We're Hiring: Tax Assistant
Location: Market Drayton / Hybrid - 3 days per week on site.
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: Monday–Friday (40 hours)
Benefits for the role: Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts and development opportunities.
With over 31,000 employees across Europe and a long-standing commitment to excellence, Müller is a family-owned business known for its dedication to quality, innovation, and growth. In the UK alone, we produce a wide range of leading branded and private-label dairy products, from yogurts and desserts to butter and flavoured milk.
We’re now looking for a Tax Assistant to join our Tax Team at our Market Drayton Head Office. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate or someone with 2-3 years of industry experience. Support will be provided to gain your ATT (Association of Tax Technicians) qualification.
What you’ll do
- Prepare foreign VAT returns and reclaims
- Support Alcoholic Ingredients Relief claims and reconciliations
- Review VAT for new products and competitions
- Maintain and monitor tax trackers
- Assist with Plastic Packaging Tax returns
- Calculate and report environmental taxes and levies
- Analyse expense accounts for PAYE Settlement Agreement
- Track Short Term Business Visitors
- Support Global Mobility and tax return data collection
- Assist with IR35 reviews and tracking
- Monitor overnight rates audits
- Provide ad-hoc support and project assistance
- Contribute to Senior Accounting Officer reviews and reporting
- Collect data for HMRC queries and group requests
- Maintain Tax Department intranet content
- Provide general tax administration support
- Take meeting notes and run reports/information requests
What you’ll bring:
Essential:
- Strong working knowledge of Word and Excel.
Soft skills:
- Hands on attitude.
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
- Self-starter, able to take a proactive approach to work and challenge processes.
- Drive, enthusiasm and ability to achieve goals.
- Flexible, responsive and resourceful when reacting to changing work demands.
- Ability to interact and work as part of team as well as on own initiative.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
The Process
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk
At Müller, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage people to apply even if they don’t meet every requirement listed. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re happy to support you.
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You can find out more about Müller and what it’s like to work for us by clicking here Careers at Müller UK & Ireland
