In-House Senior Tax Manager - Housing Association, to £90k

Your new company

I'm working with an affordable housing association who are seeking to recruit a Senior Tax Manager based in the city who will be responsible for all day-to-day tax matters across a range of taxes including VAT, SDLT and CIS.

Duties within this role will also see you be responsible for assisting the Corporation and Tax Planning Manager with corporation tax returns and the Payroll Manager on employment tax issues. The post holder will also be required to give tax advice to the business as and when required. They will also be responsible for ensure compliance with tax rules and that the organisation submits all regulatory returns on time.

Your new role

* Review all VAT returns prepared by the Tax Accountant, ensuring the returns are accurate and complete prior to sign off by the Head of Tax.
* Support operations teams with CIS support and supplier verifications.
* Review Capital Goods Scheme, Partial Exemption Special Method and Partial Exemption Standard method calculations.
* Identify tax compliance risks/opportunities.
* Ensure the Group's full compliance with all new VAT, SDLT and CIS tax legislation. Inform the business of any changes that may affect the organisation, monitor VAT rate changes ensuring Finance systems are updated accordingly.
* Organise and deliver VAT training sessions to the wider business.
* Provide detailed holistic tax advice on all new development/land projects, liaising with project teams as necessary.
* Respond to ad-hoc tax queries from the business.
* Manage the group's relationship with HMRC on VAT, SDLT and CIS.
* Provide support on Corporation Tax and Employment Tax issues.
* Identify and implement opportunities for tax savings.
* Ensure appropriate controls are in place.

What you'll need to succeed

* Either CTA qualified or working towards a professional tax qualification
* Qualified accountant or significant experience in an accountancy environment
* Significant indirect tax experience covering both technical VAT and systems work
* Experience of the social housing/charity sector is desirable
* Excellent Microsoft office skills, experience of Oracle would be preferred.
* Excellent communication skills; proven record of preparing and delivering persuasive, high quality, written and verbal reports and presentations within the organisation up to Executive and committee level and externally.

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