Hybrid VAT Director

at Waystone

• Job title: VAT Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• VAT Director responsible for managing VAT compliance in UK and EMEA regions. Collaborating with finance teams and ensuring effective VAT policy implementation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prepare the UK and Ireland VAT returns and supporting work papers on an accurate and timely basis.
• Coordinate and review the VAT returns for Luxembourg
• Manage and prepare any returns/ regular reporting that Irish Revenue Commissions/ HMRC requires in connection to VAT Compliance.
• Drive Policies and Procedures in Ireland, Luxembourg and UK for VAT.
• Review recovery rates and methodology, critically assessing whether there are gaps/ challenges in current practice and specifying how these can be addressed for Ireland, UK and Luxembourg.
• Manage the VAT Group Structure in Ireland and the UK, identifying areas of inefficiency in our VAT structure and opportunities to improve the structure.
• Assess intercompany recharges and transfer pricing from a VAT perspective.
• Develop a framework for assessing how we contract internally and externally with mind to minimising VAT leakage between Ireland, UK and Luxembourg.
• Work with the Group Outsourcing Team to ensure VAT is incorporate in all new and existing outsourced activities and intercompany agreements.
• Work with finance and management accounting teams to ensure a compliant and optimal set-up of business operations for the purposes of preparing VAT returns.
• Work with group finance to maintain optimal VAT configuration of accounting software.
• Run VAT training workshops for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams and act as principal counsel on all VAT related billing queries including tax coding, rate changes, place of supply, reverse charge.
• Assist with developing a good working relationships with HMRC/ Irish Revenue Commissioners
• Manage any external corporate audit reviews or HMRC/ Irish Revenue Commissioners/ Luxembourg Inland Revenue VAT audit requests.
• Support any internal compliance monitoring or internal audit reviews of VAT compliance processes.
• Monitor VAT developments to ensure Group complies with all legislative requirements.
• Coordinate external advisers to support with VAT claims and queries.

Requirements

• Experience of working in a finance function VAT role or professional practice
• Education: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree educated and a professional tax qualification
• Excellent knowledge of VAT legislation and VAT accounting
• Understanding of accounting systems, such as Sage Intacct
• Highly adaptable with an exceptionally organized approach
• Collaborative and flexible style.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements