Lloyds Banking Group
Assistant VAT Manager - Group Tax (9 Month FTC)
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JOB TITLE: Assistant VAT Manager - Group Tax (9 Month FTC)
SALARY: £48,987 - £59,873
LOCATION(S): Edinburgh & Leeds
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN:
Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.
About this opportunity
Do you want to grow your career in Group Tax, work with varied collaborators, and help deliver meaningful change?
Group Tax is a key function within the Finance community of LBG, having responsibility for managing the Group's tax affairs. The Group has a wide range of tax payments, deductions, and reporting obligations both for its own account but also for its colleagues and customers. Group Tax manages these obligations on behalf of the Group, ensuring the tax consequences of all transactions are understood and that the Group is in full compliance with its statutory obligations.
What you'll be doing:
- Use of tools such as Excel, Power Apps, Copilot, and Alteryx to manage and transform data including:
- Reviewing VAT Returns, reconciliations, and supporting analysis
- Analysing large and complex data sets to support VAT reporting and issue resolutions
- Applying VAT Rules to transactions and ensuring the accurate treatment across systems
- Supporting VAT assurance reviews and audits
- Identifying process gaps, control weaknesses, and supporting practical improvements
- Working with finance and business teams to gather data and resolve VAT queries
- Using tools such as Excel, Power Query, and Alteryx to manage and transform data
- Preparing clear documentation to support compliance, controls, and audit requirements
- Delivering work in line with established tax control frameworks and procedures
- Supporting the VAT team in responding to advisory queries from the business
- Applying working knowledge of UK VAT legislation and HMRC guidance to support decisions
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We're on an exciting transformation journey to modernise and automate VAT processes, using technologies such as Power Apps, Copilot, and advanced data solutions. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to contribute to this automation agenda, driving efficiency, improving controls, and helping build a scalable, future-ready tax function.
Why join us?
We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone.
What we're looking for:
- A relevant qualification, such as ATT, VAT Compliance Diploma, ACCA, or AAT, is preferred; alternatively, you may have gained equivalent expertise through substantial experience in a Finance function.
- VAT compliance experience.
- Proven experience reviewing complex VAT returns and supporting audits.
- Good working knowledge of UK VAT law and its practical application.
- Ability to apply VAT guidance to transactions and data.
- Confidence working with large datasets and translating data into clear outputs.
- Experience with finance systems such as Oracle ERP and SAP Ariba.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.
- Clear communication skills and ability to work with a range of partners.
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And any experience of these would be great:
- Strong Excel skills.
- Experience with Power Query or Alteryx.
- Experience in financial services or a large corporate.
This is a place for you
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location, and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health, or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual performance-related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares.
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
- 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
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