Vacancy: Tax Analyst

Urenco is an international supplier of enrichment services and fuel cycle products for the civil nuclear industry, serving utility customers worldwide who provide low carbon electricity through nuclear generation. 

This is a new role, based at our Stoke Poges office near Slough. The Tax Analyst will assist the International Tax Team in delivering on the Group’s overseas and cross border tax compliance obligations whilst supporting the International Tax Team’s advisory role as a business partner.

The Tax Analyst will have a specific responsibility for the Tax department's use of technology, reviewing existing processes and identifying and implementing improvements. The International Tax Team has a wide remit, having responsibility for global indirect taxes, customs duties, property taxes and environmental levies in addition to Corporate Income taxes and transfer pricing.  Working in this team is an ideal introduction to a broad-based tax career in industry.  

Main areas of accountability will include:

• Support advisor preparation of overseas tax returns (initially Netherlands, Canada, China, Ireland)
• Support preparation of intercompany recharges for Head Office costs and other centralised recharges
• Preparation of UK and overseas VAT returns and support Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable with VAT invoices.
• Act as Tax Department technology lead, identifying opportunities to improve use of technology to reduce risk, enable opportunities and/or streamline work.
• Support Deputy Head of Tax and Tax Manager with advisory projects
• Support compliance and optimisation of a wide range of other taxes and levies, for example, business rates, property tax, climate change levy, excise taxes, withholding taxes etc

Experience and skills required:

• Educated to degree level
• ACCA and/or ATT/CTA study support included as part of role
• A high level of competency with MS Office, in particular Excel, is vital.
• Some experience of SAP and/or BPC would be beneficial but is not essential – training will be provided.
• No prior experience in tax is necessary, however the successful candidate will be curious with a genuine desire to learn about Urenco, develop a technical knowledge of tax, and work collaboratively with both the team and the wider business.