VAT Accountant

Varite Inc; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

VARITE India Private Limited is seeking a VAT specialist to manage VAT filings, ensure timely payments, and respond to audit queries within the UK/EU scope while supporting cross-border supply compliance.

You will extract data from AP/AR, perform VAT checks, cleanse data, and train AP/AR teams. Proficiency in Workday ERP and MS Excel is essential, along with strong communication and deadline-driven discipline. This is an on-site role in India with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• UK/EU VAT knowledge across cross-border goods/services and VAT rates.
• Experience with VAT returns and compliance reporting.
• Ability to manipulate and interrogate data in ERP/BI tools.
• Strong MS Excel skills for data analysis and reconciliation.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines in a tax/compliance environment.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and file VAT returns and ensure timely VAT liability payments.
• Address VAT audit queries with authorities and document resolutions.
• Extract AP/AR reports and perform VAT checks on invoices.
• Analyze data and translate into actionable insights and trackers.
• Train AP/AR teams on VAT processes and ERP usage.
• Liaise with ERP teams and VAT providers; perform online returns.

Skills

UK/EU VAT knowledge

VAT compliance experience

Data manipulation

Excel proficiency

Deadline driven

Organizational skills

Tools

Workday ERP

Job description

Company Name: VARITE India Private Limited

About The Client: This is a prominent American integrated communications company that specializes in marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions

Essential Job Functions

• Review/preparation and completion of VAT filings, ensuring payment of final VAT liability is made on a timely basis.
• Ensuring tax office audit queries are properly addressed and resolved with the authorities.
• Extracting AP/AR reports; performing critical invoice VAT checks; identifying and resolving issues, initiating remediation, where required.
• Analysing data and translating it into meaningful information, including sampling and variance analyses, where required.
• Ability to apply VAT technical skills to identify risk areas and sustainable planning opportunities.
• Data cleansing/formatting to align with external VAT compliance provider requirements and/or templates.
• Training of AP/AR teams.
• A keen interest in identifying and resolving issues with ERP system.
• VAT control account reconciliations, including advising of profit and loss aspects of FX differences and irrecoverable VAT as required.
• Processing journal entries.
• Active participation on business calls and meetings, driving issue resolution as required.
• Preparing trackers, dashboards, etc.
• Planning/prioritization of workload.
• Providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress.
• Liaison with internal tax/finance teams and external VAT compliance providers.
• Online return filing.

Qualifications

• UK/EU VAT knowledge – in particular, cross border supplies of goods and services, VAT invoices, VAT rates, VAT recovery, VAT reverse charge, VAT domestic reverse charge.
• UK/EU VAT compliance experience – VAT returns, statistical returns, etc.
• ERP knowledge/experience (ideally Workday).
• Ability to manipulate and interrogate data.
• Ability to perform VAT checks on AP/AR invoices.
• Knowledge and proficient understanding of taxing software and tools.
• Strong computer technical skills including advanced MS Excel functionality.
• Ability to perform in a deadline driven environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to act on own initiative.

Equal Opportunity Employer: VARITE is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.