Tax Manager

The Role

We are looking for a Tax Manager to play a pivotal role in the Tax function within Dojo’s Finance team. You will report to the Head of Tax to oversee Dojo’s indirect tax returns process in the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Italy, and increasingly take responsibility for the direct tax process.

This will mean partnering with other areas of the Finance team and the broader business to ensure that indirect tax reporting and impacts are anticipated and that we are building solutions in a timely manner for the scaling Dojo business.

You will continue to develop the level of business understanding of direct and indirect tax and the quality and value of information being provided to business leaders.

What You Will Do …

Direct Tax

• Manage the preparation of Entity and Consolidated Group Tax Provisions and Tax Disclosures with a view to bringing the work in-house. Working with Finance colleagues to implement and deliver a robust tax reporting framework (Accruals, True-ups, Balance sheet reconciliation)

• Manage the preparation of Tax Returns with a view to bringing the work in-house including maintaining key data points, optimising work completion at the audit stage and tax forecasting for ETR and on account tax payment planning

Indirect Tax

• Oversee the VAT Returns from preparation to submission, continuously enhance the VAT Return process to reflect the evolving business model

• Establish, develop, and enforce robust VAT controls through collaboration with the wider Finance function, minimising risks, enhancing accuracy and reliability

• Provide technical support and expertise to the group, offering guidance on complex VAT issues and assisting in decision-making processes

General

• Maintain a tax calendar to track filing and payment obligations for both Direct and Indirect tax

• Optimise the use of technology to automate routine processes, optimise planning and accelerate preparation, review, and authorisation

• Share knowledge across the Finance function and the wider business, monitor the external tax environment, brief the business on new tax developments, and provide training where appropriate

• Develop and maintain group policies

What You Will Bring…

• Qualified accountant, tax-qualified or HMRC trained with minimum 5 years experience in a hands-on indirect tax role in a fast-paced, agile environment

• Understanding of direct tax/indirect tax/VAT principles, risks, and a willingness to learn more

• Experience of Current and Deferred Tax Accounting, Corporate Interest Restriction, QIPs, RDEC, Capital Allowances, CFC, WHT, Transfer Pricing, Partial Exemption, Reverse Charge, Option to Tax, Capital Goods Scheme, EC Sales List, Intrastat, e-invoicing and SAO

• Strong business partnering experience with excellent communication skills, and proven experience of presenting to stakeholders & leadership teams

• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast paced environment - not all of our problems are defined, nor all our processes built out and things change quickly

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including analysis of and simplification of raw data, understand and interrogate data from accounting records, create and utilise pivot tables, look-up formulas and similar functionality