Group Tax Accountant
AG Barr, United Kingdom
Job Description
Job Title: Group Tax Accountant
Location: Cumbernauld
We Are Barr - Are You?
We are about being brilliant. We are always learning. We are results driven and relationships matter to us.
AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.
Employing over 1,000 people across four business units and ten UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.
At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.
And we’re growing, thanks to some exciting acquisitions in recent years, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.
There's never been a better time to join us!
Finance at AG Barr
AG Barr’s Finance team aspires to be Integral to Growth through Insight, Influence and Control. We deliver this through 3 strategic platforms:
- People - wellbeing, development, employee experience and values;
- Business - governance, performance and innovation
- Partners - business partnering, value creation and growth mindset
The AG Barr business has grown significantly in recent years, both organically and through acquisition. This has led to the Group’s tax affairs having greater scale and complexity than in the past. There is a need to upweight the Group’s compliance capability through the addition of a new Tax Accountant role within the Group Finance team.
What we’re looking for...
AG Barr are looking for someone to support the Group by ensuring it is compliant with relevant tax legislation across its activities. The role will drive significant improvement in the business’ tax agenda by providing high quality output and advice to both Finance and non-Finance team members across the business. Its responsibilities will be concentrated in tax but there will be exposure to and involvement in the Group’s wider financial reporting process.
Your responsibilities will include...
As Group Tax Accountant your responsibilities will include;
- Delivering end-to-end tax processes across the Group;
- Maintaining the Group’s Tax Risk Register as a key tool to ensure the business’ tax process and control framework is fit for purpose;
- Reviewing and improving Customs and VAT compliance;
- Delivering the Group’s corporation tax processes;
- Coordinating and monitoring subsidiary tax reporting and compliance;
- Identifying and implementing process and control improvements including technology and data changes impacting tax processes;
- Providing high quality internal management information around tax;
- Taking the lead on certain tax projects and improvement initiatives;
- Assisting in preparation for HMRC Business Risk Review;
- Developing Group policies and procedures on tax.
What you’ll bring...
The successful candidate will have;
- Fully qualified accountant (ICAS / ACA / CTA)
- In-house or practice tax experience
- Strong working knowledge across multiple tax areas with experience in indirect taxes desirable
- Demonstrable experience of delivering tax process and control improvements in a commercial business environment
- Knowledge and experience of accounting for tax
- Ability to build working relationships with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders
What we offer
We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.
We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;
- 33 days holiday
- Flexible holiday trading
- Living Wage Employer
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Flexible benefits e.g. discounts amp; cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
- Life assurance
- Save as you earn scheme
- Staff sales discount
- Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
- Pension
- Annual salary re