VAT Accountant

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Nine month Fixed-term contract Part-time (2 day/14 hours a week jobshare).

In-house title: Accountant

DEPARTMENT: Tax BBC Group Finance.

LOCATION: UK wide.

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 44000 - 46000pa (pro ratas to 17600 - 18400pa) depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The VAT Accountant role is centred around the development and maintenance of compliance processes to ensure that the BBC Group meets its statutory obligations in respect of VAT and Indirect taxes in the UK and a handful of overseas entities.

Please note this is a 2 day a week job share position.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As a VAT Accountant you will provide professional financial support to a range of stakeholders effective control of financial processes and delivering operational excellence. You will be part of the BBC Group Tax team and report specifically to the VAT Finance Business Partner.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

As a VAT Accountant you will undertake the following duties:

Management and preparation of the Monthly Group VAT Returns for the UK business
Preparation of Balance Sheet Reconciliations across BBC Group and ad hoc VAT projects when required.
Liaising with business stakeholders the outsourced team in India BBC Finance Teams and HMRC about routine VAT queries;
Assisting the VAT Finance Business Partner with VAT Group Management;
Delivering VAT training to different teams across the BBC Business;
Continuous process improvement across all of the BBCs indirect tax compliance processes;
Support the VAT Finance Business Partner to ensure that the BBCs VAT policies are up to date as regards changes in the business SAP processes and VAT legislation;
Help manage overseas VAT recovery process across the BBC Group.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy with financial information
Experience working with SAP

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

It would also be helpful but not necessary if you have had experience of the preparation of VAT returns and an understanding of indirect tax principles

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: DCONTRACT TYPE: Nine month Fixed-term contract Part-time (2 day/14 hours a week jobshare).In-house title: AccountantDEPARTMENT: Tax BBC Group Finance.LOCATION: UK wide.PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 44000 - 46000pa (pro ratas to 17600 - 18400pa) depending on relevant skills knowledge a...