£450 - £575 Per day
Accountant
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- Understanding the transactions / products of the Trade Finance lines of business.
- Advising/training internal stakeholders, for example, teams processing expenses.
- As needed assisting colleagues in relation to the Markets business line.
- Communicating VAT risks succinctly and clearly to non-tax colleagues.
- Reviewing tax compliance submissions.
- Escalating risks internally within the team as appropriate.
- Working with external tax advisors, as well as collaborating internally with global Corporate Tax colleagues (including colleagues covering directs taxes) and non-tax colleagues (such as the Business, Legal, Finance, Operations etc.).
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- ACA
- ACCA
- Accountancy
- CIMA
- VAT
- Bachelor's or master's degree.
- A detailed understanding of UK/EU VAT principles, with knowledge/experience of VAT issues in the Financial Services sector being desirable.
- Knowledge of VAT compliance requirements and processes.
- Strong communication and written skills and the ability to work well in a team.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to formulate commercially sound solutions.
- Quick learner with a positive attitude and professionalism.
- Being able to work independently, managing own workload and projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Functional knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint and other applications is also desirable.
Reference no: 109714