Tax Officer - £42,869 p.a. + benefits
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 27th October 2024
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Job summary
We are currently looking for a Tax Officer to join our Finance function within the Corporate group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a 12 month fixed term contract/loan/internal move or temporary promotion basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.
Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.
We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.
The salary for this role is £42,869 + an Accountancy Allowance of £2,000 (part qualified candidates) or £4,000 (qualified candidates). Please discuss with the hiring manager before accepting the offer.
Who are we?
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The Finance and Corporate Planning team is a function within the Corporate group with a key role in enabling the MHRA to deliver its regulatory activities as effectively and efficiently as possible.
The services Finance and Corporate planning provides range from Finance Operations, through to Accounting, Reporting and Control, Strategic Finance, Finance Business Partnering and Planning and Performance.
The core purpose of the Finance and Corporate Planning function is to ensure public funds are spent wisely and that the Executive and the Board make informed decisions about costs and investments than bring public value outcomes. The Finance and Corporate Planning function is essential to ensure that the agency discharges its statutory responsibilities and carries out business operations while delivering optimal value from the funding we receive. This role is in the Financial Control Team.
Job description
What’s the role?
This role is responsible for providing advice and steps necessary to comply with HM Treasury contracted-out Services (COS) tax rules and IR35, including advice on their accounting implications. The role also has responsibility for supporting the Agency’s Financial control framework.
Key responsibilities:
- Use expertise of HM Treasury VAT legislation, including COS rules and partial exemption, to manage the production of the quarterly VAT return and ensure maximum possible value of VAT is recovered by the Agency.
- Deliver high quality, timely, evidence-based tax advice to Senior leaders and other colleagues across the Agency on all taxation related matters as the Agency’s source of expertise
- Review commercial contracts proposed and/or entered into by the Agency to provide advice on the VAT recovery position, IR35 and therefore true financial impact to the Agency.
- Responsible for monitoring issues related to IR35, this may include reformation of the process, giving final decisions on CEST determinations and reviewing and/ or producing new guidance.
Person specification
Who are we looking for?
Our successful candidate will:
- Significant Financial and Government general taxation, IR35 and specific VAT experience (including COS rules and partial exemption) preferably gained preferably gained in a Central Government Department, ALB or similar
- Experience of supporting design and maintenance business processes and control systems to improve and ensure the integrity, quality and timeliness of information
- Ability to establish professional relationships, based on mutual respect and trust, with a range of stakeholders at all levels of the Agency and collaborate with them to share information, resources, and support.
- Have a good understanding of commercial issues relevant to your area, which are then explained in the context of financial matters to finance customers
- Substantial knowledge of ERP platform (e.g. SAP/Oracle Fusion)
If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification!
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Benefits
- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
- Privilege Leave: 1 day
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
- Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on 0300 123 6666
- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
- Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
- Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
- On-going learning and development
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Selection process details
We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here.
- Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.
- Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role. Applications are scored based on the answers provided - ensure you have read these thoroughly and allow sufficient time. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.
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Applicants must ensure that anything submitted is factually accurate and truthful. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Closing date: 27 October 2024
Shortlisting date: W/C 28 October 2024
Interview date: W/C 4 November 2024
Candidates will be contacted within a week of the sift and the interviews completed to inform them of the outcome.
If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Mira Mepa, Head of Recruitment and Operations, Mira.Mepa@mhra.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
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- Name : Grace Robinson
- Email : Grace.Robinson@mhra.gov.uk
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