Tax Accountant - Temporary

Tax Accountant - Temporary up to 12 months

Salary
: £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)

Contract type
:
Temporary:
Fixed-Term Contract or Secondment

Hours
:
Full-Time

Location description
:
Hybrid

Our client’s purpose is simple: to save lives  hours a day, every day, their lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

They’re looking for a Tax Accountant to join their Financial Governance Team on a temporary basis. The Finance Team supports them through providing tax support and expertise to help them maximise income, minimise expenditure, and ensure they are legally compliant.

• Salary £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Competitive pension scheme (employer contributions of up to 10% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health cashplan option

As a Tax Accountant, you will be tasked with focus on the following areas:

• Review the tax processes and design and deliver improvements/efficiencies of end-to-end processes.
• Financial and data analysis and optimisation of the process for the preparation and submission of all tax and duty returns.
• Lead on the update of system requirements and documentation of tax end-to-end processes.
• Work with the Assistant Tax Manager and colleagues across Finance to ensure that the streamlined systems, processes and reporting align with all areas of Finance.

You’ll be meticulous and diligent, deadline-driven and someone who likes to consistently provide a high standard of work. To be considered as the Tax Accountant, you will need:

• To have completed or be working towards a recognised accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or be qualified through significant experience (Essential)
• Experience of tax legislation and returns
• Demonstrable strong IT and data analysis skills and experience
• Good understanding of financial processes and controls, and process improvements
• Experience of educating both financial and non-financial staff on tax issues
• Relevant tax qualification, e.g. Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualification or equivalent (Desirable)

Our client is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. They expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role.

(England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland;
Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland;
Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Our client respects and values diversity of background, skills and perspectives within their teams, and consider it essential to help them deliver a world-class lifesaving service. They are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, they also look for applicants who share their commitment to living their values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable) and helping them work towards their vision: to save every one.