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Tax Accountant

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Our client is actively seeking a Tax Accountant to become an integral part of their finance team. This role is ideally suited for someone with robust technical experience, acquired within a financial accounting team, audit firm or tax department. The primary function of this role is to manage and oversee all aspects of indirect tax, corporation tax and customs duty compliance across the group.

What you'll do:

As a Tax Accountant, your role will be instrumental in ensuring seamless operations within the finance department. You will be tasked with preparing and submitting monthly submissions of US Sales Tax across all registrations. Your expertise will be vital in managing all UK, EU and ROW VAT, IOSS and GST returns. You will also compile data for corporation tax returns in UK, US and France. Your ability to liaise effectively with tax compliance firms will ensure accurate annual corporation tax computations. Overseeing company’s compliance in the area of UK and overseas customs duty will be part of your daily tasks. Your meticulous attention to detail will be utilised when conducting reviews of customs data.

  • Prepare and submit the monthly submissions of US Sales Tax across all registrations
  • Manage all UK, EU and ROW VAT, IOSS and GST returns
  • Compile the data for corporation tax returns in UK, US and France
  • Liaise with tax compliance firms in each territory to produce annual corporation tax computations
  • Oversee company’s compliance in the area of UK and overseas customs duty
  • Conduct reviews of customs data and take actions where necessary
  • Monitor receipts of duty drawbacks from various territories
  • Post tax journals into finance system and carry out monthly reconciliations of the balance sheet

What you bring:

As a Tax Accountant, you bring along robust technical experience gained within a financial accounting team, audit firm or tax department. Your ability to foster strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external advisors sets you apart. You possess solid accounting skills coupled with an aspiration to further develop in the area of tax accounting. Your capability to learn swiftly enables you to develop a deep understanding of new technical areas swiftly. Your excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport with key stakeholders will be highly valued in this role. Your meticulous attention to detail and desire to produce highly accurate work is what makes you the ideal candidate for this role.

  • Robust technical experience within a financial accounting team, audit firm or tax department
  • Ability to foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external advisors
  • Solid accounting skills with an aspiration to develop in the area of tax accounting
  • Capability to learn swiftly and develop understanding of new technical areas
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to build rapport with key stakeholders
  • Meticulous attention to detail with desire to produce highly accurate work

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Tax

Focus: Corporate Tax

Industry: Retail

Salary: Negotiable

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Location: City of London

Job Reference: PIWHLS-B471B4D3

Date posted: 12 August 2024

Consultant: Charlie Douds

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