Indirect Tax Advisor (Manager)

Responsibilities

* Primary reviewer of EMEA indirect tax returns, including the UK, Ireland, Germany, and France.
* Assist in the preparation and review of ongoing input tax claims for various entities across EMEA.
* Support internal and external indirect tax audit queries across multiple legal entities.
* Implement enhanced controls for indirect tax, including updating and maintaining process notes and identifying review enhancements.
* Serve as a point of contact for finance, providing proactive and pragmatic indirect tax advice and compliance support.
* Identify opportunities to improve the UK VAT return process through appropriate review and testing.
* Advise Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable on VAT treatment for invoicing and billing.
* Ensure compliance trackers are up to date and appropriately filed.
* Deliver advice on ad hoc business queries to various lines of business.
* Assist in preparing and delivering training and quarterly updates to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Controllers, and senior stakeholders.
* Support key indirect tax projects to ensure timely completion.
* Provide key VAT metrics for internal management reporting purposes.
* Assist in preparing and delivering the UK VAT manual, documenting the process for preparing and reviewing the UK group return.
* Monitor EMEA legislative indirect tax developments and escalate changes to the Head of Indirect Tax as needed.

Required Qualifications

* Experience in Accounting or equivalent, demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
* Relevant accounting or tax qualification (ACA / ACCA / ATT / CTA) with in-house VAT compliance experience.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
* Experience in developing and managing process improvements and project management.
* Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and stakeholder management skills.