Senior VAT Compliance Associate
- Recruiter
- TMF Group
- Location
- Brighton, UK
- Salary
- Competitive salary plus great benefits
- Posted
- 06 Jun 2023
- Closes
- 06 Jul 2023
- Ref
- 564744
- Job role
- Accountant, Compliance/risk, Tax
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
About TMF Group
TMF Group is a multinational professional services firm helping businesses invest and operate safely around the world. With over 9,000 experts operating across 85 jurisdictions worldwide we serve a diverse range of clients including more than 60% of companies listed on the Fortune Global 500 and FTSE 100, asset managers, private clients and family offices. We strive to make a complex world simple offering a combination of accounting, tax, payroll, corporate secretarial and entity management services.
The role
You will be responsible for the management and profitable delivery of VAT compliance services to clients. Will manage the client relationship and delivery of service to a portfolio of VAT clients, in line with internal and external deadlines and to a high standard in accordance with regulations. Develop opportunities within existing client base and assist with continuous improvement of the service line.
Duties and responsibilities
- Provide support and day to day supervision to Associates
- Coordinate the completion and submission of VAT returns with Associates
- Coordinate the completion and submission of EC Sales List and Intrastat reports, and any other country specific reports with Associates
- Ensure the completion and submission of VAT registrations/de-registrations
- Coordinate and complete the onboarding process of new clients
- Ensures internal and external billing processes are implemented as per defined procedures
- Identify out-of-scope services and provide information to team managers following prescribed procedures
- Supports the improvement and maintenance of procedures associated with compliance processes
- Maintain contact with auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, notaries and other involved parties to obtain the required information for reporting purposes and deal with queries and follow up
- Keep up to date with changes in local tax legislation
- Build a first-rate professional relationship with assigned clients
- Build a first-rate professional relationship with local offices
- Management of credit control for allocated clients
- Use specific software programs and maintain company databases as required
- Responsible for organising regular calls with clients, collect feedback and suggest clear follow-up actions and identify and act on potential additional work
- Responsible for identifying and monitoring client operational risks and in conjunction with the local offices address tax risks and suggest actions for mitigating them to Senior VAT Compliance Manager
- Responsible for identifying and monitoring client commercial risks, escalate them to the Senior VAT Compliance Manager and suggests actions for mitigating them
- Responsible for ensuring that the client portfolio is profitable and where not, suggest ways of improving efficiency
- Responsible for ensuring clients are set-up in the relevant tax technology system within agreed deadlines
Job specific requirements
- 3 + years’ experience in a similar role
- Degree holder in finance, accountancy or business-related disciplines preferred
- ACCA/CTA qualifications are desirable but not essential
- Resourceful, independent and strong problem-solving abilities
- Analytical structured mind set with ability to follow and build upon existing processes and ensure data is maintained with accuracy and consistency
- Fluent in both written and spoken English and preferably a second language
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook is essential
- Has a good understanding of TMF Group’s business lines and how TMF is structured
- Understands and applies control and risk governance frameworks consistently
- Fully knowledgeable on the day to day activities required to maintain client statutory records
Benefits
- Fully Remote working
- Private medical insurance
- Bonus
- Life assurance x4 base salary
- 25 days Holiday
- Discounted gym memberships, Life Style discounts– travel discounts, cinema tickets, high street vouchers are just some of the discounts you have access to when you shop online or in store,
- Purchase additional holidays scheme
Applications close: 29 Sep 2023 GMT Daylight Time
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.
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