Senior Indirect Tax Lead: VAT/GST Expert

Preply; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package to Barcelona Hub

Learning & Development budget

Time off for self-development

Health insurance

Gympass wellness access

Equity and leave allowance

Job summary

Preply is seeking a Senior VAT Advisor to lead the indirect tax roadmap across multiple regions. You will write clear TRDs and translate complex regulatory input into actionable requirements for Product, Engineering and Finance teams.

The role is highly autonomous and requires coordinating with external advisors and tax engines, while maintaining audit-ready tax documentation and ensuring alignment with business needs. Relocation to Barcelona is offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of indirect tax (VAT/GST/sales tax) experience.
• Strong EU VAT knowledge with grounding in US/UK understood via advisor conclusions.
• Ability to convert regulatory input into clear, versioned documents.
• Experience on long-term projects with multiple work streams.
• Hands-on exposure to ERP systems and tax engines.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the global indirect tax roadmap (EU, US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, India and more).
• Monitor regulatory change and flag impact on roadmap and tax positions.
• Write and maintain Tax Requirement Documents (TRDs) with full version history.
• Turn external advice into practical requirements for business implementation.
• Be the day-to-day tax contact for Product, Engineering, PayOps and Finance Systems.
• Coordinate external advisors, tax engine vendors and contractors across streams.
• Keep clear, audit-ready documentation of tax positions and decisions.

Skills

EU VAT knowledge

VAT expertise

Tax documentation

ERP experience

Cross-functional comms

Big 4 credibility

Tax systems knowledge

Education

Degree in accounting, finance, economics or law

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Vertex/Sovos/Avalara

Job description

Preply is seeking a Senior VAT Advisor to lead the indirect tax roadmap across multiple regions. You will write clear TRDs and translate complex regulatory input into actionable requirements for Product, Engineering and Finance teams.

The role is highly autonomous and requires coordinating with external advisors and tax engines, while maintaining audit-ready tax documentation and ensuring alignment with business needs. Relocation to Barcelona is offered.