Job Description

Your main responsibilities will be helping our VAT analysts with VAT journals, reconciliations and invoice checks, as well as providing assistance in preparing and filing VAT returns and payment requests, and assisting with responses to audit queries as and when they arise. Strong inter-personal skills, excellent communication skills, a willingness to learn, and the ability work effectively in an team are all qualities we are looking for. Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation and filing of VAT returns, including VAT on e-service returns, Intrastat declarations and Sales Listings for entities of the corporate group.
• Assist with the coordination of the VAT account reconciliation and ensure that all VAT accounts to the General Ledger are reconciled on a monthly basis, as well as undertaking further trend analyses quarterly.
• Observe filing deadlines and payment due dates.
• Provide indirect tax payment forecasting and tracking.
• Assist Accounting and Operations colleagues with day to day VAT related questions, and assist the tax team with audit questions regarding invoices, payment details and accounting.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Previous experience working in a finance team
• Accounting qualifications: Part qualified or qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Good computer skills, especially Excel 
• Fluency in English language is a must
• Understanding of VAT compliance and some VAT knowledge is an advantage but not essential
• Enthusiastic team player, with the ability to balance multiple priorities
• Flexible and willing to work in a multicultural environment
• Strong organizational and accuracy skills, eye for detail, proactivity and anticipation skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to adapt to changes quickly