About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an Employment Tax Assistant Manager to join our growing team in Newcastle

What you'll be doing

Responsible for supporting CIS and employment tax reporting, taking ownership of the end-to-end CIS return process, ensuring submissions, return corrections, HMRC ledger reconciliations and HMRC payments are accurate and made on time. Act as the primary Employment Tax contact for CIS-related matters. Advise on ad-hoc business queries, applying employment tax legislation and HMRC guidance to practical scenarios including IR35 Status Decisions (with support from Head of Employment Tax and Employment Tax Manager). Support the Employment Tax Manager with the preparation of PAYE Settlement Agreement, including data review, validation, and reconciliation. Use data and technology to improve accuracy, efficiency and controls within employment tax processes. Contributes to reducing the risk of penalties, interest and reputational impact arising from non-compliance across all employment tax areas. Maintain appropriate documentation, controls and audit trails to support tax governance. Build effective working relationships across Finance, Payroll, HR and Shared Services to enable compliant outcomes.

Who we're looking for

Experience or exposure to UK employment tax and/or CIS. Ability to work independently with appropriate support, managing priorities and knowing when to escalate. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without formal authority. Confidence working with data and strong attention to detail. Experience with Alteryx and the Microsoft Power Suite would be beneficial; however, these skills can be developed in role and are not a prerequisite for the role. Clear and effective communication skills. Willingness to learn and develop technical knowledge with support from senior Employment Tax colleagues. Support for professional exams is available where appropriate

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

About us

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits: Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. 25 days paid annual leave Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… Show more Show less