Manager - UK/EU VAT

· Review/preparation and completion of VAT filings, ensuring payment of final VAT liability is made on a timely basis

· Ensuring tax office audit queries are properly addressed and resolved with the authorities

· Extracting AP/AR reports; performing critical invoice VAT checks; identifying and resolving issues, initiating remediation, where required

· Analysing data and translating it into meaningful information, including sampling and variance analyses, where required.

· Ability to apply VAT technical skills to identify risk areas and sustainable planning opportunities

· Data cleansing/formatting to align with external VAT compliance provider requirements and/or templates

· Training of AP/AR teams

-A keen interest in identifying and resolving issues with ERP system

· VAT control account reconciliations, including advising of profit and loss aspects of FX differences and irrecoverable VAT as required.

· Processing journal entries

· Active participation on business calls and meetings, driving issue resolution as required

· Preparing trackers, dashboards, etc.

· Planning/prioritization of workload

· Providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress

· Liaison with internal tax/finance teams and external VAT compliance providers

· Online return filing

Your Knowledge/Skill/Experience Requirements:

· UK/EU VAT knowledge – in particular, cross border supplies of goods and services, VAT invoices, VAT rates, VAT recovery, VAT reverse charge, VAT domestic reverse charge

· UK/EU VAT compliance experience – VAT returns, statistical returns, etc.

· ERP knowledge/experience (ideally Workday)

· Ability to manipulate and interrogate data

· Ability to perform VAT checks on AP/AR invoices

· Knowledge and proficient understanding of taxing software and tools

• · Strong computer technical skills including advanced MS Excel functionality