GVCR Compliance Manager

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a VAT Compliance Specialist to enhance their UK, EU, and Global VAT compliance capabilities. This role involves insightful analysis of VAT data, ensuring quality assurance over tax filings, and managing a team of junior staff. You'll be pivotal in developing a knowledge center to improve efficiency and client experiences. If you're ambitious and motivated, with a strong background in VAT compliance and process improvement, this is a fantastic opportunity to progress in your career within a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong VAT compliance skills with a focus on advisory projects.
• Ability to manage junior staff and improve compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze VAT returns and ensure timely compliance engagements.
• Develop understanding of client business models for effective VAT servicing.

Skills

VAT compliance technical skills

VAT return processing

Process improvement

Relationship management

Process mapping

Organizational skills

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Alteryx

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About the role

Reporting to the head of the GVCR compliance delivery team, this is a key role which will support the service delivery and growth of the centralised UK, EU and Global VAT compliance capability in the RSM outsourcing practice. This role has a number of key responsibilities:

1. Responsible for insightful analysis of VAT returns/data and timely delivery of UK, EU and international VAT compliance engagements.
2. Central point of contact for clients and critical in providing quality assurance over all indirect tax filings for clients.
3. Technically strong to be able to assess & review AP/AR data, transactions, tax codes to determine appropriate VAT treatments and reporting requirements.
4. Monitor quality of indirect tax data inputs, reports, and analyze outputs from key data tests performed during client onboarding and as part of the regular return cycle.
5. Develop a deep understanding of client’s business model, supply chain, data & ERP system to provide excellent client servicing and anticipate VAT opportunities.
6. Day-to-day monitoring, management, and development of junior members responsible for delivery of compliance services.
7. Assist in building a UK/EU & Global VAT compliance knowledge centre/database for clients and delivery team to enhance efficiency and improve client experience.
8. Ensure compliance documentation and process notes are kept up to date, reflecting legislative and business changes for accurate VAT reporting.
9. Identify issues and opportunities to improve internal compliance processes and participate in process efficiency and transformation projects for clients.
10. Handle any other ad hoc internal projects within the GVCR business.

About the ideal candidate

• Excellent VAT compliance technical skills, ideally from a European practice or industry role, with an ability to identify advisory projects from compliance data.
• Strong interest and capability in VAT return processing, process improvement, and technology enablement.
• Ownership and management skills to guide junior staff in compliance functions.
• Effective use of IT, including Microsoft Office (especially Excel), Alteryx, and similar tools.
• Strong relationship management skills, both internally and externally.
• Experience with international projects and understanding of cultural nuances.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Skills in process mapping, with attention to detail and ability to spot anomalies.
• Ambitious and motivated, with a clear progression path for the right individual.

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