Overview
Home. There’s no place like it.
And there’s no feeling like helping people create the joy of feeling truly at home. At Dunelm, that’s what we do. We’re the UK's number one choice for homewares because we make home life lovelier for our customers. And the caring and supportive culture we've created makes this a place you'll feel right at home too.
The group tax function plays a central role in driving enterprise growth and supporting strategic decision-making, while maintaining rigorous compliance standards across all tax matters. In addition to overseeing a wide range of compliance activities - including returns filing (tax, VAT, plastic packaging), R&D claims, transfer pricing documentation, Pillar 2 compliance, HMRC audits and requests, IR35 contractor sign-off - the department delivers proactive tax advisory support for payroll, technology, and customs teams. By managing risks and identifying opportunities, the tax department helps shape business direction and ensures the company remains both competitive and compliant.
What you'll be doing
* Management of the Group’s VAT affairs
* Management of Corporation tax compliance
* Management of Half Year and Year end tax disclosures
* Producing Transfer pricing local file and master file documentation and ownership of TP policies
* Ensuring compliance for BEPS Pillar 2
* Ensuring all tax payments are made on time
* Jersey GST compliance
* Ireland Tax compliance
* Preparing Research and development claims in house
* Management of PPT
* Employment Tax advice
* Ensuring IR35 compliance
* Automation and update for tax processes
* Oversight of PSA return
* Oversight of Employment Related Securities filings
* Maintaining a good and honest relationship with HMRC
* Updating the business on new tax requirements
* Researching technical legislation
* Preparing disclosures for HMRC
* Training tax team
* SAO
* Tax risk register
* Tax strategy
What we'll look for in you
* ACA/ ACCA/CIMA/CTA qualified
* Technical tax expert with experience of working with large corporates
* Proven line manager, capable of coaching and developing team members to achieve strong performance
* Advanced stakeholder management skills, able to tailor approach to audience whether internal, independent tax advisors or HMRC.
* Highly effective organisational skills, logical approach and attention to detail
* Proactive approach to self development and team development
* Proven ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
* Self-motivated, resilient and able to demonstrate initiative
Desirable skills:
* IT skills with strong knowledge of Excel including pivot tables and lookups
* Alphatax experience
* Competent in the use of ERP systems (SAP desirable)
* Experience in practice
Behaviours we look for:
* Change mindset – supports and embraces change, understands the rational for change and makes improvements within own role
* Positive, can-do attitude, seeking out ways to contribute to the wider team and business
* Resilience – has a positive attitude even when under short-term pressure, working hard to deliver results
* Seeks out responsibility for taking on new challenges within their team.
* Hands on attitude to problem solving
* Responds quickly to feedback from all areas
* Self-starter
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