Location
London / Coventry Store Support Centre & Home – colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
For more than 50 years, Argos has been a familiar name in British retail, evolving from its iconic catalogue beginnings into one of the UK’s best-known digital and multichannel retailers. We combine the strength of our brand with digital innovation, technology and a convenient shopping experience that integrates online and physical retail. This is an exciting time to join Argos as we continue to transform for the future. Whatever your role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape what comes next and contribute to the next chapter of this iconic British brand.

The Tax and Treasury team works across Finance and the wider business to protect value, maintain effective tax controls and support well-informed decisions. Within the team, Corporate Tax activity covers compliance, tax accounting, reporting, payments and technical analysis. This role offers broad exposure to reporting, business change and significant transactions, alongside collaboration with Finance colleagues, auditors and HMRC.

As Direct Tax Accountant, you will support the delivery of accurate, timely and well-controlled Corporate Tax compliance and reporting. Your responsibilities will include preparing UK Corporation Tax returns, computations, supporting schedules, claims and elections for companies, as well as quarterly payment calculations and information used for tax payments, refunds and cash-tax forecasting. You will prepare current and deferred tax information for the Annual Report and Accounts, subsidiary statutory accounts, forecasts and budgets. Maintaining reconciliations, records and audit evidence, supporting transfer pricing documentation and compliance, and delivering reporting requirements such as Corporate Interest Restriction, Country-by-Country Reporting and Pillar Two will also be key parts of your role.

You will research technical issues, support HMRC and audit enquiries, coordinate data for business change or significant transactions, and improve Corporate Tax processes, controls, documentation, data quality and technology use. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-moving FTSE business where your work has visible impact and you will be supported to develop and try new ideas.

Experience
Demonstrable experience preparing UK Corporation Tax computations, returns, payment calculations and supporting documentation. Practical knowledge of tax accounting including current tax, deferred tax, statutory reporting, reconciliations and audit evidence. Experience researching Corporate Tax issues and communicating clear, practical guidance to Finance or other non-tax stakeholders. Proven ability to plan and deliver accurate tax compliance or reporting outputs across multiple documented deadlines.

About you
You are organised and able to manage competing deadlines with an evidence-based judgement and collaborative working style. You have strong communication skills to translate technical tax matters into clear guidance for non-tax colleagues. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are motivated to contribute to a team that values your ideas and supports your development.

Qualifications
You hold, or are making substantial progress towards, a relevant professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CTA, or an equivalent qualification.