European VAT Manager, Amazon Business

Amazon; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a VAT Manager to enhance their VAT advisory team. This role involves collaborating with various teams to navigate complex VAT regulations and ensure compliance while supporting business initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess a wealth of VAT experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to transform intricate regulations into actionable insights. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and innovation, and make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. If you are ready to take on this challenge, this opportunity awaits you!

Qualifications

• 7+ years of VAT experience, ideally in a Big 4 firm or in-house.
• Proficient in English with strong communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and coordinating business projects with tax dependencies.
• Identify risks and strategies to support financial decisions.

Skills

VAT expertise

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Professional tax qualification

Chartered accountant

Relevant legal degree

Job description

Job ID: 2838040 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Amazon is seeking an exceptional VAT Manager to join our team in a VAT advisory role supporting Amazon Business covering primarily B2B EU VAT/invoicing topics. The successful candidate will be keen to gain a deep understanding of Amazon's business model and end-to-end systems, will take ownership of projects, is able to deliver on tight deadlines, and enjoys collaborating across business, tax, and technology teams.

A day in the life

1. Assist with the delivery of planning, real time coordination, and communication of business projects with tax dependencies.
2. Identify and define risks, opportunities, and strategy using your expertise and judgement to support decisions with financial, operational, or customer implications.
3. Collaborate with tax, business and tech partner teams. This includes drafting the appropriate level of documentation to support analyses performed, decisions made and conclusions reached.
4. Effectively communicate with and influence partner teams.
5. Support engagements with external advisors and tax authorities.

This position is office-based.

Key job responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have effective interpersonal skills, the ability to transform complex VAT regulations into practical and clear requirements that are easy to understand and implement, including persuasive written and oral communication skills with both tax and non-tax professionals.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. 7+ years of relevant VAT experience, e.g., Big 4 Accounting Firm, Law Firm, in-house tax experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Proficient English language skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Recognized professional tax qualification, chartered accountant, or relevant legal degree.
2. International VAT experience in both practice and industry (including B2B/B2G invoicing, B2B supply chain, domestic and cross-border supplies of goods and services).

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Posted: April 7, 2025 (Updated about 5 hours ago)