Tax Analyst

Were 1st Central a market-leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. Rapid growth has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And thats the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty mega too!

If you enjoy working with data digging into the detail and helping ensure things are done accurately and in the right way this could be a great opportunity whether your background is in tax finance reporting audit or a controls/operations environment.

Were looking for a Tax Analyst to join our Finance team. Youll help support the Groups endtoend tax compliance and reporting processes working closely with internal finance teams and external advisers. We welcome applications from people with direct tax experience as well as those bringing transferable skills from finance reporting audit controls or data-focused roles well support you to build the tax knowledge needed.

Youll be handson with everything from VAT IPT and Corporation Tax compliance to providing data analysis for advisory projects and supporting monthend and yearend processes. What matters most is a strong analytical approach confidence reconciling data and a careful wellcontrolled way of working you dont need to have done every tax type before. Its a role that offers variety exposure to a wide range of topics and the chance to make a real impact by improving data quality controls and how tax processes operate across the Group.

The role is based in Haywards Heath West Sussex and we love hybrid working. Youll spend most of your time working from home with around one day a week in the office. But if you prefer being officebased more often that works for us too.

Core skills were looking for:

• Data analysis & reconciliation confident working with complex datasets reconciling figures and identifying anomalies.
• Compliance / reporting mindset experience supporting accurate submissions in a regulated reporting environment (e.g. tax finance reporting audit or controls) with the ability to follow defined processes and maintain clear working papers.
• Attention to detail & control mindset highly accurate and methodical with a focus on strong documentation and wellcontrolled processes.

Whats Involved:

Tax Compliance Support

• Youll manage the preparation of the Groups quarterly VAT and IPT returns ensuring accurate data extraction reconciliation and review.
• Youll take a lead on coordination with PwC on the annual Corporation Tax return preparation providing data responding to queries and supporting review stages.
• Youll support PwC with Pillar 2 and CbCR data requests and validations.

Tax Accounting & MonthEnd Support

• Youll work with the Group Strategic Finance & Control Team to support tax accounting processes by providing data explanations and confirmation of tax positions.
• Youll assist with reconciliations and review of taxrelevant balances as needed.
• Youll lead SME input for year-end including review of the deferred tax postings and tax disclosures

Data Analysis & Advisory Support

• Youll support the Tax Manager with data gathering modelling and analysis for advisory projects.
• Youll help identify anomalies trends or potential tax risks/opportunities through structured analysis.

Business Engagement

• Youll liaise with AP teams to correct tax treatments on invoices and improve process accuracy.
• Youll build collaborative relationships with operational teams to support information gathering and explain tax requirements in simple practical terms.

Governance Risk & Continuous Improvement

• Youll support process improvements around data quality controls and automation in the tax compliance cycle.
• Youll maintain tax process documentation controls and working papers to audit-ready standards.
• Youll assist with responses to HMRC queries or audits as required.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Newly qualified (or finalist) in a relevant qualification: ACA ACCA CTA or equivalent.
• Experience in financial reporting or tax reporting (either in practice or in-house).
• Comfortable working with large complex datasets and performing reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills; familiarity with Power BI desirable.
• Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly (Workday TM1/Adaptive etc.)

Desirable:

• Experience preparing VAT or indirect tax returns.
• Exposure to insurance or financial services.
• Familiarity with Pillar 2 CbCR or transfer pricing principles.

Personal Attributes:

• Curiosity and willingness to learn with a proactive approach to expanding tax technical knowledge.
• Strong communication skills able to translate technical or data-heavy concepts into practical messages for stakeholders.
• Constructively challenging mindset comfortable questioning data assumptions or processes to improve accuracy and control.
• High attention to detail especially when handling complex datasets.
• Analytical thinker capable of turning data into clear insights and recommendations.

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What can we do for you

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