VAT Accountant

VAT Accountant

Posted 1 week ago by Cpl Life Sciences

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£23 Per hour
Undetermined
Hybrid
Chester, England, United Kingdom
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Summary: The VAT Accountant role involves managing VAT reporting compliance for various European and international markets, ensuring deadlines are met. The position requires providing VAT compliance advice and maintaining awareness of local VAT legislation. The accountant will prepare VAT returns, manage compliance queries, and support the Tax Technology team. This role is hybrid, based in Chester, and requires a minimum of 2 years of VAT compliance experience.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly or annual VAT returns and other indirect tax returns using Excel and/or indirect tax return preparation tool technology.
  • Preparing and requesting necessary VAT submission approvals from internal stakeholders and following up on VAT payment requests and archiving documentation after submissions are completed.
  • Preparation of VAT General Ledger reconciliation and follow up on issues and open items.
  • Reconciliation of GL sales to reported VAT sales and follow up on issues and open items.
  • Manage and assist with VAT compliance queries from the business as necessary.
  • Support preparing VAT requirements documents and other documents as needed.
  • Support Tax Technology team to test and implement requirements on a timely basis, as necessary.
  • Continuous monitor of VAT legislation to identify relevant changes.
  • Assistance in maintenance of VAT codes tables and VAT codes in accounting system.
  • Assistance with VAT audits and liaison with tax authorities as necessary.
  • Support strategy of standardisation and automation, continuous improvement and risk management.

Key Skills:

  • 2+ years’ experience of VAT compliance in at least one jurisdiction in a multi-national tax environment or equivalent.
  • Experience with SAP or Oracle is advantageous.
  • Excellent Excel skills.

Salary (Rate): £23.46 hourly

City: Chester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

VAT ACCOUNTANT

Duration: 9 months

Location: Chester – Hybrid working

Pay rate: £23.46 per hour PAYE

Hours: 35 hours per week

POSITION PURPOSE:

  • This role sits within the Tax COE Europe team.
  • -To take responsibility for and to manage VAT reporting compliance requirements for a group of markets within Europe region and other international markets, as required, ensuring internal and external deadlines are met.
  • -To provide advice on VAT compliance related queries, coordinating with external and internal stakeholders where necessary.
  • -To maintain a constant awareness of local VAT legislation and act as a real internal consultant to satisfy stakeholder expectations.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • -Preparation of monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly or annual VAT returns and other indirect tax returns (sales listings, domestic listings, purchase listings, Intrastat, SAF-T) using Excel and/or indirect tax return preparation tool technology
  • -Preparing and requesting necessary VAT submission approvals from internal stakeholders and following up on VAT payment requests and archiving documentation after submissions are completed
  • - Preparation of VAT General Ledger reconciliation and follow up on issues and open items
  • -Reconciliation of GL sales to reported VAT sales and follow up on issues and open items
  • -Manage and assist with VAT compliance queries from the business as necessary
  • -Support preparing VAT requirements documents and other documents as needed
  • -Support Tax Technology team to test and implement requirements on a timely basis, as necessary
  • -Continuous monitor of VAT legislation to identify relevant changes
  • -Assistance in maintenance of VAT codes tables and VAT codes in accounting system
  • -Assistance with VAT audits and liaison with tax authorities as necessary
  • -Support strategy of standardisation and automation, continuous improvement and risk management

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

Education/Experience

  • -2+ years’ experience of VAT compliance in at least one jurisdiction in a multi-national tax environment or equivalent.
  • - Experience with SAP or Oracle is advantageous.
  • -Excellent Excel skills.
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