Senior Business Analyst, Tax

Senior Business Analyst, Tax

Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Remote, UK

Permanent full time

Our Accountancy practice is seeking a skilled Senior Business Analyst with experience in UK Tax to join their dynamic team at IRIS Software Group.

The successful candidate will be working closely with the Product Management and Engineering teams to analyse changes in legislation and government procedures. The role will require interpreting those changes and documenting how our different software solutions will need to be altered to ensure compliance is maintained for our customers.

We value collaborative problem-solving, effective design, and delivering quality products. You’ll play a vital role in maintaining best practices, ensuring security, business continuity, and keeping our focus on customer satisfaction.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, customer-focused team with scope for personal and professional growth

Responsibilities

As a Senior Business Analyst in the Tax team, your responsibilities will be as follows:

• Provide statutory tax knowledge and experience to our Engineering team
• Be aware of any upcoming HMRC changes that will affect the product and our customer base
• Research and analyze how changes in legislation and compliance affect the product
• Produce user story acceptance criteria
• Produce supporting documentation, both internal and external facing
• Provide product expert testing in areas of expertise
• Investigate and respond to tier 3 customer queries
• Collaborate with Agile teams
• Escalate product issues and suggest product improvements
• Ensure adherence to internal software processes as required by manager

Experience :

High level of competence in at least one of these fields

1. Corporation Tax
2. Partnerships
3. Sole Traders
4. Self Assessment for Individuals, Trusts and Partnerships

• Experience of using software packages for preparing statutory year end account Tax Returns (IRIS Accountancy Solutions products would be preferable).
• Understanding of accountancy practice processes desirable
• Excellent Analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong UK Tax Expertise
• IT skills including installing software

Who are we?

IRIS Software Group is one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies. Its purpose is to be the most trusted provider of mission-critical software and services, ensuring customers get it right first time, every time.

IRIS takes the pain out of processes and let professionals working in businesses and schools focus on the work they love. Its software solutions and services for finance, HR and payroll teams, educational organisations, and accountancy firms helps comply with regulations, drive productivity and better engage with key stakeholders. Through simplifying, automating and providing insights on everyday mission-critical tasks for organisations of all shapes and sizes, IRIS ensures customers can look forward with certainty and confidence.

IRIS has over 120,000 UK and international customers with 80% having a tenure of five or more years. IRIS is the largest third-party online filer with the UK Government. Ninety-one of the top 100 UK accountancy firms and 50 of the top 100 US CPA firms use IRIS software. Circa 20% of the UK’s workforce is paid by IRIS payroll offerings. More than 850,000 UK employees are managed by IRIS HR solutions. Over 11,000 UK schools and academies use IRIS, with four million parents and guardians using IRIS apps to connect with their children’s school; 300 million messages are delivered between schools and parents each year, and over £15 million transactional payments are processed every month. IRIS is placed 93rd in the Grant Thornton Sunday Times Top Track 250, which is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each September, celebrates Britain's private mid-market growth companies with the biggest performance.

Why you should apply…

We believe in creating a culture of engagement and reward to develop employee potential and offer long-term career success. So, what can we offer you?

• Competitive salary including quarterly commission scheme and bonus scheme
• 26 days holiday allowance
• Private medical healthcare
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Complimentary benefits, including Bike to Work and discount schemes