VAT Manager

Grant Thornton België; Brussel; Hybride; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading audit and consulting firm in Brussels is seeking a VAT Compliance Manager to manage VAT compliance services for international clients. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in accountancy or finance, at least 5 years of experience in VAT compliance, and strong analytical skills. This role offers flexible hours, an attractive salary package, and opportunities for professional development.

Prestations

Attractive salary package

Flexible working hours

40 training hours a year

Company car

Insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in VAT compliance.
• Fluent in English; additional European language is an asset.
• Experience in large organization or consulting sector.

Responsabilités

• Manage delivery of VAT compliance services to clients.
• Assist clients with Belgian VAT compliance formalities.
• Conduct VAT analysis for optimizations and perform VAT health scans.
• Guide clients throughout VAT audit procedures.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Effective communication

Team player

Proactive approach

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in accountancy/tax or finance/economics

Master’s degree in (tax) law

Outils

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

PowerBI

Description du poste

Overview

Join our dynamic team as a VAT Compliance Manager and take your career to the next level! As a VAT Manager, you will be responsible to manage the delivery of a wide variety of compliance services to our international clients. With your proactive approach you are also able to identify and implement future-proof work processes and (co-)develop further automation of our VAT compliance.

What does a VAT Manager at Grant Thornton do?

As a ‘ trusted advisor ’ you will be the first point of contact for our national and international clients;

You will assist the clients with all their Belgian VAT compliance formalities and you will play a coordinating role for foreign VAT compliance requirements and instruct our colleagues of our GT network;

In the framework of specific VAT projects, you will make VAT analysis to search for VAT optimizations, guide the client with the VAT implementation (e.g. set-up of ERP codes), and perform VAT health scans;

At the occasion of a VAT audit, you will be in contact with the VAT authorities and will guide our clients throughout the whole audit procedure (including assistance with possible regularisations and/or request for reduction of penalties);

Collaboration with team members and with colleagues of other service lines is embedded in your daily work.

Job requirements

What makes you the VAT Manager we\'re looking for?

• You have a bachelor’s degree in accountancy/tax, finance/economics or a master degree in (tax) law or other relevant education/experience on the job;
• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in VAT compliance in a large organization or in a consulting sector
• You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• You have the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders;
• You have a proactive approach to identify opportunities and mitigate VAT risks;
• You are an enthusiastic and flexible team player;
• You have a hands-on mentality and result oriented together with a great sense of accuracy and responsibility;
• You are fluent in English, any other additional European language is an asset;
• Good knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint). Affinity with PowerBI is a plus.
• In short, you convey our CLEARR values. CLEARR stands for collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect and responsibility. We\'re \'clear\' on that, right?

What can we offer you?

Here at Grant Thornton, you will be among some of the best colleagues and enjoy an awesome work environment. And it\'s no coincidence that we proudly carry the Great Place to Work certification! But that\'s not all, of course! We also offer:

• An attractive salary package with additional holidays, a phone subscription, insurance, a company car, and a flex income plan that allows you to customize part of your employment benefits according to your preferences, such as a bike plan, electronic devices, or other advantages that align with your personal choices.
• You will have flexible working hours and may also work from home. The how and what will be discussed with your team and clients.
• You will have the opportunity to develop yourself at your own pace through:
• At least 40 training hours a year to brush up on your professional knowledge and soft skills.
• A learning environment with a wide variety of clients, sectors and topics that you will come into contact with.
• Experienced colleagues who are always ready to share their knowledge and good advice with you in our open working environment.
• A multidisciplinary working environment: enriching collaborations guaranteed!
• Would you like to obtain additional certificates and/or diplomas? Then you will receive our unconditional support during your learning process and possible internship.
• Our international network that offers you the prospect of many career opportunities. We work with more than 72,000 experts in 140 countries!