Group Tax Accountant
- Recruiter
- Sauce Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- Central London
- Salary
- £50k - 55k per year
- Posted
- 20 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 27 Nov 2018
- Ref
- EG23600
- Contact
- Ella Graham
- Job Title
- Tax
- Category
- Media / Entertainment, Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Fantastic opportunity to join a vibrant retail company that is a known entity on the high street. Reporting into the CFO this position will have overall responsibility for the organisations tax matters including preparation and submission of corporate tax returns, VAT, liaising with third party tax advisors and monitoring compliance with tax legislation for the UK and some European entities.
Looking for a tax specialist who has recently qualified and looking for either more responsibility or a move into industry this is a great opportunity to take that next step.
The Role:
- Manage all aspects of corporation tax including:
- Ensuring the full completion of tax returns
- Calculating and arranging quarterly payments.
- Manage the Group compliance with indirect tax legislation to include:
- Prepare & submit quarterly VAT returns for all UK entities, ensuring timely payment
- Prepare & submit bi/monthly VAT returns for European entities and ensuring payments are made
- Build strong working relationships with Third Party advisors to ensure compliance is in line with EU regulations & jurisdictions and UK VAT adjustments
- Submission of EC Sales lists and instrastat declarations
- Monitoring compliance with VAT legislation by taking ownership of group compliance, testing compliance in stores, ecommerce and within the buying team
- Prepare all tax/VAT accounting journals at month end
- Prepare annual PAYE settlement agreement calculation
- Involved in a variety of projects
The Person:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CTA) or equivalent
- Experience gained within Practice, Retail, FMCG or similar, ideally with exposure to indirect tax and European purchasing
- Strong Excel skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ideally a keen interest in fashion or/and retail industry
- Great team player who can work independently within a dynamic and vibrant company