Analyst

Job description

POSTING END DATE: 03/08/2017
ADVERTISED SALARY: £45,000 - £55,000
An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.

LOCATION:  Coventry, West Midlands

WHAT TO EXPECT

Join this team, and you’ll be helping to fuel our growth on a global scale. Finance not only sits at the very heart of our organisation, but it also affects every element of everything we do. So the decisions you make here will ripple through our business and, ultimately, all around the world. The team is responsible for controlling and reporting all income and spend for each of the business areas. It is also responsible for developing corporate financial strategy, consolidation and management reporting of corporate financial data, accounting and cash management, financial controls, and tax management.

The Jaguar Land Rover Central VAT Team are part of the JLR Central Tax team who are in turn a department within Finance. The Central VAT team is directly responsible for UK, German, Austrian and Slovakian VAT reporting and the recovery of other non-UK VAT incurred where possible. In this new role, you'll take responsibility for preparation leading to a completed VAT return and associated returns in accordance with defined processes for final review by the VAT Manager, investigate and understand return entries and identify VAT errors, prepare VAT adjustments for submission to Tax Authorities and provide and support VAT advisory to other streams within JLR. This is a role where you'll take ownership for your activities and provide genuine solutions for VAT related issues within the business.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

You'll come from a VAT role in either a large international corporate business or from a VAT advisory role in an accountancy practice. Ideally a qualified accountant, tax or VAT specialist, you'll demonstrate a sound understanding of the VAT process and how to prepare returns and analyse relevant data. You'll have experience of EU VAT and the associated practicalities related to the subject. Ideally, your knowledge will include practical experience of SAP general ledger module. Additional languages, German and/or Slovakian would be advantageous. You'll be a strong communicator and influencer with the ability to communicate complex concepts to both a finance and non-finance audience.

BENEFITS

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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