NHS Supply Chain
Tax Accountant
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Tax Accountant
Tax Accountant
Job Title
Tax Accountant
Function
Finance – Financial Control
Role Overview
NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Tax Accountant to join their Finance team, supporting the delivery of accurate, efficient, and well-controlled tax processes during a period of transformation. The role is ideal for a qualified accountant with an interest in tax, data and process improvement, rather than a tax specialist. Tax technical computations and advice are managed by external advisors, ensuring the focus remains on data quality, process ownership, analysis, and coordination to produce accurate outputs.
Key Responsibilities
Core Tax Compliance & Reporting
- Support corporation tax compliance, coordinating end-to-end processes including the preparation of data packs, reconciliations, and supporting schedules for review by external advisors before submission.
- Prepare high-quality tax data, reconciliations, and analysis for quarterly and year-end processes, including provisions and disclosures for statutory accounts, as well as contributing relevant tax inputs into forecasting and financial planning.
Employment & Payroll Taxes
- Manage employment taxes and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Settlement Agreements (PSAs), extracting, reconciling data, and ensuring accurate and timely PAYE SA submissions.
- Edit and validate relevant employee expenses and benefits, ensuring compliance and clarity.
Data-Driven Insights & Audit
- Extract, interrogate, and analyse tax-relevant data in Oracle Fusion systems, maintaining clear audit trails and supporting schedules.
- Investigate tax movements by diagnosing variances, identifying key drivers, and communicating findings effectively to Finance teams, auditors, and stakeholders.
Audit & Governance Support
- Act as a key operational contact for internal and external audits, coordinating responses, documentation, and supporting evidence.
HMRC Engagement & Business Collaboration
- Respond to HMRC queries while maintaining transparent tax governance processes.
- Partner with Finance teams, external advisors, and auditors to provide accurate and compliant outputs.
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Process Improvement & Support
- Provide operational tax support primarily for corporate and employment taxes, with exposure to related wider tax areas as required.
- Drive continuous improvement in tax processes, focusing on efficiency, accuracy, data quality, and system use.
Location & Contract
- Location: Hybrid (working from Nottingham or Alfreton offices)
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: £47,874 (with potential to rise to £56,322 over 3 years)
- Closing Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2026
What We Offer You
Alongside a competitive salary, NHS Supply Chain provides:
- Hybrid working flexibility, allowing collaboration in-office and remote work.
- Annual bonuses, long service awards, and colleague recognition programmes.
- 27 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
- Commitment to development, including in-house training, qualification support, and career growth opportunities.
- Well-being initiatives, such as 1 day paid well-being leave and unlimited access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Generous pension scheme (contributing 12% to your 6%).
- Flexible Benefits Scheme, choosing from:
- Life Insurance
- Critical Illness Cover
- Income Protection
- Health Cash Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Additional pension contributions
- Paid community volunteering leave (2 days per year).
- Discounts (Blue Light Card, NHS Discounts, and more).
About NHS Supply Chain
Our mission is to support the NHS's vision of improving health and saving lives. NHS Supply Chain sources, delivers, and supplies essential healthcare products—including medicine, equipment, and food—across England and Wales, freeing up NHS staff to focus on excellent patient care. We manage over:
- 1,000 suppliers
- 8,000,000 orders per year to 17,000+ locations
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Required Skills & Experience
Successful candidates should demonstrate:
- Corporation tax compliance expertise, including experience with provision preparation and corporation tax submissions.
- Employment tax knowledge, specifically with PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSAs).
- Strong IT and data skills, particularly with ERP systems (e.g. Oracle Fusion):
- Proven experience in data extraction, analysis, and reconciliation.
- Reconciliation and analytical skills, with the ability to explain complex tax data to non-specialists.
- Stakeholder engagement experience working collaboratively with external tax advisors, auditors, and cross-functional Finance teams.
- Detail-oriented and data-driven mindset, capable of identifying data inconsistencies and resolving issues efficiently.
- Clear communication, translating complex tax information into practical insights.
- Strong organisation and reliability, meeting recurring deadlines and adapting to reporting cycles.
- Ownership and collaborative approach, working autonomously while recognising when to escalate technical decisions.
- Alignment with NHS Supply Chain’s values, contributing positively to team culture.
Our Inclusive Commitment
At NHS Supply Chain, we value diversity and inclusion and believe difference should be celebrated. Your journey may not perfectly match this description—we encourage applications regardless, as talent and potential are our primary focus.
Need assistance completing the application form? Reach out to the Talent Acquisition Team at: careers@supplychain.nhs.uk
Application Notes
- Due to high application volumes, the advert may close early.
- Applications will be screened until a shortlist is formed.
- Act swiftly if you wish to be considered for the role.
NHS Supply Chain is a division of SCCL (Company Number: 10881715), acting as the NHS Supply Chain’s management function.
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