Tax Analyst Apprentice

Tax Analyst Apprentice

£23,400 plus great benefits (Work Level 6C)

Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Tax Analyst Apprentice to join us in Manchester to support with our direct tax activity - focusing on corporate tax, employment tax, and VAT. You'll gain hands-on experience in tax compliance, analysis, and planning; helping your colleagues by preparing and reviewing tax computations, returns, and documents such as the PAYE settlement agreement. We'll also look to you to work with our VAT team and assist them in preparing a quarterly VAT return.

As a Tax Analyst Apprentice at Co-op, you'll also spend around 20% of the working week studying towards a Level 4 Professional Accounting/Tax Technician (ATT) qualification in partnership with BPP. Over the course of 20 months you'll cover a variety of exciting modules; from Law, Professional Responsibilities & Ethics, and the Principles of Accounting to optional topics such as Inheritance Tax, Trusts, and Estates. This will all be underpinned by work-based learning projects and on-the-job training, and you'll be supported every step of the way by our team of industry experts. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable direct tax skills and experience, as well as a qualification that'll help to kick-start a rewarding career in tax

What you'll do

• Help to prepare and review corporate tax computations and tax returns
• Assist your colleagues in researching and analysing tax laws and regulations to make sure we're always in line with HMRC
• Support with finding and exploring potential tax-saving opportunities
• Work closely with people right across Co-op, providing tax-related guidance to teams such as HR, Payroll, Marketing, and Strategy
• Spend one day each working week studying towards your qualification with BPP
  This role would suit people who have
  
  • Achieved (or commit to achieving) a Grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths and GCSE English or equivalents
  • Eagerness to learn and gain valuable tax-related experience
  • Good IT and Microsoft Office skills (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • The ability to work successfully as part of a team
    Why Co-op?
    
    Here you'll do work that matters. We can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:
    
    • A competitive salary
    • 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
    • A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
    • Coaching and training to support your career development
    • Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
    • Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
    • YuLife - an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands
    • Access to extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
      Building an inclusive work environment
      
      At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
      
      We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
      
      We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
      
      If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
      
      You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.
      
      You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.
      
      You'll also need to complete an English and Maths Functional Skills assessment.

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