• Job Description

  Req#: R-125941

  Posting End Date:

  October 10, 2023

  Join John Lewis or Waitrose today

  If you've ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you'll know there's something unique about us.

  That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we're the success we are. They're our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate.

  Job Summary:

  Job Description:

  At a glance

  • We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Tax team aims for up to 2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings. The role can be based at either our Bracknell or Victoria campus, depending on your preference, but will require regular travel to the alternate location.

  • The salary range for this role is set at £57,000 - £83,700.

  • This position is a permanent contract.

  About the role

  We have a unique opportunity for an Indirect Tax Manager to join the John Lewis Partnership, leading a small team to ensure the overall compliance and integrity of the Partnership’s indirect tax returns and affairs. In your role, you will support the Tax Lead in setting the indirect tax strategy and policies for the Partnership, monitor legislative developments and identify their impact on the Partnership, and deliver solutions to ensure compliance. You will provide advice to senior stakeholders on tax matters related to pan Partnership activities, whilst also providing proactive leadership, people management, and coaching to Partners within the Tax team.

  Key accountabilities of this role will include:

  • Reviewing and communicating legislative changes and case-law, and liaising with other functions e.g. Internal Audit, Business Risk, HR, Legal, and Company Secretarial to identify and advise on new business and corporate initiatives.

  • Reviewing indirect tax returns (indirect excludes Customs returns but includes an overview of Excise processes). Reviewing the VAT input for the year-end/half-year reporting process. Monitoring Partnership indirect tax risks and mitigating risks by ensuring tax-related controls are operated correctly and are fit for purpose.

  • Ensuring the team maintains close contact with Finance and Commercial teams, and provides advice and value-added insight concerning initiatives in the business, to ensure that tax implications are both known and understood from a financial and systems requirements perspective.

  • Accountability for leading in a culture seeking to make improvements to propositions, processes, controls, and/or policies both proactively and based on feedback and insight from stakeholders, colleagues, and clients.

  • Maintaining good working relationships with external tax advisers and HMRC.

  Essential skills you’ll need

  • CTA or equivalent or ACA/ACCA with extensive indirect tax experience

  • Strong indirect tax technical knowledge and solid understanding of tax accounting

  • People management experience

  Desirable

  • Experience of continuous improvement

  
  

  Benefits of the Partnership and the role

  ? - Hybrid Working and excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our market-leading equal parenthood leave Policy

  ?️ - Full time working holiday entitlement of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

  ? - Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay). After three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not

  ? - You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete Earning Membership. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount

  ? - Cycle to work support scheme and health care cover

  ? - We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them

  ? - To learn more about our Benefits, please visit - https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/
  

  Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.

  Next Steps

  • The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").

  • We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend that you apply early.

  • Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 2 stage interview process.

  • You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

  • Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.

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  Pay Range:

  £57,000.00 up to £83,700.00 Annual

  
  Scheduled Weekly hours:

  35

  
  Worker Type:

  Permanent Partner

  
  Job Level:

  Partnership Level 6

  
  Hours of Work:

  35

  At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you're at your best when you're free to be yourself.

  Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It's why we've set our own aim to become the UK’s most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers.

  We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it's integral in our mission to build a happier world. ? ?

  We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you're a Partner, your differences will make all the difference.

  Find out more about D&I in the Partnership here.

  We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

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• About the company

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