VAT Specialist

We’re Landsec

At Landsec, we believe great things happen when we work together. We’re committed to high standards and creating outcomes where everyone wins. Nothing in our history has happened by chance. Every place we identify is for its potential to create lasting value. Every partnership we form with our communities and our customers is to create shared success. And every person that works at Landsec joins to bring their skills and talent to shape the next chapters of our story.

Our culture is shaped by our purpose and our people, led by the high performing leaders in high performing teams. It is this combination that allows us to achieve competitive advantage, powering our differentiators and ultimately driving our growth.

The Role:

• The role requires the ability to combine technical tax knowledge with business acumen to effectively ensure the groups VAT position is managed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Salary: Competitive

The Location: This role is based in London, Victoria and you will be working 3 days in the office.

The Team:

You will be a part of a tax team, reporting to Head of Tax, alongside three other tax professionals.

What you will be responsible for:

• Responsible for the preparation and submission of monthly and quarterly VAT returns.
• Responsible for ensuring timely payment of all relevant VAT liabilities.
• Obtaining relevant supporting information from the various accounting/other software/finance and commercial team members to prepare VAT returns.
• Involvement with the review of internal VAT risk controls, record keeping and processes.
• Implementing simplifications of existing VAT structures, and where applicable assisting with the testing and implementation of new accounting and related VAT automation software.
• Providing advice on VAT issues such as, property transaction, to the business.
• Assisting in the setting up of new VAT registrations and de-registration of entities for VAT as required.
• Preparation and submission of corporate and partnership tax returns for the group entities.
• To provide support on general mixed tax compliance and tax advisory projects and assignments.

Your skills, experience and qualifications:

Essential criteria

• VAT experience working on various VAT group registrations.
• ACCA/ACA/CTA/ATT qualified.
• Problem solving and organisational skills.
• Good communication skills and determination to complete tasks.
• Experience of using D365 is desirable.
• Strong excel skills.

Life and Benefits at Landsec

We have a great benefits package, there to support you with your work-life balance and in moments that matter. We offer fantastic Learning and Development opportunities to help you grow and reach your potential and we also play our part in supporting the communities where we live and work.

Below are some of our core benefits, make sure to visit our My Total Reward page for more information.

• Performance based annual bonus plan
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days each year. Enjoy an additional three-day December festive break on top of your leave and a special ‘My Day’ to take off for whatever you choose.
• Enhanced pension contributions – Landsec will contribute up to 10.5% subject to your contribution.
• Private medical insurance, Health Cash Plan, Life assurance and income protection.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies (view our Family policies page for more details)
• Two different share plans enabling you to share in the success you will help to build
• Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year and 'Give As You Earn' programmes allowing you to donate to charities straight out of your pay and we top up by 20%

And when it comes to your health and wellbeing you will also have access to other benefits: our employee assistance programme, digital GP, cycle to work scheme, a mindfulness app and a health app supporting fertility and menopause