Indirect Tax Manager

Indirect Tax Manager

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
  • Experience in some/all of the non-UK jurisdictions is desirable, but not essential.