Tax Manager

The Trust is a large and complex charity but the basic model upon which it runs is simple, we provide people with access to beautiful or historic places that provide physical and spiritual refreshment; people join the Trust, visit, and donate money which is invested in conservation and access. It is a virtuous circle. The more income we generate, the more we can spend on the places in our care and to pursue our wider plans.

Strong and sustainable finances are central to the success of an organisation whose core purpose is to protect special places for ever, for everyone. Managing our tax compliance is a key aspect of the strong and careful stewardship needed. Our small tax team is steward for the Trust’s tax policy, covering all aspects of the tax base from VAT to Corporation Tax, Gift Aid to Business Rates, the numbers are large and the opportunities are huge to make a significant difference to our charitable cause and to work on exciting and impactful projects making a lasting difference to the nation’s heritage.

What it's like to work here

We’re bigger than you think, we’re more complicated than we appear and we’re larger scale than you’d imagine.

We’ve got passionate people in all our teams, and we’ve got so much more we want to achieve.

We’re for ever, for everyone and we really mean that.

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindonand there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

What you'll be doing

You'll work with the Trust’s Head of Tax and Tax Assistant in a hands-on way to apply tax policy, develop it as legislation changes and work with the business to ensure that tax compliance is strong and applied in a way that is efficient.

You'll act as an internal expert on taxation matters across a wide array of exciting projects, embedding tax considerations in business cases, system and process changes.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute in a significant way to one of the UK’s largest charities and Europe’s largest conservation organisations.

Who we're looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• A qualification or are a semi-qualified CIOT member or relevant qualifications earned through accounting routes.

• Extensive experience of working with VAT in a partial recovery environment.

• Some knowledge of Gift Aid regulations

• A thorough understanding of financial processes in ERP financial software and design and monitoring of charts of accounts for tax compliance.

• Demonstrable ability to listen to, converse with and influence others in complex technical discussions.

• The ability to problem solve, take ownership, make decisions and find solutions to complex challenges.