Tax Accountant mixed CT & VAT - Goodman Masson
8 days ago
Hatfield
A global, innovation-led organisation within a highly regulated and commercially dynamic sector is seeking a technically strong Tax Specialist to support its UK & Ireland operations. This is a broad, hands-on role sitting at the core of the tax function, with exposure across compliance, reporting, business partnering, and transformation initiatives. You’ll operate as a key link between in-house teams, shared service centres, and external advisors—ensuring accurate reporting while contributing insight that supports strategic decision-making. Key Responsibilities • Lead coordination of UK & Ireland direct and indirect tax compliance (including Corporation Tax, VAT, and employment-related taxes), • Oversee tax inputs into monthly reporting cycles and statutory accounts, maintaining integrity and audit readiness, • Act as a technical point of contact for tax authority queries and internal stakeholders, • Provide practical, commercially focused tax guidance to finance and operational teams, • Translate complex financial/tax data into clear insights using data visualisation tools, • Support governance frameworks and ensure alignment with evolving global tax policies (including transfer pricing), • Contribute to tax transformation initiatives, including process improvement, automation, and ERP enhancements, • Monitor legislative developments and assess impact on the business Profile • Professionally qualified (CTA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent), • Strong grounding in UK corporate tax and VAT; exposure to Irish tax advantageous, • Experience in a multinational environment or top-tier advisory firm, • Confident working across both compliance and advisory elements, • Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with ERP systems (SAP desirable), • Interest in tax technology and data tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx), • Commercially aware, with the ability to translate technical tax into business impact, • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Why Consider This Role • Broad, end-to-end exposure across the tax lifecycle, • High visibility within finance and operational teams, • Opportunity to contribute to ongoing tax transformation and digitalisation, • Flexible hybrid working model, • Stable, well-resourced environment with long-term investment in capability For a confidential discussion and full details, please get in touch with Mo Hanslod at Goodman Masson