Tax Accountant

European Tyre Enterprise Limited (ETEL)

European Tyre Enterprise Limited (ETEL) is looking for a highly capable, proactive, and detail-focused Tax Accountant to join our Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a tax professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with commercial awareness to help ensure our tax obligations are met accurately, efficiently, and on time.

Reporting directly to the Head of Tax, you will provide essential support to both the Finance function and the wider business. You will also play a key role in preparing calculations, analysing data, and producing meaningful reporting that helps guide compliant and well-informed business decisions.

This is a permanent position. Following a successful induction and training period, the role will move to a hybrid working arrangement, with three days per week onsite at our central offices in Letchworth, alongside occasional travel to other ETEL Group locations as required.

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What You’ll Be Doing

As Tax Accountant, you will take ownership of a broad range of tax compliance, reporting, and advisory responsibilities while contributing to the ongoing development of tax knowledge across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop the Tax Assistant, providing guidance and encouraging professional growth.

• Prepare and draft quarterly tax calculations using forecasts and budgets.

• Carry out regular tax data analysis, including tax sensitivity reviews and assessments.

• Prepare annual corporate tax disclosures under IFRS 101 and IFRS 102.

• Produce corporation tax computations and returns for approximately 12 entities.

• Support the Head of Tax with the administrative elements of the tax compliance process.

• Develop and maintain knowledge of VAT and Customs duties, including property VAT.

• Build understanding of PAYE Settlement Agreement reporting and its related processes.

• Maintain strong working knowledge of Alphatax and relevant tax systems.

• Stay informed on wider commercial and tax matters that may affect the business.

• Build trusted relationships across the Finance team and wider organisation.

• Work closely with external advisors and HMRC, ensuring effective communication and follow-through.

• Commit to continuous professional development, keeping up to date with changing tax legislation and best practice.

• Use sound problem-solving skills to address tax and compliance issues effectively.

• Support ad hoc tax projects and tasks as needed by the business.

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What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a tax professional with a strong technical background, a collaborative approach, and the confidence to manage a varied workload in a dynamic environment.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a target-driven environment with exposure to corporation tax and VAT.

• Experience using finance or tax systems such as Alphatax, CODA, Coupa, or Concur is desirable.

• A strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.

• High levels of numeracy and confidence working with financial and tax data.

• Advanced IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.

• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively and manage competing deadlines.

• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.

• A proactive, self-motivated, and solutions-focused working style.

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships across all levels of the business.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in ATT, ACA, ACCA, CTA, or equivalent.

• Relevant post-qualified experience in tax accounting.

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Why Join ETEL?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative Finance team within a well-established business, where you will have the chance to make a meaningful impact in a specialist tax role.

You’ll be working in a position that offers variety, responsibility, and the opportunity to deepen your expertise across corporate tax, VAT, compliance, reporting, and broader tax-related matters affecting the business.

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Working Arrangement

• Permanent role

• Hybrid working after induction and training

• 3 days per week onsite in Letchworth

• Travel to other ETEL Group locations as required

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Apply Now

If you are a qualified tax professional looking for your next challenge in a supportive and fast-paced environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Join ETEL and help shape a strong, compliant, and commercially aware tax function.