Indirect Tax Compliance Supervisor

About the role

The Group’s businesses are diverse and managed principally from London, Boston, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong. The markets in which we operate are dynamic, often with complex regulatory environments, and the speed of development in our businesses requires strong financial management.

The successful applicant will support the HOGT in partnering with local business units and will focus on ensuring indirect tax compliance requirements are met and the groups tax policies and procedures are followed.

Success in the role will require strong technical knowledge of indirect tax, together with a growth mindset and willingness to learn and develop within the role. Effective relationship building and management skills will also be essential to promote tax within the businesses and to work alongside various internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervising the preparation of and reviewing VAT returns and overseas sales tax returns.
• Providing technical and VAT accounting advice to business units (including those with predominantly exempt supplies) to ensure VAT savings are made where available.
• Monitor, review and update VAT recovery and HMRC agreed PESMs across the group.
• Work with business units to update MTD compliant VAT procedures, coding and systems.
• Provide technical advice regarding how tax legislation may apply to the businesses and where there may be exposure to risk.
• Supporting the HOGT to ensure the group’s tax strategy is adhered to and policies and procedures are followed and prepared where absent.
• Oversight of a group tax calendar ensuring deadlines are adhered to and businesses supported.
• Create and maintain an organised archive of tax documentation including tax advice received over time, an inventory of related party agreements and a register of identified potential tax risks.

The Candidate

In order to fulfil the role, the candidate is required to be/have:

• either ATT and / or CTA Qualified (desirable).
• experienced in the preparation and review of UK VAT returns and overseas sales tax returns
• attention to detail to be able to assist in reviewing contracts and legal documentation from a indirect tax perspective.
• excellent communication skills, with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels and a collaborative approach to working with team members.
• strong organisational skills to archive and file tax documentation across businesses.
• familiar with relevant UK accounting standards, best practice and US GAAP.
• strong work ethic, with ability to work efficiently with a strong results orientation.
• a general understanding of overseas taxes and withholding taxes.

Desirable

• CTA qualified.
• In-house VAT experience.
• Experience in designing compliant VAT coding and reporting systems.