Senior Tax Analyst

About the role

Ayvens is looking for a Senior Tax Analyst to join its Finance team. The role suits someone with strong tax experience who enjoys a mix of compliance, reporting and advisory work, working closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to meet tax obligations and support sound commercial decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare Corporation Tax returns and quarterly VAT returns
• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end tax reporting
• Calculate PAYE Settlement Agreement figures for the UK Group
• Calculate tax accruals and support statutory reporting and tax disclosures
• Maintain tax forecasts and support budgeting
• Work with Finance, Legal, Treasury and Risk to reflect tax in business decisions
• Support HMRC enquiries, audits and information requests
• Help stakeholders with tax queries and guidance
• Support tax projects such as transfer pricing and Senior Accounting Officer requirements
• Review processes and identify improvements to efficiency, controls and reporting

Required profile

• Experience in a tax, finance or accounting role
• Strong working knowledge of UK taxation, especially VAT and Corporation Tax
• Ability to explain complex tax matters clearly and communicate confidently
• Proactive, detail-oriented, able to manage competing priorities and work independently
• Desirable: tax compliance and tax accounting experience, in-house tax team or accountancy practice background, ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CTA or equivalent, or studies towards one

Required skills

• Familiarity with SAP, Power BI, OneSource or similar financial and tax reporting systems (desirable)
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

What we offer

• Pension scheme, annual salary review, bonus scheme and Give As You Earn scheme
• Employee referral scheme (£1,000), retail discounts, gym membership options and Cycle to Work
• Life assurance, health assessment options, travel insurance and critical illness cover
• 25 days' annual leave plus a Celebration Day, 37.5-hour week, Monday to Friday, holiday buy and sell scheme, volunteer days and study support
• Free parking (limited), EV charging, bike storage and shower facilities, complimentary breakfast and staff events