Tax Analyst

At Vodafone Group we build connections to all our Global operations, acting as an advisory board to drive consistency and customer excellence across 30 countries and for over 420 million customers. We are constantly uncovering tactics to innovate the way we operate, set our global standards or lead our strategic performance. By joining Vodafone Group, you will be part of evolving our digital world of total communications. Now is the time to get on board.

As we evolve into a truly digital company, Vodafone Group Enterprise partners with key multi-national organisations in the Global economy.  We enable them do ‘more with less’ by empowering their people to work more flexibly, simply and more efficiently.  Across our global fixed and mobile networks, cloud-based hosting platforms, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, technical expertise and professional services offerings, we can connect global organisations in a rapid changing world to ensure they stay agile and competitive – wherever in the world they do business. Are you now ready to connect your career with us?

Role Profile:

In joining the Corporate Functions team here in Group Enterprise, you will support our people in strengthening our position as an admired company in the eyes of our customers, shareholders and employees. The team is varied; you could be working within Human Resources, Finance, Legal or External Affairs. What links us all together is that we are all customer obsessed, innovation hungry and ambitious!  Joining us as a Tax Analyst we ask are you?

Our Tax Analyst is a key contributor handling the taxes (with emphasis towards direct taxes) for Vodafone Group Enterprise business in order to optimise the tax position. You will be the first point of contact, providing tax support and assistance to the Enterprise business. You will be responsible for minimising tax risk arising to Enterprise activities, whilst working in accordance with the global tax risk policy and code of conduct.  You will have exposure of advising on both direct and indirect taxes. Along with exposure to cross-border matters such as transfer pricing, withholding taxes and BEPS. You will provide active solutions and support on tax issues arising in the Enterprise business, including specifically on customer contracts, new product initiatives and intercompany arrangements.  Working with product development teams and other internal functions in bringing products to market, and working with legal advisers in negotiating and drafting customer contracts.

Key Accountabilities:

• Providing tax advice, training and leadership to the Enterprise functional groups (legal, commercial, finance) with regard to tax impacts on customer deals, pricing, reporting, systems, business cases, products and services offerings to customers, supplier and customer contracting, and business models
• Actively partnering the Enterprise Business, working with product design teams to ensure delivery of tax compliant and efficient solutions
• Work closely with other members of Enterprise tax as well as other Vodafone tax teams to support risk assessed, cohesive and inclusive decision making in accordance with the global tax risk policy
• Leading the compliance requirement for each country, initiating and developing internal processes and controls, and handling relationships with external advisers and internal service providers
• Contributing to the tax reporting and risk analysis output of the Enterprise tax team at year end, and at other reporting and budgeting events during the year

Your Profile:

This is an exciting opportunity in the field of applied taxes suitable for someone with core UK tax skills looking for further development of technical and business skills in a global environment. The role requires the use of professional judgement, active thinking, a collaborative team-working approach, excellent internal-client facing skills, as well as the ability and desire to learn about new taxes and how taxes might apply in novel commercial situations.

Essential:

• Strong tax technical ability to provide a speedy and sound technical response on tax questions.
• Ability to analyse complex problems, formulate and suggest solutions.  Possesses clarity of vision and the ability to identify and express issues clearly and succinctly.
• Ability to build relationships at all levels of the business, to work collaboratively, and to communicate tax issues clearly to non-tax people
• Ability to prioritise conflicting demands on time and to use time to best effect to achieve optimal results for all of the partners
• Tenacious, and applying a high standard of care to the quality of outputs
• Good Excel skills including pivot tables and vlookups

Desirable:

• A broad understanding of other taxes outside your specialism would be beneficial
• You should ideally possess a recognised tax or accountancy qualification, although shown experience will be considered
• International tax experience with by an advantage

What is the key to our success? It’s simple – our people. Across a Global footprint, we believe we’re at our best when you’re at yours. From our diverse workforce, our flexible working policies to our creative work spaces, we embrace a culture of learning and sharing to develop our next stage growth. It’s in our hearts to push forward, to create a better future, to never rest and find new ways that help people communicate.

We are committed to developing the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We respect, value and celebrate our people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too.  Our excellent flexible benefits programme allows you to choose what’s right for you.  Our Vodafone Foundation gives the ability for our people to give something back. We embrace empowering our people to shape their world. That’s what we mean when we say Power to you.