International Indirect Tax Manager

This is an established role within the Partnership Tax Team. This role will allow a dedicated resource for partners and billing teams to help resolve billing queries, and to provide advice, training, to develop and implement policies globally for indirect taxes. 

Your new role

The purpose of the role is to work with colleagues across the Firm to continue to:

1. Provide technical advice to UK and regional offices on indirect tax issues;
2. Review, document, critically assess and seek to improve VAT / GST reporting processes for UK and regional offices;
3. Provide ad hoc technical indirect tax advice to both UK and overseas regional offices;
4. Stay up to date on indirect tax news and developments, with appropriate communication to the relevant teams / stakeholders where required;
5. Provide training to UK and overseas Partners, Finance and Billing teams on technical indirect tax issues, as and when required;
6. Set up of VAT / GST registration and compliance functions for any offices opened in new regions;
7. Review, assess and strengthen global and regional billing policies and / or dispensations from policy;
8. Develop and implement global and / or regional billing policies where required;
9. Provide guidance to the Financial Governance & Policy team to ensure that new and existing policies are properly considered from an indirect tax perspective;
10. Review and assess adherence / compliance with implemented billing policies, working with internal audit where required in order to identify and rationalise any non-compliance; 
11. Effective management of the indirect tax costs of doing business, with identification of indirect tax cost / cash flow opportunities that may be available, whilst ensuring that the correct amount of tax is reported and remitted; 
12. Work to ensure that the firm is fully compliant with local indirect tax laws in the territories in which the firm operates.

This role does not require specialist tax technical expertise and would suit an accountant familiar with billing issues in an international context and who has a strong interest in indirect tax issues.

What you'll need to succeed

Skills:

• Confident and clear verbal and written communication skills; experience of communicating with global teams; engaging with Partners, Finance personnel and external advisers as required.
• Adept in Microsoft Suite products.
• Motivated and proactive self-starter.
• Positive attitude and a flexible approach to work.

Experience:

• Experience of Indirect taxes such as VAT, GST and equivalent.
• Experience of project management.
• Significant experience working with accounting systems.
• General knowledge of billing systems within an international group, preferably with a services background (rather than goods)
• International indirect tax experience is an advantage.

Knowledge:

• Strong interest in the technical side of global indirect taxes required.
• Ability to keep up to date with technical updates and changes in legislation, and recognising when this might affect the firm

Qualifications:

• Likely an accounting qualification e.g., ACCA or ACA (or international equivalent) or CTA.
• No formal technical qualification covering the operation of VAT is required, although the successful candidate will need to demonstrate an understanding of the legal aspects of cross-border billing, and to be interested in managing the design of control systems in the area of VAT and other similar indirect taxes globally.

What you'll get in return

Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now

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