Vat Controller
- Recruiter
- Robert Half Limited
- Location
- England, Berkshire, Reading
- Salary
- £50000 - £70000 per annum
- Posted
- 24 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 31 Oct 2016
- Ref
- 461853-UKen
- Contact
- Peter Mills
- Job Title
- Tax
- Category
- Pharmaceutical
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Role
I am pleased to be working with a Global business in Reading who is seeking a VAT Controller to join and manage the team.
The purpose of this role is to manage VAT Team, responsible for VAT compliance in the UK and Ireland, whilst ensuring the company is compliant with VAT laws and regulations.
Key responsibilities:
· Managing timely and accurate VAT Return submissions and payments, including payment on account regime
· Responsibility for Intra EU fiscal requirements
· Dealing with authorities in respect of VAT, Intrastat and/or Customs audits and representing the business for VAT etc. in respect of our business partnership with HM Revenue & Customs
· advising or liaison with external to advisors on complex VAT issues arising from M&A activity, Projects, VAT exceptions and Supply chain anomalies
· Operational responsibility for Tax Operation activities in UKI
· managing the UK and Irish VAT compliance of 11 European companies, through Risk assessment and devising checking procedures for risk areas. thus ensuring to greatest possible extent correctness of data and payments for all companies registered in UK and Ireland, Checking contracts to ensure suitable VAT accounting arrangements
o Providing specific VAT advice for Projects and M&As
· Advising/Liaising with EU businesses Clients, UK and Irish colleagues and occasionally international Businesses
· Training responsibility to provide VAT updates and awareness available to SSCs, business units and VAT team
· participating at an International level in VAT global matters.
Your Profile
Education, skills and experience required for success in this role:
· University Degree or MBA Equivalent
· Professional Qualification - ACCA, ACA, CTA/CIOT (Indirect tax)
· Experience of the Value Added Tax environment in UKI
· Experience of VAT in Life Sciences Industry
· Passion for people and performance
· Accountability for actions and results, successes and failures
· Ability to comply with laws, regulations and good business practices
· Trust others and build trustful relationships
· Challenge the status quo, seek out opportunities and take calculated risks
· Deliver with appropriate costs, speed and quality
· Collaboration for better solutions
Salary & Benefits
The salary for this role is circa £70,000 plus great benefits.
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.