EU VAT Manager, Indirect Tax Planning

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a regional VAT Manager in London to oversee VAT planning and advisory for UK and EMEA activities. The role involves collaborating with business teams, managing complex tax projects, and delivering strategic VAT compliance advice. Suitable candidates will have significant VAT experience and strong communication skills to interact across various management levels.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable VAT advisory experience with a global consulting firm or similar.
• Previous experience in retail and/or e-commerce is desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide VAT technical advice supporting reporting and compliance requirements.
• Draft documentation for analyses performed and decisions made.
• Manage and understand transactions and restructurings.

Skills

VAT Advisory

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Recognised professional tax qualification

Chartered accountant or relevant law degree

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is seeking a regional VAT Manager based in London to work on VAT planning/advisory for both new initiatives as well as on-going business activities covering primarily UK, but also supporting wider EMEA.

This position will work closely with local business partners and members of the tax department to manage and understand transactions and restructurings. In addition, the position is to ensure VAT technical advice to support our VAT reporting, compliance, and on-going tax controversy requirements.

This position is not directly involved in day to day compliance but is responsible for assisting with the delivery of planning, real time coordination, and communication of various tax-related projects as well as collaborating with business partner contacts. This includes drafting the appropriate level of documentation to support analyses performed, decisions made and conclusions reached for purposes of reporting and compliance.

Key job responsibilities
In order to be successful, the candidate must possess the ability to think strategically while also engaging in normal day-to-day tactical details. The candidate must:

- Have in-depth technical VAT Advisory knowledge with experience evaluating and advising on business initiatives, contemplated transactions, and business proposals; and
- Should be able to support on extremely complex audit and controversy projects in a hands-on and dynamic way.
- Candidate should be able to effectively manage networks and stakeholders, and also must be able to communicate, written and verbally, complex VAT concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Demonstrable VAT advisory experience with a global consulting firm, law firm or blue chip commercial organisation.
- Experience in EMEA focused Advisory
- Previous experience in retail and/or e-commerce would be desirable.
- Excellent verbal and written English language skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Recognised professional tax qualification, chartered accountant or relevant law degree
- Detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects, is organized, possesses excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and is able to deliver on tight deadlines
- Highly motivated, hard-working, and able to work in a fast paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment
- Able to clearly and concisely interface with all levels of management
- Able to analyze and review statutes, regulations, and case law and then extract data and make appropriate recommendations
- Effective interpersonal skills, including persuasive written and oral communication skills

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