VAT Senior Accountant

Overview

In this Tax Specialist role, you will manage complex indirect tax obligations for European operations, ensuring timely UK and EU returns and maintaining accurate tax records. You will work within the Tax team to support the Indirect Tax Manager, collaborating with stakeholders across functions. The position focuses on compliant reporting, problem solving, and timely delivery within tight deadlines. This is a hands-on role that combines technical tax work with cross-functional collaboration to sustain accurate, proactive tax operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit complex monthly and quarterly UK (and some EU) excise duty, VAT and other statutory returns for European operations
• Reconcile tax return calculations and payments to SAP data
• Correspond with HMRC and other tax authorities on queries, issues or audits
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely indirect tax reporting
• Support the Indirect Tax Manager on ad hoc projects and tasks
• Maintain all indirect tax files
• Conduct tax research as needed
• Develop and maintain working relationships with stakeholders and read/regulatory documentation to meet timelines

Key requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified Chartered Accountant (Finalist)
• Minimum two years relevant work experience
• Advanced skills in Word and Excel
• SAP experience preferred
• Ability to work under tight timelines and multi-task

• Relationship-building with stakeholders
• Strong communication with authorities and teams
• Problem-solving and attention to detail
• SAP
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel

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