Senior VAT Analyst - Biotechnology

Job description

As a Senior VAT Analyst, you will be joining a leading Biotechnology business, supporting on all VAT compliance matters, as well as assisting with ad hoc advisory work for the group.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure periodic VAT, Intrastat and EC Sales compliance reporting including ensuring the group fulfils its filing and payment obligations in all indirect tax matters. This will be a mixture of in-house completion as well as working with outsourced providers.
• Drive process improvements, including automation of compliance and ensuring best use of existing or new technology solutions where possible and appropriate.
• Perform root cause analysis for any errors and then mitigate this cause. This may include designing or amending systems or processes and/or providing training to colleagues.
• Dealing with indirect tax audits, correspondence, and notices from tax authorities.
• Reviewing changes in the legislation and indirect tax matters to ensure the business correctly reports indirect taxes.
• Understand the structure of the business in the region and work with the Regional Tax Team to advise and educate colleagues on VAT matters.
• Contribute indirect tax comments as part of any overall tax advice provided to stakeholders
• To manage risk by maintaining good working relationship with tax authorities
• Advise and partner with wider teams on indirect tax matters

Skills & Experience required:

• Good experience with SAP (or equivalent ERP system) and tax engine (Vertex or equivalent) preferred.
• Strong knowledge of VAT and indirect tax regulations and requirements, ideally in multiple EMEA jurisdictions
• Excellent ability with Microsoft Excel