Tax Accountant in FINANCIAL CONTROL AND REPORTING

Full job description

Location: Leeds or London

The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people.

The Bank of England is a diverse organisation. Each of its c.5,000 people are committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.

The Finance & Performance Directorate plays a critical role in protecting the Bank’s financial position and reputation. The overall purpose of the Directorate is to contribute to the successful execution of the Bank's aims and objectives by ensuring it has an appropriate financial platform for its broader responsibilities, and for the challenges facing an organisation of more than 5,000 staff, with annual expenditure of circa £700mn.

The Finance & Performance Directorate has four main Divisions, Financial Reporting & Control, Financial Analytics & Insight, the Corporate Investment Portfolio Office and Finance Strategy.

Job description

This role is an exciting opportunity to join a modern dynamic tax team working at the Bank of England.

A day in the role

Due to the varied nature of the role, there is no such thing as a typical day.

You will be working on VAT Compliance and advisory and providing Tax advisory support to front or back-office functions in the bank.

You will also help to mentor junior colleagues in the team.

Role Requirements

Responsibilities of the role:

Core

Preparation and review of the Partial Exemption Special Method and VAT returns

Provide tax advisory support to the business

Liaising with HMRC on issues as they arise and timely response to queries.

Additional with experience

Support the Tax team in providing corporate tax support to group companies: Help, prepare UK corporate tax computations and file returns. In addition, assist with producing tax disclosures for inclusion in their statutory accounts and dealing with tax technical issues as they arise. Help to resolve tax queries from our external auditors, EY.

Support the review of the Corporation Tax return.

Support the Bank’s submissions under the US Qualified Intermediary Programme.

In terms of behaviours, we’re looking for someone who will bring the following to the team:

A high level of integrity, organisation and self-motivation with a desire for self-improvement

The ability to build effective working relationships with others and provide challenges where appropriate

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Strong attention to detail