This role will lead the in-house VAT function of the company. To be considered you will need demonstratable VAT compliance and reporting experience
Client Details
Large multinational
Description
- Take ownership for BAU activity across a number of UK and foreign jurisdictions
- Work with colleagues to drive system improvements and embrace the use of technology to create an outstanding in-house function
- The role also includes leading the transition of any new VAT compliance activity
- Day to day management of the team
- Coordinating preparation, review and timely filing of returns
- Operation and evidence of controls over VAT reporting processes
- First point of compliance contact for operating companies
- Point of escalation for tax coding queries from transactional teams
- Providing support for data elements of Tax Authority audits and enquiries
- Onboarding new operating entities into the VAT compliance process
- Developing capabilities in the team to increase the number of entities supported by team
Profile
- Highly accurate VAT compliance and ledger management
- Excellent eye for detail
- Accounting and/or CTA qualification
- UK VAT expertise and prior experience of working with EU VAT principles
- Strong VAT accounting experience
- Experience of leading teams
- Assurance approach - the ability to review accurately, but also to identify risks in processes and reconciliations and articulate/resolve/mitigate these as part of the monthly/quarterly VAT return cycles
- Strong collaboration skills
- Strong Excel skills
- Solution driven Desirable
- Financial systems skills (e.g. Oracle; SAP)
Job Offer
- Competitive salary, up to circa £80k DOE
- Bonus scheme up to 15%
- 25 days holiday, option to buy 5 more
- Well-being and mental health benefits, personal medical, critical illness cover, dental insurance
- Pension matched up to 10%
- The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team