Corporate Tax Specialist

Tax Compliance Specialist - Fixed Term Contract

Hybrid- London

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Who are Just?

We’re a FTSE 250 Financial Services company who specialise in retirement solutions and right now, our world is moving pretty quickly. With the defined benefit buy in / buy out space growing each year, Just continues to annually grow its business by over £2bn of assets.

We are a purpose driven company with compelling and credible goals. Quite simply, we help people achieve a better later life. We achieve this by providing competitive and innovative products, services, financial advice and guidance to help our customers achieve security, certainty and provide them with peace of mind in retirement.

That’s who we are. We’re a company on a mission: to become a beacon for the entire retirement industry. Because we believe everyone deserves a fair, secure, and fulfilling retirement.

About the role

We are looking for a Corporate Tax Specialist to support with Corporate Tax provisioning on a fixed term contract basis until December 2026.

As the Corporate Tax Specialist you will prepare the quarterly tax provision, tax notes for the Annual Report and Accounts and prepare the quarterly VAT return and PESM calculations.

Responsibilities

• Monthly corporation tax provisioning for the Group.
• Preparation of PESM calculations.
• Responsible for liasing with auditors/advisors in relation to audited accounts and preparation and submission of tax returns.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Calculation of Quarterly Instalment Corporation Tax Payments
• Pillar II calculation and submission of Country by Country Reporting
• Responsibility for SAO process
• Preparation of tax notes for financial statements for all groups.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified Accountant is essential for the role
• Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) is desirable
• Corporate provisioning experience for a listed group
• Corporate tax compliance
• Experience of VAT return preparation
• Experience of Oracle

Company Benefits

• A Competitive Salary, Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Along with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday
• Private Medical Cover and Income Protection, just in case
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets
• Opportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the company
• FREE access to the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical & Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)
• A variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to you via our Online Benefits Portal
• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

Why Just?

We are committed to building a more sustainable business and have publicly committed to reduce our scope 3 emissions to Net Zero by 2050 and our scope 1 and 2 emissions to Net Zero by 2025. We’ve made good progress so far and encourage our people to make small and meaningful changes in their everyday lives, so that we can protect our planet for future generations.

Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority for Just as part of our overall strategy and ensuring all of our people feel proud to work at Just. We have joined a number of initiatives including the Race at Work Charter, designed to improve outcomes for employees from underrepresented backgrounds. We also run a Reciprocal Mentoring scheme for employees from a BAME background, those with a disability and those who identify as LGBTQ+. There are multiple employee network groups, which champion issues including race, gender, social mobility and neurodiversity.

What’s clear about working at Just is that we care. We care about our customers, our purpose, our environment, inclusivity, wellbeing and most importantly - each other.