Tax Advisor in Newport

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 Mller 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, Mller 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.

If you are ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britain's most chosen dairy brand, Mller UK & Ireland invites you to apply for our Tax Advisor position; we are looking for an experienced individual to support the UK Group dealing with all Employment and Indirect tax advisory and compliance matters. You will assist and act as the deputy to the Indirect & Employment Tax Manager, providing support, training and guidance to other team members and the wider business including working closely with the HR, Finance and Payroll functions.

We would welcome your application if you have a VAT background, and any experience in Indirect or Employment Tax would be beneficial.

What you'll do:

• VAT & Indirect Taxes

• Provide expert advice on day to day and project related indirect tax queries across the Group.
• Prepare and review Plastic Packaging Tax Returns.
• Prepare and review UK and Irish VAT returns.
• Review the VAT treatment of new products, competitions and promotions.
• Prepare and review Alcohol Duty reclaims.
• Support the tax review of contracts from a VAT and indirect tax perspective.

• Prepare and review PAYE Settlement Agreement workings and submissions to HMRC.
• Advise on Global Mobility matters, including Short Term Business Visitor (STBV) reporting, shadow/modified payroll arrangements and ad hoc queries.
• Advise on IR35 and off-payroll working reviews.
• Provide guidance on Benefits in Kind and Expenses, including policy interpretation and planning opportunities.

• Support with HMRC enquiries and maintaining the relationships with HMRC.
• Participate in internal tax health checks and reviews to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Support the Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) process.

• Identify weaknesses or inefficiencies in business processes and controls and design practical solutions to mitigate tax risk.
• Provide training and guidance to colleagues in Finance, HR and other departments to improve tax awareness and compliance.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across the Group to ensure tax risks and opportunities are considered at the appropriate time.
• Train, coach and develop colleagues, sharing knowledge to help build a highly effective tax function.
• Develop and maintain a network of tax experts in the broader industry.
• Support senior members of the tax team with project work.
• Keep abreast of developments in UK and international tax legislation, assessing and communicating relevant impacts to the business.

What you'll bring:

• ATT qualified, CTA desirable.
• A high level of technical expertise.
• Demonstrable experience in UK taxation.
• Able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
• Flexible, responsive, and resourceful when reacting to changing work demands.
• Strong team player with excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills but with the ability to use initiative.
• Drive and enthusiasm with resilience and able to deal with changing deadlines.
• Ability to see tasks in the wider business context.
• Dissemination of technical knowledge through training sessions aimed at a variety of audiences including junior and senior colleagues.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Able to explain technical tax issues clearly to tax and non-tax professionals.

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 Mller, 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.