A newly created role as Indirect Tax Accountant / VAT Accountant within a high growth multi-site business offering an excellent working culture and fantastic benefits
Job Purpose:
Part of a team responsible for:
- Managing all aspects of VAT compliance, reporting and payment in all jurisdictions.
- Managing real time reporting requirements.
- Identifying / converting tax-saving opportunities.
- Assisting business strategy by providing tax forecasting and analysis.
the role covers a wide variety of responsibilities, including:
- Primary VAT lead for the Group, which would include:
- All countries: preparation and finalisation of c. 15 VAT returns
- Either submit VAT returns or provide to advisor to submit (dependent on country)
- Managing real time reporting requirements, e.g. SII in Spain
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Respond to the evolving business strategy by providing tax support, ideas, and analysis
- Work with advisors in all territories as appropriate and manage / control department costs
- Understand the business and identify tax risk and opportunities
- Map and improve in-house processes, including automation
- Forecast tax exposures
- Liaising with tax authorities, including on enquiries, and any tax saving reclaims identified
- Maintenance of UK tax risk register re VAT items
- Preparation, finalisation and submission of Construction Industry Scheme
- Responding to audit VAT queries
- PLC reporting requirements experience
Skills/experience
- CTA/ACA/CA qualification or equivalent, large accountancy firm training/experience desirable.
- Significant post-qualification VAT experience, ideally within large or complex organisations.
- Experience of forecasting.
- Minimum of intermediate Excel skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is beneficial.
- Understanding of Alteryx is beneficial.
Benefits include: Hybrid working, Bonus, pension and excellent core benefits.
