Location:
Alderley Edge
Type: Permanent


Salary:
£27,000-£37,000 subject to experience

About Us:

Founded in 2013, Vita Group started as one man’s mission to revolutionise student accommodation in the U.K. Uninspired by characterless halls with no real attention to detail or focus on providing an environment for students to succeed, Mark Stott wanted to re-address the balance, put the students first, giving them the best start possible to ‘Begin Big.’

Starting with Vita Student Liverpool, over the last decade Vita Group has regenerated neighbourhoods, creating thriving communities and remarkable new places.

Now Vita Group has evolved into an intelligence driven platform creating tomorrow’s city living. It’s represented by four unique lifestyle brands, in 23 locations, across 13 cities and with residents from over 100 countries.

It’s urban living reimagined and it’s constantly evolving thanks to the insights and data being generated through the platform. They in-turn help to create new services, experiences, and communities. The mission: create environments in which people can flourish. A platform to thrive.

Vita’s principal commitment to its people is to inspire and empower and it’s something the business is deeply passionate about. Hiring the very best people and enabling them to perform at the very best of their abilities.

Vita’s nurturing environment encourages colleagues to develop, perform and excel at what they do and provide plenty of opportunities for career progression.

A team of creative and innovative thinkers, Vita recruits’ people who share this thinking, bringing new ideas to the table and solving problems.

No matter what the role is, or the unique skills needed to fulfil it are, our team always look for individuals who share the group’s values:

Good - The simplest value to uphold. Be good at what you do and be a good person. Acting with good intentions and integrity in everything you do. This caring nature brings teams closer together, supporting each other through challenges.

Positive and Passionate - The positive impact we have on our residents’ lives should never be underestimated and we ask that all colleagues bring a positive mindset to work and are passionate about what they do and the impact they make.

Striving - ambitious, raring to go and driven to do their job

Ready to communicate - to be a great team player, you must be able communicate effectively, this means talking and listening with paid respect.

Foresight - always helping to drive the business forward and think ahead

Job Role:

In line with our plans for growth we are currently seeking a Tax Senior to join our Finance Team in our Head Office in Alderley Edge. Reporting to the Indirect Tax Senior Manager the role will have responsibility for providing support across all taxes and all groups, so will have a mix of different stakeholders. The role will predominantly cover VAT and Corporate Tax, however the role will also have exposure to other taxes such as CIS, NRL, SDLT.

VAT - This is a great opportunity for somebody who has already some VAT experience either in house or in an advisory capacity. The right candidate will have the opportunity to apply and deepen their VAT knowledge in a dynamic and hugely varied business environment. They will also be given the opportunity to gain expertise across other direct and indirect taxes in the UK and overseas through hands on experience with on-the-job training support.

Corporate Tax - The role will be focussed on compliance processes but will also include exposure to more technical and technology projects. It will be working across the whole Group, including Vita Group, Select Property Group, CitySuites and Stockport County FC. In addition to this, there will be study support available to enhance on the job learning.

In addition to the above, the role will have frequent exposure to international tax work across all taxes. This currently includes businesses in Spain, Dubai, China, Hong Kong. The Group has grown at an incredible rate, and new opportunities are continually being reviewed, which makes for a fast paced, exciting and diverse tax department. Given this, the role has a huge amount of potential for someone to make their mark, get involved in projects and progress within the organisation.



Responsibilities:

• Providing ad hoc support across all taxes on both tax compliance and tax project work
• To prepare an initial draft of the monthly VAT returns for review by the Senior Manager Indirect Tax Manager, and to undertake control checks.
• To begin the preparation of corporation tax returns through inputting trial balances onto Onesource - this is subject to experience, and it is envisaged that, with training, the individual will continue to develop and gradually undertake more technical corporate tax responsibilities.
• Managing the VAT and corporation tax records and dealing with HMRC correspondence
• To assist with CIS and NRL returns
• To assist with all tax compliance through communication with HMRC eg, VAT registrations and Options to Tax
• To help maintain robust tax records and processes, and to assist in the continual monitoring and review of process/risk register for the purposes of SAO and other governance requirements
• To get involved in wider group advisory projects which may include for example - tax technology, site acquisitions, funding new site developments, disposal transactions.

Reporting

The role will report to Indirect Tax Senior Manager. Performance indicators include:

- Accuracy of preparation of all returns to various stakeholders

- Timely submission of information for review

- Robust and organised tax records

- Identifiable contribution to and ownership over tax controls and processes

- Clear progression in development and learning

Experience and Skills

Essential experience

• Fully or part qualified ATT and / or CTA or equivalent qualification by experience
• High level knowledge of VAT - ideally in the Real Estate industry (but not compulsory if willing to learn)
• Practical experience of dealing with complex VAT issues
• Experience or awareness of Corporate Tax

Desirable experience

• An awareness of CIS, SDLT, Customs and / or NRL
• An awareness of accounting
• An experience of Onesource for corporate tax
• Experience with Sage ERP systems

Skills

• Willing to learn and keen to develop technical knowledge
• Ability to work to deadlines and take ownership over processes
• An ability to research a tax issue and provide a clearly documented conclusion
• An ability to look for improvements and to proactively follow these up
• Confident using new technologies (with support where necessary)
• Hard working, diligent and able to take ownership of tasks
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Proficient in MS Word/Excel

Benefits

• Study support
• Onsite restaurant serving free breakfast and lunch
• A collaborative, welcoming, and inclusive office culture
• Flexible working
• 22 days holiday per year rising 1 day per year of service up to 25 in addition to a Christmas shutdown
• Perkbox account
• Free onsite parking
• Regular social events, charity events, and in-office events (including regular Wellness events)