Group Tax Accountant

Dubizzle Limited; Hythe; On-site; GBP 57,000 - GBP 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading holiday services company in Hythe is looking for a Group Tax Accountant to ensure compliance with UK and EU tax obligations. The role involves preparing VAT returns, preparing statutory accounts, and supporting audits while collaborating with various departments. Applicants should have a professional accounting qualification, solid experience in tax compliance, and excellent communication and spreadsheet skills. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on team collaboration and professional growth.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced parental leave

Gym Discounts

Private Dental Insurance

Profit Share Bonus

Qualifications

• Strong experience of UK and EU VAT compliance.
• Ability to apply tax legislation practically in a fast-moving business.
• Experience preparing annual statutory accounts and supporting audits.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership on VAT and Corporation Tax compliance across the UK and relevant EU jurisdictions.
• Prepare and submit UK and EU VAT returns.
• Support the Group Financial Controller with the annual audit process.
• Prepare the Group’s statutory financial statements.

Skills

UK and EU VAT compliance

Professional accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA)

Advanced spreadsheet skills

Clear and confident communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive, self-motivated mindset

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA)

Job description

Salary: £57,779 - £72,224 + Benefits + Profit Share Bonus

Office based in Hythe, Kent

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you'd prefer to work full- time, part-time or as a job-share, we'll facilitate this wherever we can - whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance.

About

At Holiday Extras, we’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, build their careers and reach their limitless potential. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025, we’re proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well-being. By joining our team, you’ll feel supported and rewarded every day.

We’re looking for a Group Tax Accountant to play a key role in ensuring Holiday Extras meets its UK and EU tax obligations, while supporting the preparation of our statutory accounts and Group audits.

You’ll sit within our Group Finance team, working closely with colleagues across the business to provide robust tax compliance, clear financial insight and dependable support during reporting and audit cycles. This is a hands-on role with real breadth, offering exposure to a dynamic, multi-divisional, international business.

At Holiday Extras, finance is a true partner to the business. Our goal is to enable confident decision-making, support sustainable growth and make sure we continue to do the right thing for our customers, our partners and our people.

The Role

By joining our team you’ll:

• Take ownership on VAT and Corporation Tax compliance across the UK and relevant EU jurisdictions
• Prepare and submit UK and EU VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Keep up to date with tax legislation and ensure compliance with evolving regulations
• Reconcile tax balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
• Support the Group Financial Controller with the annual audit process
• Prepare the Group’s statutory financial statements and work closely with external auditors
• Provide information to external tax advisers and review corporation tax computations
• Contribute to ad hoc finance and tax projects led by the Group Financial Controller and Group CFO

What you can bring to our team:

• Strong experience of UK and EU VAT compliance, with a clear understanding of how regulations apply in practice
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA) with solid post-qualification experience
• Experience preparing annual statutory accounts and supporting audits, with the ability to work effectively with external auditors and advisers
• The ability to apply tax legislation in a balanced and practical way, balancing compliance with commercial reality in a fast-moving business
• Advanced spreadsheet skills, including complex formulas, reconciliations and data analysis, enabling you to work efficiently and accurately
• Clear and confident communication skills, allowing you to explain tax and financial matters to non-finance stakeholders in a straightforward, accessible way
• A collaborative approach in order to build trusted relationships across finance and the wider business
• Strong attention to detail alongside the ability fo manage tight, fixed deadlines without losing quality
• A proactive, self-motivated mindset, comfortable taking initiative and contributing to continuous improvement
• Experience with the Tour Operator Margin Scheme (TOMS) is advantageous, but not essential.

Everyone’s career path is individual and different, so this is just a guide. If your experience doesn't precisely match this, you’re encouraged to apply so that we can discover your unique talents!

How we hire for this role

We know your time is precious, so we keep our recruitment process as quick and easy as possible. If we believe you might be a match for a job you’ve applied for, you’ll enter our hiring process as follows:

• Video interview with Recruiter & Group Financial Controller
• F2F interview with Group FC & Group CFO
• Meet the team

Cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture is paramount for us.

Recognising we are all different, if for whatever reason you need us to adapt the process, please get in touch via [e-mail].

Applications Close: Friday 20th February 2026

Why choose Holiday Extras?

We believe that holidays are the most precious time of all, so we create products, tech and services that make travel and holidays memorable and fun. We’re on a mission to be the only place to go for your holiday extras, offering unparalleled choice, value and service, turning our customers’ ordinary trips into extraordinarily good times.

At Holiday Extras, we’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, build their careers and reach their limitless potential. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025, we’re proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well-being. By joining our team, you’ll feel supported and rewarded every day. Learn more about our culture and benefits.

• Time is precious: 25 days annual leave (+BH’s), extra holidays through Holiday Buy, Birthday Day Off, and Sabbaticals at each milestone.
• Parental Leave: Enhanced parental leave - Up to 1 year off, including 13 weeks at 100% pay, 13 weeks at 50% pay
• Road to well-being: Access to Gym Discounts, Private Dental Insurance and Private Medical Insurance (after 4 years)
• Celebrate success together: Enjoy a Profit Share Bonus and a pension scheme with Aviva.
• Good for the soul: Join our Social Club for 25% off any ticket or event in the UK, Discounts on the latest tech, or give back to your community with our Volunteering Scheme.
• Plan ahead: Income protection, Critical illness cover and Life assurance