Senior Global VAT Manager, Telecoms, London

Newly created role with a leading blue-chip corporate in the Telecoms sector.

Our client is market leading blue-chip conglomerate with a broad range of business operations in the UK and EMEA region. Due to continued growth, the Head of Tax is continuing to build their Indirect Tax function, and is seeking a new Senior VAT Manager to further supplement a sizeable function. The role will focus on operational VAT responsibilities, including review of Indirect Tax compliance, processes, tax systems and risk analysis.

This is an ideal role for candidates with strong background indirect tax systems, process change and compliance oversight. Candidates from a technical business advisory background will be considered if they are comfortable focusing on more operational advisory projects.

The Role

* Assess current Indirect Tax control framework, and devise and implement improvements across globally.
* Identify opportunities, and support and implement tax driven initiatives, both new tax requirements (e.g. due to legislative change) or internal efficiency changes.
* Work with the internal technology teams to help refine the organisation's tax systems. This will include defining requirements, testing and upgrading systems to set budgets and time frames.
* Design and develop reports and analyse tax data as required helping to formulate strategy and provide insight into the underlying data.
* Refine and implement a 'best practice' group compliance policy.
* Advise business units on international Indirect Tax issues, ensuring tax risk is managed appropriately for all transactions.
* Act as a key member of the Tax team, providing ad hoc support where required.

About you

In order to succeed in this challenging role, it is expected that you will have:

* Prior in-house experience is useful, but not essential.
* Excellent communication skills and strong commercial decision making.

The next step

Please contact Ben Shepherd for a confidential discussion