Vat Senior Associate

FARFETCH; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global luxury fashion platform is seeking an Indirect Tax Consultant to support VAT matters. You will lead junior team members and work with various departments. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in indirect tax, are fluent in English, and possess a dynamic approach to problem-solving. The role offers competitive benefits including health insurance, flexible working, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Health insurance for the whole family

Extra days off and sabbatical program

Training opportunities

Flexible benefits program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in indirect tax consultancy.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Experience in e-commerce and/or fashion industry is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in preparing and designing procedures.
• Analyze new business lines and provide VAT advisory support.
• Lead junior members on advisory requests regarding VAT issues.

Skills

Indirect tax consultancy

Fluent in English

Experience in EU VAT

Dynamic and proactive

Excellent team player

Results-driven mindset

Job description

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world's best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.

We're a diverse team who partners and supports the business to enable delivery against our strategic and financial goals. All of our functions have an instrumental role within Farfetch to drive forward a financially sustainable business, ensuring we set the guardrails for financial control and enable financial performance.

Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.

Role

A great opportunity to be part of the FARFETCH family and get a new view on Indirect Tax affairs and its impact in a Group with worldwide presence. Reporting to the Senior VAT Manager, you will help lead the more junior members and collaborate with the wider team in supporting the overall Farfetch Group on all VAT matters.

This is a unique opportunity to join a multidisciplinary VAT team working from an international business perspective. You will experience first-hand the impact that VAT has for a Group with worldwide presence and help tailor the path to what has never been done before.

What You'll Do

• Actively support the wider team in the preparation and design of procedures for implementation of new business lines and realities that business decides to take on. This will imply contact with multiple teams, ranging from Tech to Product, Commercial and Finance;
• Analyze new business lines, transactions, projects and procedures within FARFETCH to provide VAT advisory support. You will help lead the team in identifying opportunities, designing solutions and / or improvement proposals;
• Actively support the more junior members of the team on projects, other business deliverables and / or day-to-day advisory requests received from the wider FARFETCH Group regarding VAT issues and questions;
• Review and monitor workflows, ensuring the more junior members keep tax related documentation updated and support them with the resolution of day-to-day advisory issues;
• Collaborate with the wider Indirect Tax team (including our internal Compliance & Reporting team) in any Indirect Tax workstreams. You will be the point of contact on VAT advisory matters for the wider team.

Who You Are

• Indirect tax consultant with minimum of 5 years of experience;
• Fluent in English (written and spoken);
• Experience in EU VAT;
• Previous experience in e-commerce and / or fashion industry is an advantage;
• Dynamic and proactive person, with a high sense of responsibility and high autonomy;
• Excellent team player, with ability to adapt and interact with different departments (including Tech and other teams outside of the Finance area). Good communication skills are crucial;
• Results driven mind-set and problem-solving skills required, as we are a fast pace company, growing and changing on a daily basis.

Rewards & Benefits

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools
• Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy
• Flexible benefits program

Equal Opportunities Statement

• Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process.
• We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website.