EMEA VAT Manager

I’m partnering with a global business that is currently strengthening its tax capability. As part of this growth, my client has created a new VAT Manager role.

This position sits at the centre of VAT advisory, stakeholder engagement and process development across EMEA, with exposure to both day-to-day technical matters and longer-term automation and change projects.

The role reports into the Head of Global Indirect Tax, based in London, and will work closely with both UK and international teams.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a regional VAT point of contact across EMEA, covering a broad range of indirect tax matters
• Advise on VAT implications of new services, business changes and operating or billing models
• Collaborate with finance, legal, treasury, compliance and shared services teams on regional initiatives
• Monitor VAT legislative developments and communicate relevant impacts internally
• Support VAT audits, enquiries and interaction with tax authorities, working alongside external advisers where required
• Contribute to VAT compliance, reporting and process improvement activity across the group
• Support ERP-related VAT work, including testing, reconciliations and ongoing optimisation
• Assist with internal controls, documentation, guidance and training materials
• Play a role in VAT automation, digitalisation and centralisation projects across EMEA

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years experience in indirect tax advisory, gained in practice and/or in-house
• Exposure to international VAT and working within large, complex organisations
• Experience engaging with ERP systems (SAP, D365, etc.) and automated VAT reporting environments
• Confident communicator, able to explain VAT issues clearly to non-specialists
• Commercially aware with a practical approach to problem-solving
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Interest in systems, process improvement and transformation alongside technical tax
• Additional European language skills are advantageous but not essential

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