Direct Tax Accountant

As Direct Tax Accountant, you will support the delivery of accurate, timely and well-controlled Corporate Tax compliance and reporting. You will prepare UK Corporation Tax returns, computations, supporting schedules, claims and elections for companies, as well as quarterly payment calculations and information used for tax payments, refunds and cash-tax forecasting.

Your day-to-day work will include preparing current and deferred tax information for the Annual Report and Accounts, subsidiary statutory accounts, forecasts and budgets. You will maintain reconciliations, records and audit evidence, support transfer pricing documentation and compliance, and help deliver relevant reporting requirements including Corporate Interest Restriction, Country-by-Country Reporting and Pillar Two. You will also research technical issues, support HMRC and audit enquiries, coordinate data for business change or significant transactions, and improve Corporate Tax processes, controls, documentation, data quality and technology use.

Location: London, Coventry or Manchester Store Support Centre & Home - colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.

You will bring practical knowledge of UK Corporation Tax and tax accounting principles, with demonstrable experience of preparing Corporation Tax computations, returns, payments and supporting documentation. You will understand statutory reporting, current and deferred tax, audit evidence and financial controls, and be able to reconcile detailed data accurately across multiple reporting requirements.

You will be able to research technical tax matters and translate findings into clear, practical guidance for non-tax stakeholders. An organised approach to competing deadlines, collaborative working style and evidence-based judgement will help you succeed. You will hold, or be making substantial progress towards, a relevant professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CTA, or an equivalent qualification.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).