Tax & Customs Accountant - 12 Month Temporary Contract

Seasalt began in 1981 with a small shop in Penzance, selling workwear to local mariners and practical overalls to artists. Today, we’ve grown into a thriving omnichannel retailer with over 80 UK and Ireland stores, 400+ wholesale stockists, and a growing international and online footprint.

As a B Corp and winner of both Drapers “Best Place to Work” and CIPD’s “Best Recognition Programme”, we care deeply about our people, our communities and our long-term impact. Our Head Office teams provide the foundations that empower our people to drive sustainable growth across the UK and international markets.

As our Tax and Customs Account, you’ll be responsible for ensuring compliance in relation to tax and customs financial regulatory requirements. You’ll provide support for general tax advisory services and assist with analysis and reports.

Please note this is a full-time, 12 month temporary contract which is based flexibly across our Cornwall head office locations (minimum 40% of working week) and remotely within the UK.

You’ll help us by:

• Ensuring timely and accurate compliance with UK, Irish and US corporation tax obligations.

• Ensuring timely and accurate compliance with UK and Irish VAT obligations and relevant sales taxes across all trading territories, including reviewing and reconciling indirect taxes and ensuring all filings remain compliant.

• Ensuring capital allowances and R&D tax credits are optimised, supporting tax audits through the preparation of documentation and responses to tax authority enquiries.

• Managing the Customs Analyst to ensure compliance with UK and overseas customs requirements.

• Providing Finance and Merchandising with up to date forecasting on customs and duty rate changes to ensure international stock movement decisions are taken with profitability in mind.

• Leading contact for custom authorities, customs brokers and other external parties, and supporting the Director of Finance with projects where customs are impacted, resolving issues and facilitating smooth operations.

• Providing tax advisory support, leading internal tax and customs reporting, keeping up to date with changes in regulatory developments to ensure ongoing compliance.

• Supporting the CFO and Director of Finance with the International Transfer Pricing strategy, including US transfer pricing adjustments, and working with external tax advisers to maintain a tax-efficient organisational structure.

• Collaborating with Finance and cross-functionally, such as with Logistics, to forecast accurate corporation tax for budgeting and cash flow impact for UK, Ireland and US entities, and to ensure tax and customs implications are factored into business processes.

• Building strong stakeholder relationships both internally and externally, and leading a positive team culture through feedback, coaching, performance and encouraging ownership and collaboration.

The skills you’ll be sharing with the team:

• Qualified/Part qualified (ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent.

• Experience in tax or customs compliance with exposure to VAT, customs duties or indirect taxes.

• Strong transfer pricing knowledge.

• Strong understanding of tax/customs regulations and their practical application.

• Proven experience in analysis and problem solving.

• Numerate with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

• Rigorous and methodical approach to problems.

• Able to prioritise and work autonomously.

• Sound decision making.

• Organised with excellent time management.

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach and develop a Tax & Customs Analyst, leading by example

• Adaptable.

Why we hope you’ll love working with us:

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.

As well as doing everything we can to support your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing:

• Salary: £44,000 - £48,000 depending on experience (Band 3)

• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service 

• Attractive 50% employee discount  

• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package 

• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP 

• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support  

• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions 

• Life assurance programme  

• Enhanced family leave policies 

• Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach 

• Learning and Development opportunities

• Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities

• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion & Belonging Network

• 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub 

At Seasalt we have a brilliant team of people – they're what make Seasalt a fantastic place to work. We love to celebrate uniqueness and are committed to making Seasalt a place where everyone feels they belong. As an inclusive employer, we want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles.

We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives - diversity of thought helps us to grow – so please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come to work every day. We're happy to help with any adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond. Just drop us an email at careers@seasaltcornwall.co.uk

Closing date for applications is 17th November 2026, however our roles can close earlier so we would recommend applying as soon as you are able.

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