Location: Southampton (hybrid) min 3 days in Office
Salary: Depending on experience
Our Indirect Tax Consultants play a crucial role in supporting clients worldwide with their VAT obligations, encompassing tax compliance, VAT advisory services, and e-commerce consultancy. We adopt a client-centric approach and are currently seeking tax professionals to manage a diverse portfolio of clients.
As an Indirect Tax Consultant, you will provide comprehensive advice, offering practical guidance on VAT regulations, cross-border transactions, and ensuring full compliance with VAT laws.
Key accountabilities & responsibilities:
* Provide high-quality VAT consultancy and business advice to your client portfolio continuously.
* Calculate and file European VAT returns meticulously and promptly, ensuring the highest level of accuracy.
* Advise clients on VAT liabilities, guide them on tax payments, proactively remind them of outstanding returns, and ensure compliance with European filings, EC Sales, and Intrastat reporting as required.
* Communicate with tax offices regarding clients’ accounts and obligations.
* Conduct VAT audits/investigations in collaboration with tax offices related to your client portfolio.
* Manage clients' accounts in coordination with the Credit Control Department.Stay consistently updated with VAT law and any changes in legislation.
* Provide exceptional customer service to build trust, rapport, and strong relationships within your portfolio.
* Represent the company professionally at events/webinars.
* Train, support, and develop new team members.
* Collaborate positively and enthusiastically with the team.
* Actively engage with Managers and Directors to suggest contributions for improving procedures.
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience required:
* Experience working in Law/VAT/Accountancy/Finance.
* Confident and with excellent communication skills for client interaction and engagement (Email, Phone, and face to face (ad hoc)).
* Works well in a team as well as independently.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Organised and proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* Excellent multi-tasking ability.
* Experience or knowledge of International E-Commerce.
What you will get from us:
* 25 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the option of purchasing up to 5 extra days through salary sacrifice.
* Birthday off after 1 year length of service.
* Pension scheme with Royal London with employee contributions of minimum 5% and employer contributions of 3%.
* A collaborative culture of continuous learning with Learning and Development opportunities for career progression, alongside support with professional qualifications where applicable.
* Private Healthcare Insurance with Vitality Health care after completing probationary period.
* Cycle2Work scheme available through salary sacrifice.
* DIS (Death in service) available after completing probationary period.
* Creative spacious offices with breakout areas, and subsidised canteen with Chef offering freshly cooked breakfast and lunches
ABOUT AVASK
AVASK Accounting & Business Consultants is a rapidly expanding firm that specialises in international VAT and tax and accounting for e-commerce businesses that are located internationally and in the UK.
AVASK are recommended External Tax Advisors under the Amazon Global Selling Programme and assist hundreds of Amazon FBA sellers, eBay, Shopify and many other platforms. On top of this, it provides its clients with a comprehensive range of expertise - from providing practical guidance on cross-border transactions, making sure that they are fully compliant and assisting on their group structures and tax advisory services. #PR2
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