VAT Senior Consultant/Lead

Your key responsibilities:

You'll be responsible for managing multiple client engagements and supporting the development of VAT compliance practice. Also, you'll be responsible for supporting a team of tax consultants working on these assignments.

As a Senior Consultant you'll be responsible for following tasks:

• Stays abreast of general business and economic developments and demonstrates an understanding of the client’s business and policies. Works with the client and engagement team to understand the client’s business and VAT needs
• Act as point of contact – liaise with your international clients and colleagues with respect VAT compliance
• Coordinate VAT compliance projects, monitor the quality of the indirect tax data and reports of your clients
• Review and approve indirect tax returns
• Follow up on legislative changes and business changes in order to ensure that the systems and/or processes are updated
• Identify issues and opportunities to continuously improve the VAT compliance processes
• Supervise and coach junior team members
• Actively participate to the training and coaching session in your development plan to ensure continuous development of your technical knowledge
• Works with the tax team to develop marketing/sales strategies and implementing them; develop and customize relevant/practical methodologies in the VAT compliance area
• Utilizes and encourages the application of firm wide methodologies and tools including computer-based software solutions
• Provides guidance to assist staff in reaching their full potential (e.g., willingly addresses questions, contributes constructive on-the-job feedback and training, conducts meaningful and timely performance reviews)

Skills and attributes for success:

• Very good technical and practical understanding of VAT provisions and related VAT compliance
• Very good analytical skills and attention to detail
• Innovative & problem resolution focus with strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Team player with project management capabilities
• Highly motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team
• A desire to learn and develop into the role
• Ability to plan and prioritize work

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Bachelor/Master Degree in Economics or equivalent, potentially with a supplementary degree in fiscal matters
• At least 2-3 years of professional experience in VAT compliance, either in industry or with other service providers
• Basic understanding of IT-systems and VAT reporting solutions
• Excellent language skills in English

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Additional language skills nice to have
• Excellent communication across cultures and within a virtual working environment

• despite growth, our approach and relationship with colleagues (and clients) is personal and human
• the possibility of rapid professional and career growth
• dynamic and interesting work in a young team, in a pleasant environment of an international company
• the possibility of external (also of your own choice) and internal training (participation in international training organized within the network
• attractive and motivating salary evaluation
• flexible working hours
• quality social program
• the opportunity to participate in an internship abroad
• 5 extra days off

Our client is one of the largest accounting and consulting companies in the world. It provides unified and integrated auditing, accounting, tax, legal and consulting services. It operates in more than 150 countries around the world through 1,500 offices with almost 100,000 employees.