Vat Analyst

**1. Team Overview**
The role makes part of the Indirect Tax Centre of Excellence (ITX COE) and reports European Indirect Tax Manager.

**2. Position Overview**
Key responsibilities of the role include preparation, review, timely submission, settlement and reconciliation activities related to VAT reporting in Europe.

Job holder is responsible for:

- Accurate preparation and timely filing of VAT compliance across Europe;
- Monitor, assess and manage potential VAT risks and outstanding VAT across Europe;
- Act as a trustworthy business partner to business/other stakeholders;

**3. Key Responsibilities**

**A. VAT reporting**
- Accurate preparation and timely filing of VAT compliance across Europe i.a. VAT returns, European Sales Listings, Annual VAT returns, Intrastat returns, SAF-T, refund claims etc;
- Contribute to team’s tax technology transformation by identifying opportunities to incorporate technology solutions and execute on those opportunities

**B. VAT issue and dispute resolution**
- Prepare and discuss with the manager replies to questions from tax authorities;
- Prepare input to be shared at the occasion of VAT audits;
- Be involved in reporting and control, advice, health checks and process management;
- Monitor, assess and manage potential VAT risks and outstanding VAT across Europe;

**C. VAT advisory**
- Provide assistance and advice on a wide variety of VAT questions/issues across Europe;
- Provide support on correct VAT codes for postings;
- Assist process teams on correct tax treatment/VAT coding;
- Provide internal/external training in order to maintain a working knowledge of VAT;
- Deploy process improvements and standardization initiatives;

**D. VAT accounting**
- Perform timely and correctly balance sheet reconciliations, reconciliation between SAP VAT reports and SAP accounting reports, and perform the necessary accounting follow-up;

**4. What you need to be successful**

**A. Educational/experience requirements**:

- Accounting/finance background
- 4+ years experience with VAT reporting in a multinational and/or Big4 environment
- Experience with VAT reporting technology tools
- Experience with VAT accounting management (reconciliations)

**B. Attitude and Skills**
- Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
- Team player
- Proactive & not afraid to take initiative
- Strong analytical skills, the ability to manage processes and to assess risks
- Strong follow-through
- Detail oriented
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Fluent English
- Other European language will be beneficial

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