VAT Accountant

We are looking for a Tax Accountant to join our Finance team in Leavesden to support the Group Tax Manager (GTM) by managing the governance and compliance requirements for VAT and indirect tax and be involved in other tax projects within the business

What you'll do:

• Ensure governance and process requirements are met within the VAT function for Senior Accounting Officer and Criminal Finance Act purposes
• Provide VAT advice on a wide range of VAT issues including but not limited to Domestic Reverse Charge, Joint Ventures
• Manage the compliance process for the group VAT returns, including preparing the group VAT return and reviewing work of finance teams within operating units
• Manage the relationships with operating units, external advisers, auditors and HMRC in relation to VAT
• Provide VAT training to colleagues in finance, commercial and procurement
• Responsible for VAT balance sheet reconciliations
• Work with the GTM on a selection of tax related projects with a focus on those that deliver savings within the business

What you'll bring to the role:

• VAT trained by working towards CTA qualification or at least 3 years in industry
• Must have sound accounting experience and understanding / managing ERP related systems
• Excellent organiser and communicator
• Excellent excel and analytical skills
• Willing to engage with tax technologies

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska.

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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