Tax /VAT Compliance Associate

Job description

  Location
Barnet, Greater London
·  Salary
£240.00/Day
·  Category
Accountancy & Finance - CIMA
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Banking and Financial Services
·  External Reference
46931

Tax/VAT Compliance Associate

Pontoon has an exciting opportunity for a Tax/VAT Compliance Associate to join our client, one of the world's leading financial institutions on a fixed term contract. Our client specialises in providing asset servicing solutions and asset management to both institutional and personal clients.

Working hours: Monday - Friday

Duration: 6 months

Salary: £240 per day

Location: London

Job description

As a Tax/VAT Compliance Associate you will be responsible for indirect tax compliance for our client's entities across the EMEA region. Working as part of a team and reporting to the EMEA Head of Tax, the successful candidate will have exposure to all aspects of our client's business in the region. The role will also include liaising with external advisors in various locations that assist with the tax compliance process as well as local tax authorities.

Key responsibilities:

·  Preparing and submitting timely and accurate VAT returns and annual adjustments across the EMEA region, working closely with the local Finance teams, Accounts Payable and Fee Billing.

·  Preparing and submitting timely and accurate ECSL and Intrastat returns across the EMEA region working closely with the Accounts Payable and Fee Billing team.

·  Liaising with external advisors that assist with the local preparation and submission of VAT returns and the support for the global VAT software

·  Ensuring that all VAT return payments are made on a timely and accurate basis.

·  Preparing accounting journals relating to VAT accounts

·  Preparing monthly reconciliations of VAT accounts and entering these into the global tracking system

·  Support implementation of VAT software to support returns

·  Support implementation of MTD compliance in the UK

·  Providing support and guidance to the Accounts Payable and Fee Billing teams on VAT queries

·  Oversight from a VAT perspective of transfers of fixed assets and liaison with relevant corporate functions.

·  Keeping up to date with developments in EMEA tax legislation and guidance

Candidate requirements:

·  Strong VAT compliance experience

·  Strong IT skills

·  Ability to organise, manage and prioritise work in order to deliver to tight deadlines.

·  Ability to work as part of a team but to be self-motivated and demonstrate initiative

·  A commitment to tax and to remain up to date with developments in tax

Pontoon is part of the Adecco Group who are an equal opportunities employer . If you do not hear from one of our consultants within 7 days of applying for this role, please assume you have been unsuccessful in this instance. Your CV will be kept on file and you will be considered for future vacancies that match your skills.

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