Indirect Tax Compliance Manager

Zayo ,
London, Greater London
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Company Description Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) provides communications infrastructure solutions, including fiber and bandwidth connectivity, colocation and cloud infrastructure to the world's leading businesses. Customers include wireless and wireline carriers, media and content companies, cloud providers, finance and professional services and other large enterprises. Zayo provides customers with flexible solutions and self-service through Tranzact, an innovative online platform for managing and purchasing bandwidth. Zayo Group provides Communications Infrastructure services, including fiber and bandwidth connectivity, colocation and cloud services to the world's leading businesses. In addition to high-capacity dark fiber, wavelength, Ethernet and other connectivity solutions, Zayo offers colocation and cloud services in its carrier-neutral data centers. Zayo provides clients with flexible, customized solutions and self-service through Tranzact, an innovative online platform for managing and purchasing bandwidth and services. This is a newly created role within an expanding tax team in our European head office located in central London. We are looking for an Indirect Tax Compliance Manager to help Zayo's indirect tax compliance function in Europe. You will work with our Indirect Tax Lead and European accounting and finance teams to handle the monthly compliance process and ensure Zayo remains compliant in the countries it is registered in, currently nine countries and growing. You should possess strong EU VAT knowledge and should be a self-starter, who can balance multiple priorities. Responsibilities * Take overall responsibility for the day-to-day indirect tax compliance; preparation and submission of VAT, EC Sales Listing and Intrastat returns for all European locations, where registered. Will require working with internal resources and outside service providers in certain countries * Review and assess processes and controls around customer order entry and billings and vendor invoices to ensure VAT is applied correctly based on product, legal entity, country and other applicable VAT rules for all respective EU countries * Add value which produces P&L (and cash flow) benefits by eliminating irrecoverable VAT and recovering overpaid VAT * Review internal controls and processes and ensure that the correct net amount of VAT is payable * Liaise with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams to address issues identified during compliance process (e.g. incorrect invoice postings) * Monthly reconciliation of Balance Sheet VAT accounts * Respond to questions from EU business and finance teams regarding appropriate VAT treatment * Drive continuous improvements in the Indirect Tax return compliance process, through optimising systems data and building streamlined processes * Respond to enquiries from tax authorities as needed Key Skills and Experience Requirements * 5+ years' experience in VAT. Experience from the telecoms industry would be an advantage * Advanced skills in MS office suite of applications including Word, Excel and Powerpoint and Google applications including Gmail, Google Sheets and Google Docs * Salesforce.com and/or Oracle R12 experience would be an advantage * Ability to work to tight deadlines and will to take on multiple responsibilities at once * Strong organisation and time management skills to juggle priorities * High levels of attention to detail, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information * Flexible approach to changing priorities * Self-motivating to meet the needs of the business * Additional European language skills

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