Leading global financial services based in Canary Wharf - recruiting a VAT Accountant. Reports to VAT Manager

Your new role

Key responsibilities:

• To calculate the Group VAT liability in accordance with legal requirements, and produce the VAT Return for submission to HMRC;
• To ensure that the Periodic VAT journals are uploaded to GL on a timely basis, and that a robust control environment exists around the Management Accounts VAT process;
• To reconcile the VAT balance sheet accounts on a timely basis;
• To liaise with our external auditors to ensure a smooth quarterly and year-end process;
• Conduct a continual process review - maintain an up to date manual of the VAT return process;
• Monitor and challenge manual postings to VAT accounts;
• Timely and accurate production of the Group VAT Return;
• Timely and accurate production of overseas VAT returns;
• Balance sheet accounts satisfactorily reconciled every period;
• Assistance with other transaction taxes including Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) and stamp duties as necessary;
• Deal with ad hoc queries as they arise;
• Monitor and challenge PESM;
• Liaise with external advisers.

What you'll need to succeed

• Part/Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA;
• Previous experience of completing VAT returns and a (minimum) basic understanding of HMRC compliance/VAT accounting;
• Previous experience of working in a partially exempt business advantageous ;
• Excellent Excel skills and knowledge of finance systems (Oracle);
• Able to investigate and amend reported financials to remove known inaccuracies;
• A drive to fully understand the detail and resolve issues in the correct way;
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure;
• Encouraged to automate or change existing processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

What you need to do now

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