Interim Indirect Tax Manager

Some of your key responsibilities as our Indirect Tax Manager will be:

* Managing the UK VAT compliance process and controls, including timely and thorough technical review of the monthly return process ready for sign off by senior management. Reviewing and approving VAT treatment of new income streams, transactions and contracts. Providing advice on business activity and projects to internal business functions as required to ensure projects are delivered compliantly and tax efficiently.
* Supporting with Customs Duty compliance and ensuring the business meets its reporting obligations under AEO, End Use, CFSP, Airworthiness and other reliefs. Activities will include auditing work undertaken by Customs Agents and working closely with the wider business to ensure appropriate controls and processes are maintained.
* Management of the APD reporting process, including provision of technical advice, review of monthly returns, periodic audits and providing advice to the business on enhancing systems configuration.
* Working closely with the Indirect Tax Manager to maintain an appropriate tax control framework and manage indirect tax risk to an appropriate level. This will involve reviewing, testing and documenting processes to identify areas where controls and integrity can be enhanced and ensuring the group has appropriate accounting arrangements.
* Responsibility for overseeing world-wide indirect tax compliance processes such as VAT, GST and Sales and Use returns and mitigating tax risks through effective communication with overseas offices.
* Identifying opportunities to optimise the group's cash position through tax initiatives, timely compliance and appropriate planning.
* Managing external advisors, scoping advice and negotiating fees. Sourcing and managing the delivery of external advice, ensuring advice is implemented correctly and projects are seen through to completion.
* Proactively monitoring changes in legislation and identifying the need for in-depth projects to support business and compliance requirements.
* Identifying the need for and delivering training to stakeholder departments to ensure relevant knowledge and awareness of tax sensitive issues.
* Supporting the Indirect Tax Manager and Head of Tax with correspondence to HMRC/Overseas Tax Authorities including VAT group registrations, clearance applications, AEO compliance, technical positioning papers, ECNs, audits, quarterly calls and annual BRR meetings.