INDIRECT TAX ANALYST

Job description

Role: Indirect Tax Analyst
Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire
GCF: 24

The Consumer EAME Centre of Excellence has responsibility for providing accounting services, business analytics and reporting for Finance colleagues in 22 countries across the Consumer EAME region. Johnson & Johnson Consumer EAME has sales of over $ 4 bn and sells approximately 100 different brands.

This role is an integral part of the EAME Centre of Excellence and is an outstanding opportunity for a VAT specialist to join a multinational company. This role is responsible for major operational and supporting activities with regards to the timely preparation and submission of the EAME countries' VAT returns.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

· Ensuring VAT postings are correct.
· The above includes working closely with the VAT team in Prague to identify and correct tax postings errors.
· To assist with responding to queries on VAT accounting.
· Complete master data for new material codes
· Complete relevant forms to ensure that master data set ups for VAT are correct.
· Prepare miscellaneous VAT reconciliations and follow up outstanding items;
· To assist with VAT reports, VAT return submission and analysis as required.
· To assist with the management of the month/quarter/year-end financial close process and dealing with issues as they arise;
· Assisting with Ad Hoc projects or tasks when required
· Ensure strong internal controls are in place, in order to achieve “adequate” internal and external audit ratings.
· Accurate and timely month-end reporting. Meet all corporate and regional deadlines

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Required Experience/Skills

·  Trainee accountant with working experience in VAT/Indirect Tax
·  Knowledge of SAP highly desirable
·  Fluent English essential and another European language advantageous
·  Attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy with financial information.
·  Effective analytical and problem solving skills, plus demonstrates drive and a willingness to take ownership for tasks and responsibilities.
·  Effective communication, collaboration and influencing skills.
·  Customer focused; able to build effective partnerships with internal customers and work as part of a team.
·  Effective organizational and time management skills.
·  Demonstrate sound work ethics, respect, team building, and cultural sensitivity and awareness


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