Job Description

Working hours:

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration:

Permanent

Location:

Gloucester

Job Ref:

204137

About the role

Benefact Group

are looking for a

Group Tax Accountant

to join our

Gloucester

office.

As

Group Tax Accountant

you'll ideally be a recently qualified accountant (preferably ACA or ACCA, although other qualifications considered) with an interest in developing a career in Tax. Some previous tax experience is beneficial, but not essential.

Why join us?
Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that's committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group--where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doingPrepare the monthly and quarterly tax compliance returns (VAT, Insurance Premium Tax, Construction Industry Scheme)
Prepare the annual Corporation Tax Returns
Assist the Head of Tax with preparation of Statutory Accounts tax provisions
Act as lead Tax Business Partner for defined areas of the overall Benefact Group
Preparation of Total Tax Contribution data
Overseas withholding tax optimisation
VAT partial exemption methodology
Transfer Pricing and tax aspects of expense allocations
Liaison with external advisors on Research & Development Tax Credit claims
Pillar 2 tax obligations
What you'll need to haveAccountancy or tax qualification
A commitment to continuing professional technical development
Ability to operate on wide variety of fronts e.g. monthly reporting to longer term projects
Proven ability to organise and manage data in a structured and accessible way
Proactive with ability to drive process improvements
What makes you stand outPrevious tax experience
Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines
Excellent communicator with ability to converse and build strong relationships across a variety of teams
What we offer

A competitive salary - let's discuss it


Hybrid working


Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution


Generous annual bonus scheme between 6% and 24%


25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme


An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance


200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice


Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year


Employee Assistance Programme


Full study support to gain professional qualifications
Access to virtual GP
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay


About us

Benefact Group

is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away 250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK's number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group's size.
We believe it's essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know. Directory of Social Change's UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26*