Group Tax Manager

About us. 

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very. 

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do. 

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go. 

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨ 

About the team.

Our purpose is simple. We create and protect the future of the Very Group. We do it by being at the heart of everything of the business does.

We work in an agile way to create change fast. We care about outcomes, not perfection. 

We create high-performing teams made up of the right people, whatever department they’re from. It means we always offer new experiences and we do it because we value personal development.

Whether it’s through our mentoring programme, our learning guilds or the challenges and opportunities we rise to every day, we help everyone grow.

About the role.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a proactive tax professional to step into a broad and commercially impactful in-house role, which includes partnering with stakeholders across finance, technology, HR and the wider business.

You’ll own key areas of UK corporate tax compliance and reporting, shape tax governance and controls, and provide pragmatic advice that helps steer strategic decisions in a fast-moving retail environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing effective and timely business tax advice
• Delivering overall UK corporation tax compliance including preparation of tax returns and group reporting requirements
• Preparing accurate tax disclosures within the financial statements
• Preparing Indirect tax returns & supporting forecasting (VAT experience non-essential)
• Ensuring the accuracy of tax forecasting and payments
• Ensuring appropriate tax governance
• Managing compliance with new UK and international regulations.
• Managing IR35 determinations, preparing PSA and employment tax disclosures
• Automating tax process using tax technology & AI

About you. 

We are seeking a passionate, ambitious and down-to-earth individual who is looking for an environment where they will have the opportunity to accelerate their knowledge, skills and development within a high performing team.

We are also looking for the below skills & knowledge.

• Tax qualification (e.g. CTA or ATT)
• Corporation tax knowledge of UK headed groups with global presence ideally in a listed environment
• Practical experience preparing and reviewing corporation tax computations and returns, tax accounting and financial statement disclosures.
• Comfortable navigating complex tax issues and applying UK tax legislation in a commercial context.
• Strong understanding of tax provisioning, ETR drivers and forecasting methodologies.
• Familiarity with employment tax, including IR35 and PSA.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence non-tax stakeholders and translate technical concepts into clear business impacts.
• Highly organised, detail focused and comfortable working to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong self-starter with desire to improve processes and implement appropriate change

Some of our benefits 

• Flexible, hybrid working model 

• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews  

• £1,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs 

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays 

• LinkedIn learning access 

• Bonus potential (performance and business-related) 

• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk 

• Matched pension up to 6% 

• More benefits can be found on our career site  

How to apply 

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.  

What happens next? 

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.  

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:  

1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.  

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal face-to-face interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.  

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here. 

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via talentacquisition@theverygroup.com. We’ll be happy to support you.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.