About the role
Tax Accountant
Permanent
£40,000 - £55,000 + Bonus + Pension + BUPA + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working
Southampton, Store Support Office
We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Tax Accountant and you’ll be a big part of this.
At B&Q we have a hybrid approach to working to increase flexibility in how we work. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Key responsibilities
Working as an integral part of the in-house tax team based in B&Q's Store Support Office (SSO) principally covering Corporation Tax and some VAT compliance for an allocation of companies within the Kingfisher UK Group. In addition, providing assistance to the business with tax related matters and supporting team projects.
- Preparation of UK, Ireland and offshore Corporation Tax computations
- Preparation of budgets and forecasts and other corporate tax compliance
- Preparation of the current and deferred tax notes for inclusion in the statutory accounts
- Maintaining balance sheet controls and compliance with internal controls for tax
- Identifying potential opportunities for improvements to the tax compliance and reporting processes including finding efficiencies and automation opportunities, and considering impacts across the business and supporting the implementation of change
- Assess industry developments and legislation changes on an ongoing basis and advise the business accordingly
- Providing tax advice to other areas of the business
- Considering the tax implications of business initiatives and involvement in effective implementation from a tax perspective
- Reviewing integrity and reliability of systems and reporting for tax compliance purposes to identify any weaknesses or areas of risk
- Some preparation of VAT returns
Required skills & experience
- Accounting and/or Tax qualification (e.g. ACA/ACCA or ATT/CTA)
- Tax/accounting experience in industry or practice.
- Detailed tax knowledge, with expertise in Corporation Tax and/or VAT
- Strong accounting skills
- Good communication skills
- Conscientious with an eye for detail
- Strong excel skills
- Experience using SAP accounting software and OneSource tax software
- Experience of processing large amounts of data in an organised way
- Strong judgment, planning and prioritisation skills
- Previous experience of following issues through to ultimate conclusion
- Thrives when working in a fast-paced environment
- Technically up to date and aware of industry and legislative changes
- Experience in relation to VAT & employment taxes desirable
Career progression
What's in it for me?
As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!
As part of a great team, you’ll be supported to grow and encouraged to explore new career directions within the business and the wider group. And, because you’ll be inspiring great things for our customers and the whole business, you’ll do work worth caring about.
We want to ensure that all employees, future employees and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk.
