Group Tax Accountant

Salary: 57779 - 72224 | Benefits Profit Share Bonus Office based in Hythe, Kent

At Holiday Extras we are creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, build careers and reach limitless potential. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025, we are proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance lifestyle and well‑being. By joining our team you’ll feel supported and rewarded every day.

We’re looking for a Group Tax Accountant to play a key role in ensuring Holiday Extras meets its UK and EU tax obligations while supporting the preparation of our statutory accounts and Group audits.

You’ll sit within our Group Finance team working closely with colleagues across the business to provide robust tax compliance, clear financial insight and dependable support during reporting and audit cycles. This is a hands‑on role with real breadth offering exposure to a dynamic multi‑divisional international business.

Finance is a true partner to the business. Our goal is to enable confident decision‑making, support sustainable growth and make sure we continue to do the right thing for our customers, partners and people.

• Take ownership of VAT and Corporation Tax compliance across the UK and relevant EU jurisdictions
• Prepare and submit UK and EU VAT returns ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Keep up to date with tax legislation and ensure compliance with evolving regulations
• Reconcile tax balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
• Support the Group Financial Controller with the annual audit process
• Prepare the Group’s statutory financial statements and work closely with external auditors
• Provide information to external tax advisers and review corporation tax computations
• Contribute to ad hoc finance and tax projects led by the Group Financial Controller and Group CFO

• Strong experience of UK and EU VAT compliance with a clear understanding of how regulations apply in practice
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA) with solid post‑qualification experience
• Experience preparing annual statutory accounts and supporting audits with the ability to work effectively with external auditors and advisers
• Ability to apply tax legislation in a balanced and practical way, balancing compliance with commercial reality in a fast‑moving business
• Advanced spreadsheet skills including complex formulas, reconciliations and data analysis enabling efficient and accurate work
• Clear and confident communication skills to explain tax and financial matters to non‑finance stakeholders in a straightforward accessible way
• A collaborative approach to build trusted relationships across finance and the wider business
• Strong attention to detail alongside ability to manage tight fixed deadlines without losing quality
• A proactive self‑motivated mindset comfortable taking initiative and contributing to continuous improvement
• Experience with the Tour Operator Margin Scheme (TOMS) is advantageous but not essential

Everyone’s career path is individual and different, so this is just a guide. If your experience doesn’t precisely match this, you’re encouraged to apply so that we can discover your unique talents.

• Video interview with Recruiter & Group Financial Controller
• Face‑to‑face interview with Group FC & Group CFO
• Meet the team

Cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture is paramount for us. If for whatever reason you need us to adapt the process, please get in touch via email.

We believe that holidays are the most precious time of all, so we create products, tech and services that make travel and holidays memorable and fun. We’re on a mission to be the only place to go for your holiday extras, offering unparalleled choice, value and service, turning ordinary trips into extraordinary good times.

We’re proud to be a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025, offering benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well‑being. Learn more about our culture and benefits.

• 25 days annual leave (BHs) + extra holidays through Holiday Buy, Birthday Day Off and Sabbaticals at each milestone
• Parental Leave:
  Enhanced parental leave – up to 1 year off including 13 weeks at 100% pay, 13 weeks at 50% pay
• Road to well-being:
  Access to gym discounts, private dental and medical insurance (after 4 years)
• Profit Share Bonus and a pension scheme with Aviva
• Social Club: 25% off any ticket or event in the UK, discounts on the latest tech or give back to community with our volunteering scheme
• Plan ahead:
  Income protection, critical illness cover and life assurance

Key Skills
:
Accounting, Tally, Group Internal Audit, General Ledger Accounting, External Audit, Microsoft Excel, PMP, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Payroll, Financial Reconciliation, Financial statement, ACCA, CPA, Financial Reporting

Employment Type
:
Full Time

Department /

Functional Area

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Finance

Vacancy
: 1

Monthly Salary (Salary): 57779 - 72224