VAT Specialist

Rutherford Briant ,
Harlow, Essex
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £45,000 per annum

Overview

Rutherford Briant are looking for a VAT Specialist to join a global leading distributor based in Harlow. The ideal person will have two years' experience reporting on VAT and has aspirations of progressing throughout a large company. Key responsibilities: Ensure the business complies with statutory reporting obligations and VAT compliance. Provide support during HMRC audits and feedback to the company any findings. Support for business operations on VAT and Export duty and compliance. Cross border releases and VAT advice on-chain transactions to the operations team. Advising customers on VAT & indirect tax treatment. Support and advice to trading divisions and business leaders on VAT strategy, risks and compliance for new and existing business. Identifying deals where the EPR system has not treated the VAT correctly and perform manual corrections. Training of other teams (Operations, Sales, Other Finance Teams) on VAT. Maintain and create where necessary internal controls to minimise VAT risk. ERP Development & fixes to support future VAT processing. Research on indirect tax matters and how it impacts the business. Involvement in and significantly supporting projects (including Brexit and Making Tax Digital). Some involvement in wider VAT activities and projects. If you are interested in hearing more please feel free to apply within or give Rutherford Briant a call and ask for James Lassey.