Tax Accountant

Slough - Hybrid (3 days on site)

£60-65k + bonus & benefits

We Do Group is supporting an established international consumer services business to recruit a Tax Accountant into its UK finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation operating across multiple UK entities, taking ownership of a broad range of corporate tax accounting duties.

We're looking for an experienced accounting and tax professional who combines strong accounting knowledge with broad tax undertsanding.

You will need to have the confidence to operate autonomously, manage competing priorities and provide tax compliance to deadline.

This position works closely with the wider UK finance team and external tax adviser, offering a broad mix of compliance and process improvement responsibilities.

If you're looking for a role where you can take genuine ownership, develop your technical expertise across multiple tax disciplines and play a visible role within an international business, then we'd love to hear from you.

Wish List

• Experienced accountant or tax professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CTA, ATT qualified advantageous)
• Mixed tax compliance background covering corporate tax and VAT
• Experience managing UK tax compliance for legal entities end to end.
• Understanding of employment taxes, withholding tax and international tax considerations
• Previous experience preparing corporation tax computations and VAT returns
• Experience working with external tax advisers and HMRC
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with tax compliance software
• Confident stakeholder management skills with the ability to work autonomously

The Role

The successful Tax Accountant will be responsible for:

• UK tax compliance across three legal entities, ensuring accurate and timely submissions
• Preparing annual corporation tax returns, computations and quarterly corporation tax payment calculations with support form external tax advisor.
• Managing monthly tax accounting, including tax provisions, journals and year-end adjustments.
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns, partial exemption calculations and associated VAT accounting adjustments.
• Supporting implementation of international tax requirements as advised by external tax advisors.
• Preparing employment tax calculations including PAYE Settlement Agreements and Tax Award Schemes
• Supporting Senior Accounting Officer compliance requirements and maintaining robust tax governance
• Working closely with Treasury and Group Finance to ensure accurate tax reporting and timely settlement of liabilities.
• Liaising directly with HMRC on corporation tax, VAT and employment tax matters, including managing enquiries.
• Partnering with external tax advisers on technical accounting matters, compliance reviews and advisory projects.
• Identifying opportunities to improve tax processes, strengthen controls and reduce potential tax risks.
• Monitoring changes in tax legislation and providing practical guidance to senior finance and operational stakeholders.
• Supporting wider Group tax initiatives and ad hoc projects as required.

Your Profile

We're looking for a technically strong tax and tax professional who enjoys the variety of a broad, mixed tax role rather than specialising exclusively in one area.

You'll be comfortable taking ownership of day-to-day tax compliance matters, managing compliance deadlines and working independently while knowing when to engage external advisers on more complex technical issues.

The successful candidate will be naturally inquisitive, detail orientated and confident communicating with stakeholders across finance, treasury and the wider business.

You'll need to be proactive, organised and comfortable operating within a structured international environment, balancing regular compliance responsibilities with advisory work and process improvement initiatives.

Importantly, this isn't a role where you'll be expected to know absolutely everything.

You'll have access to an external tax consultant who provides technical review and advisory support, allowing you to take genuine ownership while having experienced specialist expertise available when required.

Salary & Benefits

£60,000-£65,000 + annual bonus, company car, pension and benefits package.

This is a hybrid role based in Slough, requiring three days per week in the office.