The Indirect Tax Accountant will be part of the Group Tax department which comprises a team of tax professionals whose primary role is to provide a high quality tax advisory service to group affiliates as well as an in-house tax compliance service.
The Indirect Tax Accountant will have responsibility for operating the Group's UK indirect tax compliance process.
The key responsibilities of the indirect tax team will be:
?Preparation, reconciliation and filing of UK VAT returns
?Manage preparation and filing of Intrastat and EC Sales List
?Calculation and payment of monthly payments on account
?Assist with HMRC enquiries into VAT returns
?Preparation and filing of overseas VAT returns
?Managing the outsourced overseas VAT recovery process
?Reconciling and managing the overseas VAT balance and advising business management of any risks of irrecoverable overseas VAT
?Advise business management on VAT compliance issues and VAT accounting
?Work closely with accounting functions in management and operation of accounting systems
?Provide training within the business on VAT compliance issues
?Assist with year end audit queries
?Assist with ad-hoc indirect tax projects
Requirements
?AAT or ATT qualified, or ACCA, CIMA or CTA part qualified
?HMRC or Big 4 background preferable
?Minimum three years experience in a VAT compliance role
?Excellent indirect tax technical knowledge
?Experience of international trade tax issues
?Excellent analytical and organisational skills
?Strong interpersonal skills
?Proactive, hands-on and motivated
Pure Recruitment Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. Pure Recruitment Group Limited aims to promote diversity and equal opportunity through its work - we monitor and evaluate our performance on a regular basis.
Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience that we anticipate will be needed to fulfil the position. However, we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role and they will be considered on an equal basis.
Pure Taxation was established in 1999 as part of the Pure Recruitment Group. Rather than imitate existing providers of tax recruitment consultancy, we sought to create a new methodology based on quality, relationships and integrity. Since then, Pure Taxation has become market leader in the UK because of our approach to recruitment and the excellence of our experienced consultants, making us a profitable business every year since inception.
Our current team comprises of 16 specialist consultants in London and Hong Kong focusing on permanent tax recruitment in the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, three specialists in interim tax recruitment and four dedicated support and research staff, making us the largest dedicated tax recruiter in the UK.