Tax Assistant
Bauer Media Outdoor UK
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Support UK corporation tax compliance and reporting, including analysis of controlled foreign companies, group relief, capital allowances, R&D tax credits, and corporate interest restriction
- Assist with corporation tax year-end work for Group reporting requirements
- Help with quarterly VAT reviews and indirect tax compliance
- Support on employment tax matters, including PAYE Settlement Agreements and Short-Term Business Visitors
- Assist with international tax matters such as withholding tax clearances, Pillar 2, and related analysis
- Contribute to tax governance processes, including Senior Accounting Officer and Corporate Criminal Offence requirements
- Prepare tax code reconciliations and supporting schedules
Requirements
- A genuine interest in developing across different areas of tax — corporate, VAT, employment, and international
- Strong attention to detail and a diligent, thorough approach to your work
- Comfortable working with data in Microsoft Excel — including reviewing, reconciling, and analysing
- Able to manage a varied workload and juggle different deadlines
- Clear, concise written communication — you can make complex tax issues understandable to non-tax colleagues
- Proactive and collaborative — you take initiative, but you're also a great team player
- Happy to ask questions when you're unsure, and open to feedback and guidance
- Able to build positive working relationships across the business
- Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Some basic accounting knowledge
- Any previous exposure to tax, even in an academic context
- Familiarity with AlphaTax software
Benefits
- Flexible working (3 days in our offices and 2 days at home)
- 33 paid holidays including bank holidays
- Company Pension Scheme matched up to 8%
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
attention to detailwritten communicationproactivecollaborativeability to manage workloadrelationship buildingindependenceinitiativeopenness to feedbackdiligence