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VAT Accountant
£46k - £50k
Permanent
Manchester (Hybrid working)
VAT Accountant required to join a public sector organisation based in Manchester on a full time permanent basis. My client is looking for a committed and highly motivated Accountant who is experienced within VAT and Tax to join their dynamic and supportive Finance function with the opportunity for hybrid and flexible working hours.
Key responsibilities of the VAT Accountant;
- Manage all aspects of VAT and other non-payroll related taxation and tax planning with the objective of minimising tax liability and the financial risks associated with potential liabilities.
- Support the Head of Finance and Principal Accountant by identifying, advising on, and managing the taxation (VAT)
- Provide VAT opinion for all schemes at the approval to spend stage of a scheme within the capital budget including the option to tax process.
- Responsible for all taxation calculations, ensuring returns are submitted on time
- Keep up to date with any legislative changes relating to VAT and non-payroll taxation including consultation, guidance or regulation impacting on other relevant external bodies and ensure that the implications are understood and effective implementation arrangements are in place.
Required skills and experience of the VAT Accountant;
- Ideally Part qualified/Qualified ACA,CIMA,ACCA or equivalent
- Recent accounting and data analysis experience
- Knowledge and experience of VAT
- Experience of managing large sets of financial data within Excel
- Ability to meet strict deadlines
- Ability to interrogate, extract and analyse data from a financial management system
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and written
This is fantastic opportunity to join a well-established not-for-profit organisation with some fantastic benefits;
- Flexible working arrangements
- Hybrid
- Great team culture
If you believe you have the necessary skills and experience for the VAT and Tax Officer, please apply now, or contact Lindsay Richey at Sellick Partnership.
We will be reviewing CVs on a daily basis and shortlisted candidates will be contacted in due course.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. We can adapt our processes to accommodate everybody, so please let us know how we can help improve your recruitment experience. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide based on the specific skills set out in the advert. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. Our consultants assess based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
