Senior Tax Accountant
Listed on 2026-11-02
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Accounting
Financial Compliance, Tax Manager, Tax Accountant, Tax Advisor -
Finance & Banking
Financial Compliance, Tax Manager, Tax Accountant, Tax Advisor
Sheridan Maine London seeks an Interim Finance Director in Hillingdon for a full-time, temporary hybrid role paying £450–£550 daily. This position centres on a tax and VAT project, with emphasis on international transactions and export activities. The successful candidate will bring strong technical VAT knowledge and international trade experience, and must be able to review existing processes, identify risks and implement practical solutions that ensure compliance and strengthen financial controls.
Duties include assessing VAT treatment of international sales, exports and cross-border transactions, reviewing export documentation and supporting evidence, and pinpointing discrepancies or potential exposures. The postholder will recommend and deliver process improvements while liaising with internal teams and external tax advisers. Sheridan Maine are seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to undertake a tax and VAT project, with a particular focus on international transactions and export activities.
The successful candidate will have strong technical VAT knowledge, international trade experience and the ability to review existing processes, identify risks and implement practical solutions to ensure compliance and improve financial controls.
- Review tax and VAT processes, compliance and reporting
- Assess VAT treatment of international sales, exports and cross border transactions
- Review export documentation and supporting evidence
- Identify VAT risks, discrepancies and potential exposures
- Recommend and implement process improvements
- Liaise with internal teams and external tax advisers
- Deliver project findings and recommendations within agreed timescales
- Strong knowledge of VAT legislation and compliance
- Demonstrable experience in international trade and exports
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently and deliver a defined project
- A relevant finance or tax qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA or equivalent experience) is essential.
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
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