Financial Accountant (Tax)

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Job description

About The Role
Application Process: In addition to your CV, please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
Are you a Qualified Accountant looking to use your skills and accounting knowledge to help address the biggest health issue in the UK today?

We are looking for a Financial Accountant (Tax), to join our busy Finance team as we progress our finance transformation journey, including the embedding of a new ERP finance system, Unit 4 (Agresso).

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that we remain compliant with all VAT and corporation tax legislation. More broadly, you will also work closely with many colleagues across finance to support the delivery of high quality statutory audit/ month end closes and finance processes more generally.

You will be responsible for:

- Preparation and submission of timely and accurate VAT and corporation tax returns.
- Proactively training and guiding teams and individuals across the society with respect to tax issues
- Working closely with the rest of the finance team to successfully embed a new finance system and improve controls and processes

This is a homeworking role, but you will be required to travel to attend some meetings and team-days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our flagship offices.
About you

- Significant experience of preparing VAT returns including application of partial exemption rules, ideally in the charity sector
- Qualified Accountant (ideally ACA/ ACCA)
- Extensive experience in a Financial Accountant role or similar
- Industry experience in an organisation of similar size, scale, and complexity
- Experience and knowledge of Unit4 ERPx or equivalent cloud-based system
- Able to demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset, strong initiative and good judgement
- Motivated by joining a committed finance team and delivering an ambitious transformation plan

Person Specification

- Strong verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solutions focused
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills
- Supports colleagues to ensure team deadlines are met
- Very self-motivated but know when to ask for help

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer's Society we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We're here for everyone living with dementia.

As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK's largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don't shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

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