VAT Consultant

Reading / Hybrid
Contract basis

The client is seeking a VAT Consultant to join the in-house Indirect Tax team. In this role, you will support managing our indirect tax obligations across multiple EMEA and APAC jurisdictions. You will work with our internal finance teams and external tax advisors, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional Compliance Activity: Manage the end-to-end VAT compliance cycle across multiple EMEA and APAC countries, overseeing the preparation and submission of VAT returns, sales and purchase listings, Intrastat, and other supplementary indirect tax filings.
• Coordination: Liaise with the in-house finance teams and external tax service providers. Responsibilities include sharing source reports, reviewing draft returns, and reviewing General Ledger (GL) account reconciliations.
• Filing & Payment Approvals: Ensure all internal governance steps are followed by obtaining the appropriate levels of approval for VAT filings and coordinating timely tax payments.
• Exception Management & Issue Resolution: Handle VAT exception reporting (with support from the VAT Manager). Proactively flag data anomalies and support the business in resolving system or transactional issues.
• Audit Defense: Support the wider VAT team with indirect tax audits and inquiries for your allocated jurisdictions by gathering data and preparing documentation for sharing with external advisors.