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Your team: The News UK Tax Team comprises 7 individuals across Peterborough and London managing the tax affairs for our worldwide business.

Your role: You will play a crucial role in supporting our Tax Team, gaining exposure to Corporation Tax, Employment Tax, and VAT compliance cycles. This unique opportunity to build a solid foundation in tax compliance and accounting skills in the media industry.

Day to day you will:

VAT:

• Collate and analyse data sources for UK and Irish VAT compliance.


• Prepare and file JV VAT returns for Octave and Newsprinters.


• Prepare overseas VAT returns for multiple jurisdictions, collaborating with Deloitte as needed.


• Clear VAT flags in Risk Centre and respond to business onboarding queries.


Employment Tax:

• Collate PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) computations.


• Manage monthly and quarterly PSA provisioning, including tax calculations and journal recharges.


• Assist with monthly IR35/Self Employment tax audits and liaise with relevant teams.


• Manage US entity onboarding of contributors/suppliers and ensure IRS forms are correct.


Corporation Tax:

• Assist the Corporation Tax team during busy periods with data analysis and CT computation.


Other Responsibilities:

• Support senior members of the tax team with ad-hoc tasks.


• Assist the Tax Analyst in day-to-day administration.


• Occasionally work in the London offices when required.


• Participate in the wider tax team weekly meetings., To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
  
  Desire to study AAT/ATT


• Basic understanding of Balance Sheet reconciliations


• A desire to build up a solid base of tax compliance and accounting skills


• Able to work on their own initiative with good interpersonal skills, as well as being able to take and understand instructions from management


• A high level of IT literacy in Microsoft Office packages
  
  Some of our benefits include:


• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks


• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access


• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions


• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes


• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme


• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books


• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities


• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling


• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%


• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year