Expenses Analyst & Tax Assistant

London, Birmingham
March 12, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Expenses Analyst & Tax Assistant

Company: Mitchells & Butlers

Job description: Are you an analytical individual with a high level of attention to detail who is looking for an exciting new challenge? If so then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to broaden your knowledge as an Expenses Analyst and Tax Assistant working within our well established Tax team on a 12 month FTC basis. Please note this role is available on 4 day per week basis.

This varied opportunity for an Expenses Analyst & Tax Assistant requires an individual to monitor and report non-compliance of the Company expenses policy through manual checks of submitted claims on the Assure expenses (Allocate) and Click Travel systems You will be required to communicate to employees and their line managers where issues are found. Separately you will assist with analysis to support the preparation of the corporation tax computations.

As Expenses Analyst & Tax Assistant, you will report into our Group Taxation Manager in an office flexible role, on a 4 day per week basis. Joining a focused and innovative wider Tax team, working at the home of hospitality (our head office), you may not be serving our guests, but your support will put smiles on our guests and teams faces. This is the place where we get creative, train our teams and crunch our numbers. We’re all about having fun and creating moments to remember across the nation, our head office is no different.

You’ll be well rewarded…

  • Private medical plan- to help keep you safe and secure
  • Office Flexible working; to fit around the other important things in life
  • Love eating out? You’ll love it even more with a massive 33% discount across all our brands, so whether its date night at Miller & Carter or family roast at Toby Carvery we’ve got you covered. What’s more, you can also choose FIVE of your nearest and dearest and sign them up to 20% family and friend’s discount.

On top of all this, we offer a pension, 26 days Holiday (Pro rata) friends & family discount, high-street shopping discounts; and we even give you free shares! There’s also a free employee helpline- to support you with whatever life throws at you.

The Opportunity – Expenses Analyst & Tax Assistant Role;

Your role and responsibilities will be challenging and varied, including the following: –

  • To review approved expense claims and highlight where claims are:
  • Out of policy
  • Have inadequate receipts
  • Don’t have appropriate narrative
  • Aren’t appropriately categorised
  • Check the VAT amount and classification on the claims are correct
  • Review of claims will be done, at a minimum every accounting period, by expenses type, highest spend plus random checks.
  • Review all mileage claims for correct pence per mile, fuel receipts attached and for journey clarity
  • Provide quarterly reporting with the Group Tax Manager on the findings for review by the Chief Financial Officer
  • Prepare a bi-annual update paper with the Group Tax Manager for the Executive Committee on the expense checking process
  • Notify claimants and line managers where basic errors are found and suggest how to prepare future claims correctly
  • Identify more serious issues and repeat offenders and escalate these issues to the Reward & Policy Manager
  • Complete a period dashboard summarising the expense data and the checks undertaken
  • Provide a period report to Financial Accounts of the expenses incurred in M&B business
  • Communicate to Tax Managers issues with claims, where amendments to PSA and VAT returns are required
  • Work under the supervision of the Tax Manager (VAT & CT) to prepare supporting schedules and analysis for inclusion in corporation tax computations and returns
  • Complete other adhoc tasks relating to expenses or other tax matters for the Taxation Department.

Just like our brands, our teams are diverse. What we’d like to see from you: –

  • Strong Attention to detail
  • An Analytical approach
  • Confidentiality and integrity at all times
  • Very strong Excel skills
  • Good written communication skills
  • Strong organisational skills with ability to work to deadlines when required
  • Clear and professional verbal and non-verbal communication

About Company: A strong Finance department is key to any successful company and integral to the operation of a plc business. But in the fast paced retail hospitality sector we need our finance team to be more dynamic, fast-thinking and innovative than most to help us meet our financial targets whilst responding to consumer spending habits which put pressure on operators within the hospitality sector. Our finance team get the best of both worlds, using their professional skills to oversee business budgets, corporate reporting, treasury, taxation, risk and investment programmes. You’ll be based in our Birmingham Head or London office, but we’ll make sure you spend time out in trade so you have a great understanding of what makes our people and businesses rock around the clock.

Expected salary:

Location: Birmingham

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