UK VAT Manager - Legal / Tax / Insurance - London, United Kingdom

Societe Generale; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the City of London is seeking a VAT Specialist to manage VAT compliance and provide strategic VAT advice. The ideal candidate will have extensive VAT knowledge, experience in Financial Services, and excellent communication skills. Join a dynamic team that values passion and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience working in-house in VAT for a Financial Services company is essential.
• Strong ability to present complex VAT topics clearly.

Responsibilities

• Keep UK VAT Group membership and VAT registrations up to date.
• Prepare and ensure timely submission of accurate quarterly VAT returns.
• Provide businesses with timely advice on VAT issues as they arise.

Skills

Detailed VAT technical knowledge

Significant experience in VAT for Financial Services

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Strong teamworking skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Keep the UK VAT Group membership and other VAT registrations up to date
• Keep the Partial Exemption methodology updated and agree changes with HMRC
• Prepare and ensure the timely submission of accurate quarterly VAT returns
• Keep staff appraised of VAT issues and legislative changes, including the central tax team in Paris
• Control of operational VAT topics SGLB, SGIL and BALLP, including VAT accounting and invoicing
• Monitor VAT topics within the Ayvens group in the UK and Ireland
• Provide businesses with timely advice on VAT issues as they arise
• Monitor and minimise VAT risk for the UK platform, including assessments of new products
• Managing the group's relationship with HMRC on VAT topics
• Participate in the Indirect Tax Committees of UK Finance and AFME
• Work with Indirect Tax specialists in Paris on topics relevant for the group
• Ensuring that the Bank operates within the SG Tax Code of Conduct

Profile required

• Detailed VAT technical knowledge
• Significant experience working in-house in VAT for a Financial Services company
• Computer skills
• Operational skills
• Communication skills - ability to present complex topics clearly
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to inspire others to make things happen
• Ability to make decisions, and justify them
• Analytical skills
• Initiative
• Ability to think outside the box
• Strong teamworking skills

Why join us

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It\'s personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like "hard work" and "dedication" together with "community" and "respect" has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it\'s what makes us different. It\'s what makes you different.

Business insight

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.