Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.
Job Introduction
What you’ll do
As the Tax associate, you will support the Tax manager to ensure VAT compliance, assisting on other indirect taxes and compliance as required. identifying risk and tax planning opportunities that benefit NHG, and ensure all processes are completed on a timely basis.
As an integral part of the Finance team, you will drive a customer centric ethos and continuous improvement culture within our Finance team, ensuring all finance services deliver the best outcomes for our residents
How you’ll do it
• Managing NHG VAT positions in accordance with legal requirements and prepare the VAT return for Group and subsidiary entities for submission to HMRC.
• Ensure all VAT journals are posted, control accounts reconciled and appropriate monitoring schedules updated on a timely basis in compliance with the monthly reporting time table.
• Maintain a professional working relationship with HMRC, acting as the main contact point for correspondence, disclosures and inspections.
• Supporting the smooth and timely delivery of the group interim and final audit as it relates to tax matters.
• Ensure identified errors are swiftly rectified and future recurrence prevented, where appropriate work with external advisors to make voluntary disclosures to HMRC.
• Ensure all tax relevant queries are swiftly resolved while maintaining the FAQ schedule so users have a first point of reference on tax matters and provide tax technical answers to ad hoc queries.
• Maintain accurate data, managing large complex data sets on excel and in-house systems
• Review the Group’s VAT Partial Exemption calculation and advise on the impact of any financial decisions on the calculation
• Maintain the Corporate tax compliance schedule reflecting the submission status and tax penalties that might exist across all tax areas.
• Provide expertise and lead on specific VAT compliance matters where required.
• Support the delivery of continuous performance improvements across the financial accounting and control function.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
In addition, you will need the following:
• Hold or studying for the relevant CCAB recognised accounting qualification (CTI) with supporting CPD.
• Extensive experience of indirect Tax (CIS, CT, PAYE & NIC) and VAT within a large complex business
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for diverse audience engagement; work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Strategic thinking ability; capable of analysing complex data to make data driven decisions
• Experience influencing operational activities at both tactical and strategic levels across all areas of the business
• Proficiency in Excel; knowledge of D365 and Power BI preferred
• Uphold ethical principles including integrity, objectivity, professional competence, confidentiality, and professional behaviour
What’s in it for you?
Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.
Benefits include:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
All about us
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.
For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:
We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments. To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/
Selection Process
Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 01/09/24. Step 2: Successful candidates will be invited to a screening interview
Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview which may include a technical assessment
Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.
Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.
NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
