VAT Analyst
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VAT Analyst ensuring indirect tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Responsible for preparing VAT returns and safeguarding the company against tax risks with financial transactions.
Responsibilities:
- Collect, validate, and reconcile data to prepare and submit timely and accurate periodic VAT returns, Intrastat declarations, and EC Sales Lists.
- Ensure that all financial transactions are correctly coded in the ERP system to facilitate proper VAT treatment (e.g., proper tax codes for cross-border services, exports, and reverse charges).
- Perform monthly reconciliation of VAT accounts in the General Ledger to ensure that the tax reported matches the financial records.
- Coordinate the timely payment of VAT liabilities to various tax authorities to avoid penalties and interest.
- Tracking the local and international indirect changes and using them during the internal process.
- Provide guidance to Procurement, Accounts Payable, and Sales departments regarding the correct VAT application for complex transactions, including imports/exports and multi-jurisdictional projects.
- Maintain and document robust internal processes for indirect tax (SOX compliance), ensuring that the tax determination engine within the ERP remains accurate.
- Act as the primary point of contact for tax audits. Collect documentation, respond to queries from tax authorities, and implement corrective measures where necessary.
- Partner with IT and Finance teams to troubleshoot and improve the automated tax determination logic within ERP systems (e.g., SAP/Oracle/Vertex/Sabrix).
- Identify opportunities to automate manual data collection and reporting processes to increase efficiency and reduce human error.
- Document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for VAT processes to ensure consistency across different business units or countries.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance related field
- Written and verbal fluency in English and other language
- Deep understanding of VAT principles (e.g., Place of Supply rules, Reverse Charge Mechanism, Input VAT recovery)
- Accounting knowledge
- Strong analytical skills
- Good communication and influencing skills; easily adapt to changes
















