Description
We are seeking an Employment Tax Manager to join our team at Sainsbury's, which includes Argos. As Employment Tax Manager, you will lead employment tax compliance, governance and advisory activity across payroll, benefits, expenses, off-payroll working, share plans, internationally mobile employees, PAYE Settlement Agreements and the Construction Industry Scheme.
Your day-to-day work will include designing and monitoring employment tax policies, processes and controls, maintaining the risk and control framework, and coordinating investigation and remediation where issues arise. You will assess new legislation and HMRC guidance, manage HMRC reviews, disclosures and enquiries, oversee employment-status and off-payroll governance, and work with advisers and auditors.
You will bring demonstrable technical knowledge of UK employment taxes, National Insurance and PAYE, with practical experience across benefits, expenses and workforce arrangements. You will understand payroll, reward, employment-status and off-payroll risk, and be able to translate complex requirements into clear, commercially balanced actions for People, Payroll, Finance and operational stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have a relevant professional qualification such as CTA, ACA or ACCA, or equivalent demonstrable experience. You will be credible when engaging HMRC, external advisers and senior stakeholders, comfortable operating through ambiguity and organisational change, and committed to improving awareness and capability.
In return, we offer a competitive salary plus benefits, including colleague discount, pensions scheme, life cover, performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, annual holiday allowance, private healthcare, season ticket loans, interest-free car loan, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance and access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers.