VAT Specialist

Job Description:

Do you have a strong background in VAT / Indirect Taxes? Our client, a global financial services firm, have an exciting opportunity for a VAT Specialist to join their London team on an initial 12-month contract.

Ideally, you'll have a minimum of 5 years' experience of working within a similar role and have completed a professional accountancy or tax qualification.

• Professional Tax exams (ie CTA).


• Expertise in teamwork and collaboration with experience in team/project-oriented activities.


• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills.


• Strong communication skills.


• Ability to work independently.


• Ability to push back rather than be pushed into approving items they are not comfortable with or do not fully understand.


• Familiarity with banking/financial services industry preferable.

• Working with local LEC's and the VAT compliance team to provide information to Tax Authorities in a timely manner in response to audit requests.


• Reviewing commodities trades to ensure compliance with the rules and working with Tech and Ops teams on a project to enhance the current commodities billing system.


• Attending VAT return review meetings and analysing/challenging the data that you are presented with.


• Supporting the team, Finance and the Business Units with ad hoc advisory requires.


• Liaising with bankers and invoicing teams to advise on the VAT treatment of IBD (M&A) deals.


• Collaborate in developing and enhancing procedures for the Indirect Tax team.


• Coordinating with advisors in various countries to source sound VAT advice within budget.


• Assisting with new VAT registrations and subsequent amendments/deregistrations.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15765

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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