Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and approve draft VAT submissions for all Burberry EMEIA entities.
• Liaise with IT and BBS Finance in order to obtain relevant data downloads out of SAP or from other relevant sources as necessary
• Audit and review transactional data to assess compliance with VAT legislation, best practice and internal policies and thereby identify opportunities for improvements in internal processes and control environment
• Design and monitoring of effective internal controls
• Undertake data exercises working with the Director Global Indirect Taxes to support future indirect tax processes, operations in new territories or for new business areas
• Work with local and/or BBS teams to prepare defence files to support contentious or refund positions as they arise
• Assist to identify new opportunities to standardise and/or prepare the information in a more effective manner.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Part qualified in Indirect taxation (ATT, CIOT or equivalent)
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• An enquiring mind, the resilience to pursue a line of enquiry to its conclusion, and the ability to present and support these conclusions and provide clear recommendations
• Strong excel skills e.g. development and use of VLOOKUP/ HLOOKUP queries and Pivot tables
• Capable of finding and analysing relevant information, identifying key issues and writing findings clearly and to the point.
• SAP skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent time management, planning and organizational skills
• Resilient, self-motivated & positive.
• Experience of a dynamic and fast paced business environment
• Independent worker with a proactive approach to problem solving under the direction and guidance of the Director Global Indirect Taxes

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Part qualified in Indirect taxation (ATT, CIOT or equivalent) • Excellent communication and teamwork skills • An enquiring mind, the resilience to pursue a line of enquiry to its conclusion, and the ability to present and support these conclusions and provide clear recommendations • Strong excel skills e.g. development and use of VLOOKUP/ HLOOKUP queries and Pivot tables • Capable of finding and analysing relevant information, identifying key issues and writing findings clearly and to the point. • SAP skills • Ability to work to tight deadlines • Excellent time management, planning and organizational skills • Resilient, self-motivated & positive. • Experience of a dynamic and fast paced business environment • Independent worker with a proactive approach to problem solving under the direction and guidance of the Director Global Indirect Taxes