Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. We're on the lookout for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated VAT Accountant to become part of our Treasury, Tax and Insurance (TTI) team within the Finance Directorate. Based at our Bridge office in Stepps, the TTI team may be smallâbut our impact is big.  As VAT Accountant, your main purpose will be to ensure full VAT and indirect tax compliance across the Scottish Water Group. Youâll work closely with both internal and external stakeholders, building strong collaborative relationships that support VAT compliance and reduce tax risk. Youâll also act as our in-house Subject Matter Expert, offering guidance and support across the organisation when it comes to VAT matters. Reporting to the Tax & Treasury Accountant, your role is central to keeping us on track and up to date.  As responsibilities will include ensuring VAT compliance throughout the Scottish Water Group, youâll carry out compliance audits and deliver training where required. Youâll develop and maintain procedures and guidance to support ongoing compliance, and continuously improve VAT processes across the business, ensuring they follow best practice and are robust enough to meet our needs.  As part of your remit, youâll also support compliance with other indirect taxes by establishing effective processes and procedures. Youâll liaise with HMRC during audits and ad hoc enquiries, provide VAT advice across the business, and identify risks and implement any necessary remedial actions. Youâll have a key role in supporting new system development and business initiatives that carry VAT implications. Staying up to date with legislative changes will be crucial, as will reviewing and embedding key developments in VAT law. Youâll also be responsible for reviewing our monthly VAT return and managing the submission using Making Tax Digital. And youâll input into the Groupâs Tax Strategy while representing Scottish Water through engagement with other industry counterparts in the Water UK Indirect Tax Group.  To succeed in this role, youâll bring strong VAT knowledge and demonstrable experienceâideally within a large corporate setting. Youâll hold a relevant tax or accounting qualification such as ATT or ACCA, or be suitably qualified by experience. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are a must, along with the ability to break down complex issues for non-technical colleagues. Youâll be confident when engaging with stakeholders at all levels, and be equipped with excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel and accounting software. Your strong analytical skills and ability to manage priorities will help ensure all deadlines are met without compromise.  It would be desirable for you to bring an understanding of AlphaVAT software or other Making Tax Digital systems, as well as some working knowledge of other indirect taxes.  Looking out for you   While the work we do is important, we know itâs not the only thing that matters. Thatâs why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.  This is a full time (35 hours per week) role, Monday to Friday. But youâll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.  When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.  For your future, thereâs our pension (the âknow-what-youâll-get-when-you-retireâ kind), as well as life assurance.  As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash â handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.  The not-so-small print   This role will be a Grade 7. If youâre new to Scottish Water, youâll join us on a starting salary of £41,000. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £51,970.  If youâre interested in this role â or know someone else who might be, weâll be accepting applications until midnight on  Sunday 6th July.  Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional. Weâll be able to confirm your start date once you pass our Pre-Employment Screening. This is done for us by a third party. Weâll ask for your permission before we initiate the checks. A few final things worth knowing⦠ Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If youâre interested in this job, but donât tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So donât rule yourself out!  Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. Weâre very used to making adjustments, so please donât be afraid to ask.  As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, itâs important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you donât already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.  Finally (finally!), candidates who havenât submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You wonât need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted. Weâre here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk Â