VAT Accountant

Recruiter
Michael Page
Location
Kent
Salary
£35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted
21 Apr 2017
Closes
21 May 2017
Ref
13813634/001
Contact
Ryan Leggett
Job role
Tax
Sector
Media/Marketing
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Part time

I am working with a Global Business who are currently looking to add additional resource to their VAT team.

Client Details

My client are well known and well respected in their field. They are currently under-going a period of massive change and require a talented VAT accountant to bolster their team.

Description

  • As a key VAT reporting control sole responsibility for maintaining and clearing VAT general ledgers ensuring integrity and accuracy of those accounts for management as well as Tax Authority reporting purposes.

  • Reconcile VAT and statistical returns to each other and the balance sheet.

  • Solely responsible for preparing the monthly group tax management reporting reconciliations for VAT GLs across EMEA for Group Finance colleagues.

  • Prepare reconciliations of P&L sales revenue to VAT reported revenue on a quarterly basis and as part of year end and statutory audit processes.

  • Produce accurate periodic UK VAT Group and EMEA VAT registration returns and declarations.

  • Create and post VAT journals to the balance sheet and approve VAT postings by Group Finance.

  • Work closely with accounting functions in management and operation of accounting systems to drive VAT process improvement.

  • Creation and approval of VAT coding matrixes for new events with VAT Manager review.

  • Create and maintain up-to date process documentation.

  • Prepare Tax Authority error disclosures.

  • Manage workflow VAT approvals for AR and AP invoicing and events set up.

  • Supporting the EMEA VAT manager with internal and external VAT audits and ad-hoc projects.

    • Profile

    • Part or fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
    • Ideally previous financial accounting experience
    • UK VAT compliance experience
    • Advanced excel

    Job Offer

    • £35,000-£45,000
    • 25 days holiday
    • Company pension
    • Death in service 4 x salary
    • Child care vouchers

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