Tax Specialist

Fortis Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortis Recruitment is seeking a VAT Specialist to join its Finance and Tax team in Ireland. The role covers VAT and indirect tax matters across Ireland and EMEA, ensuring compliance while driving process improvements and automation.

The successful candidate will oversee Irish VAT compliance, support VAT across EMEA, review calculations, and provide practical guidance on cross-border transactions, imports and exports.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of VAT or indirect tax experience with strong Irish VAT exposure.
• Strong knowledge of Irish and EU VAT legislation including cross-border transactions.
• Experience managing VAT compliance across multiple EMEA jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Irish VAT compliance including VAT returns and Intrastat filings.
• Support VAT compliance across EMEA and liaise with local advisors.
• Review VAT calculations, tax codes and supporting documentation for accuracy.
• Provide practical VAT guidance on imports, exports and intra-EU activity.
• Monitor VAT legislation and advise on changes and their impact.
• Identify improvements to VAT processes, controls and automation.
• Manage tax authority queries, audits and remediation projects.
• Collaborate with Finance and Operations teams across EMEA

Skills

Irish VAT

EU VAT

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Tax/Accounting qualification

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

A growing European organisation is seeking a VAT Specialist to join its expanding Finance and Tax team. This newly created role will support VAT and indirect tax matters across Ireland and EMEA, ensuring compliance while improving tax processes, controls and efficiency. The role will work closely with Finance and Operations Directors across multiple European sites, providing practical VAT advice and support.

Your Responsibilities:

• Oversee Irish VAT compliance, including VAT returns, EC Sales Lists, Intrastat and other indirect tax filings
• Support VAT compliance across EMEA, liaising with local advisors and external tax providers where required
• Review VAT calculations, reconciliations, tax codes and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Provide practical VAT advice across domestic and cross border transactions, including imports, exports and intra EU activity
• Monitor Irish and EMEA VAT legislation and advise the business on relevant changes and their impact
• Identify and implement improvements to VAT processes, controls, reporting and automation, including ERP and tax technology
• Manage Revenue and wider EMEA tax authority queries, audits, information requests and remediation projects
• Partner with Finance and Operations teams across EMEA, providing clear and practical VAT guidance to the wider business

Your Requirements:

• 3+ years’ experience in VAT or indirect tax, with strong exposure to Irish VAT
• Strong technical knowledge of Irish and EU VAT legislation, including cross border transactions, imports, exports, reverse charge and VAT recovery
• Proven experience managing VAT compliance across multiple EMEA jurisdictions
• Experience handling VAT audits, Revenue queries and engagements with other tax authorities
• A professional qualification in Tax, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline is desirable
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills, with experience using NetSuite or a similar ERP system
• Commercially minded and analytical, with the ability to interpret complex VAT legislation and provide clear, practical business advice
• Excellent attention to detail, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced international environment