Role SummarySenior Finance Assistant: VAT and Compliance FinanceFull-timePermanent£29,399 per annumApplication deadline: 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 26 June 2024About the role:The British Museum is recruiting for a Senior Finance Assistant: VAT and Compliance who will support the tax team in preparing VAT returns and ensure compliance with other regulatory requirements. You will also provide technical support for the Museum's accounting system. You will work across all Museum departments within our Operations and Collections and Public Engagement Divisions.Key areas of responsibility:Provide technical support for the Museum’s accounting system. Ensure that monthly/quarterly statutory returns are submitted in a timely manner.Review and check the monthly payroll file in accordance with the timetable to ensure that staff are paid accurately and on time.Monitor and review the Museum’s HMRC VAT prepayment accounts.Ensure that monthly payroll, pension and other statutory payments are paid on time.Perform journals and balance sheet account reconciliations, monthly, quarterly and annually.About you:To be successful in this role, you will have –5 GCSE’s or equivalent.Knowledge of straightforward accounting principles and procedures.Previous exposure to UK VAT and tax procedures.IT literate with good data input and spreadsheet skills.Experience of working in a finance department.Good written and verbal communication skills.Excellent attention to detail.About the British Museum:Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo treasures, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitionsParticipation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collectionsInterest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loansProfessional and personal development opportunitiesEmployee Assistance ProgrammeDiscounts on food and gift shop purchasesAdditional details:For more information about this role, please see the job description.If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. Typically, we would expect the post holder to be on site around 3 days per week.The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.