VAT Manager

Amazon UK Services Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in London is seeking a European VAT manager to join their EMEA VAT advisory team. The role involves providing VAT advice, researching tax laws, and working on automation projects. Ideal candidates will have at least 7 years of European VAT advisory experience, preferably from a big4 consulting firm, and display a tech-savvy interest in tax automation. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in European VAT advisory.
• Experience in a big4 consulting firm or in-house position.
• Tech-savvy with interest in tax technology/automation.

Responsibilities

• Provide VAT advice to business stakeholders.
• Research new tax laws and their impact.
• Work on tax-related automation projects.
• Identify process improvement opportunities.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Fluent in English

Education

Recognized professional tax qualification

Relevant legal degree

Tools

Tax technology tools

Job description

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Amazon is seeking a European VAT manager with experience in European VAT to support the EMEA VAT advisory team. As part of a larger team, this position will involve tax research, giving VAT technical advice to business stakeholders, working on tax and process automation projects.



Key job responsibilities
The VAT manager will:
- provide VAT advice to various Amazon business stakeholders, including gleaning and consolidating European VAT advice/requirements, responding to small VAT queries;
- scan and research new tax laws and their impact on Amazon
- work with technology teams on tax related automation projects and other process improvements.




A day in the life
A day in the life
• Assist with the delivery of planning, real time coordination, and communication of business projects with tax dependencies.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and define strategy to address them using your expertise and judgement to support decisions with financial, operational, or customer implications.
• 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.
• Effectively communicate with and influence partner teams.
• Support engagements with external advisors.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- A team player who is confident in communicating with others and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Partner well with people at all levels within an organization.
- The ability to work in a team with a “can-do” attitude.
- The ability to demonstrate ownership, initiate and implement change with a problem solving approach.
- Organized and methodical with strong attention to detail.


- Fluent written and verbal communications skills in English
- Experience with tax technology tools and/or generative AI is helpful but not a requirement

- minimum 7 years experience in European VAT advisory, gained within a big4 consulting firm or in an in-house position
- tech savviness/keen interest in tax technology/automation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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