these are set up compliantly.
7. Supporting with the VAT recovery claims.
8. Support the Tax team on some ad hoc tax and customs projects, issues and opportunities arising in the UK and Internationally.

About you

1. Experience in a multinational company either ideally in an indirect tax function, or from an accounting and tax services advisory firm.
2. CTA or equivalent is preferred.
3. Professional qualification in accounting or tax.
4. Advanced excel skills (Vlookups, Pivot tables, Sum If, etc).
5. Good understanding of UK taxes (mainly corporation tax and VAT).
6. Excellent organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
7. Good interpersonal and communication skills, having the confidence to communicate clearly with senior management and challenge commercial teams.
8. Comfortable dealing with a cross section of stakeholders, both finance and non-finance.
9. Ability to think logically and methodically.
10. Positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
11. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
12. Flexible & proactive, with an eagerness to learn.
13. Highly organised and able to prioritise workload effectively within a scaling business.

Why join us?

1. Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves.
2. We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you.
3. 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday.
4. Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
5. Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all.
6. Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues.
7. Bring your fury friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces.
8. And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

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