Indirect Tax Analyst - Lead Accountant

Reports To: Senior Manager, Finance

Fixed Term Contract 12 Months with a possibility of a further 12 months extension

Up to £61,000 base salary

West Sussex

Our client is a leading engineering firm based in West Sussex. Due to an exciting period of growth, they are now looking for a Indirect Tax Analyst to join their team on an initial 12 month contract with the possibility of a further extension.

The incumbent for this role with be accountable for indirect tax reporting / compliance in multiple geographical jurisdictions.

Responsibilities (not limited to)

People & Process Oversight

• You will be expected to manage outsourced service providers, ensure that they adhere to SLAs.
• Provide support to the Senior Tax Accountant

Statutory Reporting & Tax Filings

• You be experienced in reviewing any indirect tax returns: EC Sales, Intrastat etc) for designated counties. These will be prepared by the Senior Tax Accountant and ensure accuracy.
• Provide day-to-day tax expertise recommendations that meet the business objectives and you will also manage VAT liability.
• Manage Vendor invoice transactions ensuring that indirect tax is recorded. Including Freight invoices for the region.
• Manage the UK IPR process, working closely with the employees in other departments supporting the product tracking: maximising reclaims from the HMRC. Overseeing customs document alterations through the freight forwarder.
• Ensure the Balance Sheet reconciliation are reconciled to a high standard.
• Book entries as needed into the ERP system, ensuring that the VAT accounts are always accurate.
• Support tax audits.
• Flag system, process and invoice issues and be accountable to resolve the same.
• Monitor VAT regulations for EMEA and follow through with necessary implementation.
• Provide research and requirements for EMEA implementation of E-invoicing for each country and work with IT to drive the implementation.
• Support the Senior Finance Manager, regarding the implementation of "indirect tax" of S4 Hana globally.

Other

• Enforce Corporate and local policies, procedures and controls (inc. full DoA compliance). Support the enhancement of systems as required.
• Support the continued development of a more efficient, effective, consistent and controlled European finance function.
• Support the Senior Manager, Finance, Corporate and regional Finance teams with initiatives as required.

Skills / Characteristics

• Strong knowledge of global indirect tax / VAT.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, other GAAP is desirable.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken), a second language is advantageous.

Experience

• 7 years+ experience in indirect tax reporting.
• International / European exposure.
• Solid exposure in a manufacturing setting is highly sought after.
• Working within a US led multi-national is strongly desired.
• 5 years+ of SAP (ECC & S4) experience with a particular focus on tax related settings.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant ACCA, CTA or ICAE&W (or equivalent relevant qualification).
• Degree (or equivalent).

Please send your CV or call 0207 0081 for a confidential chat.