Compliance and Reporting Manager

Who you are

• A strong indirect and direct tax compliance and accounting background, gained in practice and/or industry
• Experience of international taxes and banking taxes would be an advantage
• Enthusiasm and a drive to expand your knowledge in new areas is as important as experience
• Professional Qualification: ACA, ACCA, CTA with at least five years professional experience
• A self-starter and independent worker with strong interpersonal skills
• Well organised with the ability to plan and deliver on tight deadlines with attention to detail
• A practical and commercial approach to problem solving, and the ability to communicate complex tax matters to both a tax and non-tax audience
• You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that!

What the job involves

• We are looking for a Tax Manager to join our growing tax team. Alongside the Head of Indirect Tax, Senior Corporation Tax Manager and the finance, payroll and HR teams, you will assist with the group’s UK and international VAT/GST and corporation tax affairs
• This will include supporting a wide range of tax projects, international expansion projects, and managing tax compliance and tax risk
• This is an exciting time to be joining Starling Bank given its growth trajectory to date and its ambitious expansion plans in both the UK and internationally. You will support these plans from a tax compliance and reporting perspective
• Assist with the Group’s UK and international VAT/GST compliance, including quarterly VAT returns, monthly GST returns, partial exemption calculations, optimising input VAT recovery and working collaboratively with advisors
• Support cross-border expansion by advising on international VAT/GST and corporation tax registration triggers, and place-of-supply rules
• Assist in managing the Group’s UK and international corporation tax compliance including quarterly tax provisions, quarterly instalment payments and corporation tax returns
• Support the organisation and wider tax team by taking a leading role in tax risk management and governance, including overseeing and improving the VAT and corporation tax control frameworks
• Liaison between the finance and tax teams, as required across the taxes

The application process

• Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:
• Step 1; interview with Head of Indirect Tax and Senior Corporation Tax Manager
• Step 2; complete tax case study and discuss answers with Head of Indirect Tax and Senior Corporation Tax Manager
• Step 3; interview with the Head of Tax

Benefits

• Time off: 25 days holiday, plus your birthday as an extra freebie. You can also opt out of bank holidays and take them when works for you!
• Health insurance: Private health insurance with Vitality Health, one of the UK's leading private medical insurers
• Pension scheme
• Paid volunteering leave: We encourage all our employees to give back. You can take up to 16 hours paid leave a year, specifically to help causes meaningful to you
• Gym & cycle to work schemes: We offer discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes through salary sacrifice
• Perkbox: For a wide range of retail, entertainment and leisure discounts (as well as cash back) at a huge variety of businesses