Tax Accountant

The role

The Tax Accountant will own day-to-day global tax compliance and support the Group Tax Manager. This role involves managing UK VAT, international direct tax, transfer pricing, and R&D credits.

What you will do

• Own and maintain the global tax compliance calendar.
• Act as the primary liaison with external tax advisors.
• Prepare and perform first reviews of direct and indirect tax submissions.
• Work with advisors and the Finance team on statutory corporation tax provisions and returns.
• Prepare monthly tax accounting entries.
• Review intercompany recharges for transfer pricing compliance.
• Support tax workstreams for international expansion projects.
• Assist with R&D tax credit applications.
• Contribute to corporate structure optimisation, transfer pricing reviews, tax loss utilisation, M&A activity, and intercompany debt financing.

Required qualifications

• Has worked within corporate tax environment or tax practice at public accounting firm.
• Highly organised, and has managed either internal teams or external advisors to achieve compliance objectives.
• Open to both fully or part qualified accountant or tax professional with experience within a role.
• Competent working with complex data and proficient in Excel / Google Sheets.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance and prioritise multiple deliverables at one time.

Nice to have

• Prior experience of both corporation tax and indirect taxes is desirable.
• Experience with SageX3 is desirable but not mandatory.

Benefits

• Generous equity allocations with significant upside potential
• 25 Days Holiday (+ all the usual Bank Holidays)
• Private health insurance, along with extra dental and eye care cover
• Employee Pension with Smart Pension
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Free Dermatica and MedExpress products every month, as well as family discounts
• Home office allowance
• Access to a Headspace subscription, discounted gym memberships, and a learning and development budget

About the company

HeliosX is a healthcare platform founded in 2013 that operates across four international markets. The company includes brands such as MedExpress, Dermatica, ZipHealth, RocketRX, and Levity.