VAT Accountant recruitment

VAT Accountant is required to help with Projects within the VAT team. 

The role

To support the VAT team with various projects some of which are on-going and some of which will require completion during 2012.

Key duties responsibilities

Reporting to senior team members, the new recruit's responsibilities will include, but not be limited, to the following:

-Global contracts – Work with senior VAT managers to identify opportunities to recover previously under-claimed VAT and work with expense/finance teams to put procedures in place for VAT to be managed correctly going forward.

-Partial exemption project – Work with senior VAT manager, as well as business managers and IT, to gain an understanding of the business sectors and products and obtain detailed trade data to support pro-rata calculations.

-Intercompany charges  – Undertake a detailed review of the intercompany charges to identify those subject to reverse charge VAT, those which qualify for VAT exemption and those which are not subject to VAT.  Where applicable obtain granular detail from the US and work with the various finance teams to gain a greater understanding of the charges.

-Oversight of global indirect taxes – Monitor the completion of the indirect tax database and work with senior VAT manager to prioritize findings and review indirect tax processes/procedures.

-Services fees – Work with senior VAT managers to undertake a review, and maintain update the transfer pricing database.  Also, liaise with the finance teams to ensure procedures are in place to account for VAT, where appropriate.

-FSR – SAP implementation – Assist senior VAT manager in the delivery communication of VAT requirements to the US FSR team

-Procedures – In relation to the above projects maintain and constantly update relevant VAT procedures

Skills / Experience

Strong and proven Excel / Word / Powerpoint skills.

Highly developed reasoning, analytical and communication skills.

Ability to work well with others.

Organizational skills necessary to deliver projects.

Ability to communicate with a diverse audience.

Motivation to learn new products and models.

An individual who combines business perspective with financial acumen, strategic thinking and strong analytical skills.

A problem-solver, with solid judgment -- who looks beyond the surface, sees the potential relationships between diverse factors and anticipates potential outcomes.

Comfortable with change and able to navigate effectively in a multi-faceted financial institution with a wide and complex range of products.