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Tax Analyst

Nxtgen Recruitment·Thetford, Norfolk·Posted 5 days ago
💰 £35-45k/year
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Job description

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NXTGEN are supporting a growing international business in the search for a Tax Analyst to join its in-house finance function.

This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody looking to move into a commercially focused business environment and gain exposure beyond a traditional practice-based tax role. The position offers the chance to work within a growing multi-entity group where tax sits closely alongside the wider commercial and operational finance teams.

The business has continued to evolve across multiple jurisdictions, creating a varied and highly visible role with exposure across both day-to-day tax activities and wider business projects. The successful candidate will gain experience working across different areas of tax whilst building strong relationships across the wider finance function.

The role would suit somebody currently operating within either practice or industry who is looking to continue developing technically whilst gaining broader commercial exposure within an in-house setting.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Supporting day-to-day tax activities across the business
  • Assisting with reporting and compliance requirements
  • Supporting wider finance and commercial projects
  • Working closely with internal stakeholders and external advisers
  • Assisting with process improvement across the finance function

Ideal Background:

  • ATT qualified / CTA studying or similar
  • Previous exposure within tax or broader finance environments
  • Strong communication and organisational skills
  • Desire to move into a commercially focused in-house role
  • Exposure to multi-entity or international environments would be advantageous

This role offers strong long-term development and the opportunity to build a broad range of exposure within an evolving international business.

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Key skills

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Must-have skills
ATT qualificationTax complianceTax reportingCorporate tax
Nice-to-have
CTA (studying)Multi-entity group taxInternational tax exposureFinance process improvement
Soft skills
CommunicationOrganisationCommercial awarenessRelationship buildingAdaptability
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with your ATT qualification (or CTA study progress) as the advert lists this first under 'Ideal Background' — make it impossible to miss.

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📊 Quantify your tax compliance work: e.g. 'Prepared and filed quarterly VAT returns for 6 UK entities, reducing submission errors by 25%' to demonstrate multi-entity experience directly.

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🌐 Explicitly call out any international or cross-border tax exposure — even if limited — as the advert highlights multi-jurisdiction work as a key differentiator for this role.

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🎯 Frame any move from practice to industry positively: include a brief line in your personal statement about your motivation to work in a commercially focused in-house environment, mirroring the advert's language.

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🤝 Highlight instances where you worked alongside commercial or operational finance teams, as the advert specifically values tax professionals who can collaborate beyond a pure tax function.

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  • Prepared and reviewed corporate tax computations for 5 UK entities within a multi-entity group, ensuring 100% on-time submission across 3 consecutive filing cycles.
  • Supported external tax advisers on cross-border VAT compliance queries across 4 jurisdictions, reducing adviser turnaround time by 20% through improved internal data packs.
  • Contributed to a finance process improvement project that standardised tax data collection across 3 business units, cutting month-end reporting preparation time by 2 days.

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Dear Hiring Manager,

NXTGEN's search for a Tax Analyst to join this growing international business in Thetford is a role that aligns closely with the direction I want my career to take. Having built solid foundations in tax compliance and multi-entity reporting, I am keen to apply my ATT qualification within a commercially focused in-house environment where tax sits alongside operational finance rather than in isolation.

My background in tax compliance and reporting has given me hands-on experience managing obligations across multiple entities, working with external advisers, and supporting finance teams on process improvement initiatives. I have developed the technical grounding and organisational discipline needed to handle varied compliance workstreams, and I am currently progressing my CTA studies to deepen that expertise further.

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Interview questions

10 questions generated from this advert.

Technical

  • How have you managed tax compliance obligations across multiple legal entities, and what systems or processes did you use?
  • Can you describe your experience with corporate tax reporting, including any exposure to international jurisdictions?
  • What is your current stage of ATT or CTA study, and how have you applied your technical learning in a practical tax environment?
  • How would you approach identifying and implementing a process improvement within a finance or tax function?
  • What experience do you have liaising with external tax advisers, and how did you manage the flow of information between internal teams and advisers?

Behavioural

  • Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines across multiple tax or finance workstreams — how did you prioritise?
  • Describe a situation where you had to explain a complex tax issue to a non-tax stakeholder. How did you approach it?
  • Give an example of when you identified an error or risk in a tax compliance process. What did you do?
  • Tell me about a time you had to build a working relationship with a new internal team or department. What was your approach?
  • Describe a project where you contributed to improving a finance or tax process. What was the outcome?
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STAR answer examples

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1Question

Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines across multiple tax or finance workstreams — how did you prioritise?

Situation: During the January self-assessment peak, I was simultaneously responsible for finalising corporation tax computations for 4 entities and supporting a VAT partial exemption review for a new subsidiary. Task: Both had firm external deadlines within the same two-week window. Action: I mapped all deliverables onto a shared tracker, flagged the VAT review as higher-risk due to incomplete data from the commercial team, and escalated to my manager to reassign one of the CT computations to a colleague. I held a 30-minute daily check-in with the commercial team to unblock the VAT data. Result: All 4 CT computations were filed on time and the VAT review was submitted 3 days ahead of the HMRC deadline with no queries raised.
2Question

Describe a situation where you had to explain a complex tax issue to a non-tax stakeholder. How did you approach it?

Situation: A procurement manager at my previous employer was confused about why a supplier invoice from an EU entity was being treated differently for VAT purposes post-Brexit. Task: I needed to explain the reverse charge mechanism clearly without using technical jargon, as the manager was making purchasing decisions that affected our VAT position. Action: I prepared a one-page visual summary showing the cash flow difference between the old and new treatment, using a worked example with a £12,000 invoice. I walked through it in a 20-minute meeting and left the document as a reference. Result: The procurement team adopted the correct process immediately, and we avoided a potential £4,800 VAT misallocation on the next quarterly return.

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