Tax Manager

  • Division
    Group Support Centre
  • Vacancy Type
    Permanent
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What you'll be doing?

Supporting the business and our divisional offices, our Head Office functions cover all departments from our Executive Board through to our support functions such as Group Design and Technical, HR, Health and Safety, IT, Sales and Marketing, Commercial, Procurement, Group Finance, Corporate Affairs, as well as Legal and Company Secretariat. We also have a specialised function – Barratt Partnerships.
 
While the work varies from team to team, our key requirements don’t: you must be well organised, extremely helpful and resourceful, and able to use your initiative. You’ll understand that what you do is important, and impacts on your team, the department, and the wider business.
 
This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of different areas of Tax in a FTSE 100 housebuilder. You will play a key part in ensuring we meet our obligations across both direct and indirect taxes.

You will work closely with colleagues across the business, building strong working relationships and will be a key point of contact. You will be given the opportunity to grow and develop in the role to make it your own and drive improvements in processes.

VAT, SDLT & CIS compliance

  • Co-ordinate and submit the monthly VAT returns for all group VAT registrations, including JVs.
  • Prepare responses to tax authority queries, ensuring VAT liabilities/repayments are paid/received on a timely basis.
  • Calculate partial exemption and capital goods scheme annual adjustments.
  • Review of the monthly CIS returns reporting and payments to HMRC.
  • Manging CIS queries from the business, researching and preparing responses and ensuring a timely response.
  • Preparing quarterly SDLT reporting.

    Corporate Tax & Tax Reporting

  • Preparation of corporate and partnership tax returns and corporate interest restriction workings. Ensure all tax claims are maximised and filing deadlines are met.
  • Working closely with advisers to ensure delivery in line with business requirements.
  • Prepare Residential Property Developer Tax calculations.
  • Preparing payments on account and managing the Group Payment Arrangement.
  • Pro-actively manage R&D, Capital Allowances and Land Remediation Relief claims to drive value.
  • Calculation of annual management charge.
  • Prepare tax provisions for interim and full-year statutory accounts.
  • Respond to auditor queries as part of the interim and full year audit.
  • Calculate cash tax forecasts.
  • Preparation of total tax contribution report.
  • Managing the SAO processes.

    Advisory

  • Managing the Group Tax Mailbox on a daily basis, responding to queries promptly, offering a high-quality service to colleagues across the business.
  • Supporting the Head of Indirect Tax and the Head of Direct Tax and Governance as required.
  • Dealing with queries and issues as they arise, working closely with colleagues across the business.
  • Keeping track of changes in legislation and updating the horizon scanning tracker to ensure all relevant changes that impact the business are captured.
  • Ensure compliance across Non-Resident Landlord, Economic Crime Levy and the Tax Award Scheme.
  • Identifying opportunities and driving process improvement using technology to improve quality, insight and efficiency.
  • Preparing responses to tax authority queries and correspondence.
  •  Providing tax training to the business.

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:
  • Strong experience gained from practice or industry.
  • Previous land and construction tax experience is desirable but not essential.
  • Excellent UK tax technical knowledge.
  • ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified.
  • Organised and able to manage multiple work streams, keeping track of where things are up to, prioritising and ensuring things are done in advance of deadlines.
  • Good attention to detail and delivers to a high standard.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the business.
  • Self-starter, using own initiative to overcome challenges and get things done.
  • Keen to take responsibility and develop knowledge across different areas of tax.
  • Keen interest in tax technology, driving change and continuous improvement.

We’ve been nationally recognised as a 5 star housebuilder since 2010 for supplying high-quality homes for all generations. That’s more than any other major housebuilder. It’s because we combine the brightest minds, the latest technology, and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We want the best people in the industry to help us shape the future of building. We have tailored opportunities for apprentices, graduates, experienced professionals and ex-Armed Forces personnel to come and help us stay one step ahead, and build the homes that Britain needs.

Barratt adopts a hybrid way of working which assumes that where roles allow, our office-based colleagues divide their time between working in the office, on our construction sites and sales offices, and working from home, as the role dictates.  We recognise the many benefits that an effective hybrid working culture brings to both the Company and our colleagues.

We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

As part of working for Barratt Redrow PLC and specifically for this role we offer:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Competitive Bonus Scheme
  • Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
  • Annual Medical Health Assessment
  • 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)
  • Choice of Flexible Benefits
  • Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
Division: Group Support Centre
Location: Nationwide
Positions Available: 1
Closing Date: 23 October 2025
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Any questions?

Our benefits are fit to measure

Today’s housebuilding professional need tomorrow’s benefits, so they’re ready for whatever the future brings. When you join Barratt, you get the kind of support you would expect from a business built for a modern working world.

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Private medical cover

Private healthcare support is available for timely access to a virtual GP, for diagnosis, treatment and more — including physio and talking therapies. You can even add family members.

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Pension

First-class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.

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Annual Health Assessment

All colleagues are able to access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping you to proactively manage your health and wellbeing.

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Financial benefits

As well as a competitive salary, we offer many ways to make life more affordable – from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.

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Lifestyle benefits

Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers… These make a massive difference to the quality of your lifestyle.

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So much more…

From death in service, paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family friendly policies (including our Parents and Carers leave) to a share buying scheme, we have an incredible range of additional benefits.

About Group Support Centre

Barratt Redrow PLC is the nation’s leading housebuilder, creating great new places to live throughout Britain.

Our business is acquiring land, obtaining planning consents and building the highest quality homes in places people aspire to live. This is supported by our expertise in land, design, construction and sales and marketing.

Our purpose is to make sustainable living a reality, building strong communities.

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Where you’ll be
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Here is where you'll be based, whether that's an office or one of our sites.

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Putting diversity and inclusion front and centre

We know that a diverse team is better for our customers, makes us a more attractive employer and results in a stronger, more sustainable business. Which is why we're so committed to developing our inclusive culture.

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Thinking ahead to leave a better world behind

We’re building a sustainable tomorrow, one house and one community at a time. Our commitment to our customers is rooted in every decision and day-to-day action we take.

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Meet the team

See how our colleagues are building tomorrow together.

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Tax Manager

  • Division
    Group Support Centre
  • Vacancy Type
    Permanent
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