Your new company

Government organisation.

Your new role

• You will report directly to the Tax Accountant in the National Finance Team and assist in key areas such as Contract-Out-Services (COS VAT).
• You will need to acquire an understanding of commercial/non-business/exempt activities from a VAT perspective and apply this knowledge to the monthly transactions coded to COS.
• You will need to quickly decide which transactions require further investigation by contacting other districts.
• Running the necessary reports from finance systems to reconcile transactions which have been coded inside the scope of CIS to produce the monthly contractor CIS returns to HMRC in a timely manner.
• Ad-hoc finance support to the Tax Accountant

What you'll need to succeed

• A solid background in accounting and a thorough understanding of double entry bookkeeping is essential. Previous experience with producing journals is also a requirement.
• Be part-qualified or currently studying for ACCA/CIMA or fully qualified for AAT.
• Be proficient in using Microsoft Outlook, Teams and Excel, including being able to create Pivot Tables.
• Previous experience with dealing with VAT such as VAT returns is also desirable.
• Be enthusiastic about learning about new areas of tax.
• Be able to work on own initiative with little guidance.
• Experience in the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is preferable but not essential.
• A good level of communication skills including writing concise and clear emails to various internal stakeholders.

What you'll get in return

• Flexible and hybrid working available

What you need to do now

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