Indirect Tax – Vice President

Overview

As Indirect Tax – Vice President, you will join a top-tier VAT team within a leading global banking group. You’ll advise on VAT risk management for the Global Investment Bank and related areas across EMEA, shaping tax strategy and processes. You’ll transform reporting and data capabilities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and provide clear risk guidance to senior stakeholders. Your work supports expansion, product coverage, and regulatory compliance in a complex financial services environment. This role offers meaningful impact by driving efficient, compliant VAT solutions at scale across borders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the Global Investment Bank’s LOB model across multiple EMEA locations and assist in product and territory expansion
• Drive transformation of processes to improve management information, reporting efficiency, and VAT risk mitigation, including evaluating new technology solutions
• Provide ongoing VAT advisory aligned with line of business products and transactions
• Develop knowledge of local VAT regimes for relevant jurisdictions and transactions/products (tax technical and practical)
• Communicate VAT risks clearly to tax and non-tax colleagues and escalate risks as needed
• Advise internal senior stakeholders and collaborate with external tax advisors as well as internal Corporate Tax, Business, Legal, Finance, and Operations teams

Key requirements

• Accounting or Tax qualification, e.g. ICAEW or CTA
• VAT advisory experience at Manager level or equivalent in Big 4 or in-house
• Strong understanding of UK/EU VAT principles
• Some knowledge of VAT compliance requirements and processes

• Strong communication and structured writing
• Team collaboration and relationship-building
• Analytical and critical thinking
• MS Excel
• PowerPoint
• other applications (desirable)

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