Senior VAT Analyst

Latham & Watkins; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Senior VAT Analyst in London to join their Global Tax team. This role involves providing indirect tax compliance support, conducting research, and ensuring compliance with tax laws across jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a relevant degree, and experience in indirect tax. A dynamic work environment with a flexible schedule is offered, alongside a generous compensation package including benefits and bonuses.

Benefits

Health insurance

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a tax professional in multi-office organizations.
• Demonstrable indirect tax knowledge in the EMEA region.
• Preferable experience in Asian indirect tax.

Responsibilities

• Provide support on global VAT compliance queries.
• Review data for preparation of global indirect tax returns.
• Assist with managing indirect tax audits.

Skills

Organizing skills

Planning skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or law

Tools

Alteryx

Tableau

PowerQuery

Job description

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About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

About The Role

The Senior VAT Analyst is an integral part of Latham’s Global Tax team. This role will be responsible for acting as a VAT specialist for the firm by providing indirect tax compliance support in multiple jurisdictions, conducting indirect tax research, and managing various special projects, while assisting the Global VAT Manager in ensuring the firm’s compliance with tax laws and regulations concerning indirect taxes in all countries where the firm has a filing requirement. This role will be located in our London office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Providing support on day-to-day questions relating to global VAT
• Reviewing data provided by the Finance and Accounting department for the preparation of the firm’s global indirect tax returns and ensuring that all indirect tax filing deadlines are met in compliance with the tax calendar
• Assisting with managing indirect tax audits and communicating with the firm’s tax and audit service providers and tax authorities in each jurisdiction
• Monitoring changes to indirect tax rules and legislation on a continuous basis to ensure the firm’s systems and/or processes are updated
• Assisting with the implementation of indirect tax processes for existing offices
  
  
  

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Display excellent organizing, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Possess excellent communication skills
  
  
  

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or law, preferably
• Experience as a tax professional in either public accounting at a multi-office professional services organization or in an industry
• Demonstrable indirect tax knowledge (e.g., indirect tax compliance and research) in the EMEA region, preferably with experience in Asian indirect tax
• Knowledge/experience of tax technology tools/solutions (e.g., Alteryx, Tableau and PowerQuery)
  
  
  

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
• A pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!
  
  
  

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.

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