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VAT Operations Manager
VAT Operations Manager
Req ID: 60289 Job Function: Finance Posting Start Date: 02/07/2026 Posting End Date: 16/07/2026 Division: Finance & Business Services Job Location: GBR Bristol - Assembly Advertised Salary: Competitive Working Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
About the Role
Group Tax is a specialist function within Group Finance & Business Services, part of BT’s Tax, Treasury, Insurance & Pensions function. The team:
- Ensures BSigne that BT meets compliance obligations globally and controls tax & financial risks.
- Partners with external stakeholders (authorities, providers) and internal units to ensure specialisation and collaboration.
- Owns BT’s relationship with tax authorities and manages governance, processes, and specialist policies.
- Drives functional excellence by aligning practices with market standards and leveraging technology.
The role involves:
- Building clear, actionable insight through transparency on compliance risks and process improvements.
- Creating opportunities for skills development and continued learning in VAT and indirect tax.
- Ensuring specialist VAT expertise is accessible and understood across other Corporate Units.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the monthly VAT data collection and reporting process from multiple business units into BT’s Indirect Tax Reporting Tools for analysis.
- Manage quarterly UK Indirect tax return preparation and submission, ensuring adherence to digital filing (MTD) requirements.
- Oversee VAT governance, including ** بشندisma Position Conclusions (SAO) oversight, and partnering with CUs** to align tax coding with business needs.
- Build and maintain internal relationships by offering VAT advisory services, training programmes, and technical support to prevent reporting errors and risks.
- Drive process improvement initiatives, leveraging БT’s custom VAT reporting tools, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and new technologies to optimise workflows and reduce inefficiencies.
- Identify and mitigate tax risks, including audits, while proactively managing compliance obligations with stakeholder collaboration.
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Essential Skills & Experience
- Deep expertise in UK VAT legislation, indirect tax, and complex tax issue navigation—prioritising according to compliance risk.
- Drive process and control improvements, adopting best practices and integrating technology/automation for enhanced compliance, governance, and efficiency.
- Qualified tax professional or accountant, ideally HMRC-trained or with vocational accountancy qualifications, including:
- Knowledge of UK VAT and its commercial impact.
- Hands-on experience using accounting systems (preferably SAP, Oracle, Sage, or Microsoft Dynamics AX).
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience in collaborating with finance-non-tax teams, bridging knowledge exchange.
- Contribution as a subject matter expert (SME) in process/system changes or tool enhancements.
- Data analytics experience to extract insights for decision-making.
- Track record in powering operational agility and shaping technology-led reform.
Our Package
We offer a customisable benefits package reflecting your priorities—health, career growth, well-being, or lifestyle flexibility.
Core Benefits:
✔ 10% potential annual bonus (performance-linked) ✔ 24/7 online private GP and teleconsultation with immediate family referral options ✔ Market-leading paid carers leave (up to 2 weeks) ✔ Equalised parental support – 18 weeks paid at full rate, plus 8 weeks at half pay (for maternity, paternity, adoptions) ✔ BT/E partner discounts on mobile, broadband and services across more brands ✔ 5/10% matched pension contributions (you contribute 5%, BT provides 10%) ✔ Holiday purchase scheme (flexible leave planning)
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About BT Group
At BT Group, we are the UK’s leading communications provider, backing brands such as BT, EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Our Purpose, Our Challenge:
"We connect for good." Founded on ambitious curation of communication infrastructure, we now focus on digitisation, greater efficiency, and sustainable growth—balancing regulatory compliance with customer-centric transformation.
Our Approach:
💡 We operationalise strategy, capital allocation, and policy to enable our 50,000+ employees and partners to innovate, serve better, and grow. 🕒 Fibre rollout completed, today’s priority is simplifying operations—while leveraging AI, data-led insights, and tighter technology integration. 🤝 Our shared culture epitomises customer-first advancements, rooted in proud British values of commitment, clarity, and collaboration.
Joining BT Group means contributing to decisions that shape the UK’s digital future—shaping innovations, influencing change, and making meaningful impacts for customers, staff, and stakeholders.
Apply now to lead compliance, process excellence, and strategic insights within Group Tax.
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