EMEIA VAT Compliance Senior Consultant

The opportunity

Join our fast growing Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) team as a Senior Consultant in Bucharest and enjoy the opportunity of working on EY’s largest multi-country client engagements. We deploy strong multi-skilled teams working seamlessly across countries and service lines, with major hubs in UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Romania and Hungary. 

As a member of our dynamic team you will have the opportunity to develop your career through a variety of experiences, formal learning and mentoring. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime – and this experience will be your reality.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant, you will be working on a range of different client engagements in the role of VAT Controller. Within this role you will manage the VAT/GST compliance for the entities/countries assigned to you, including:

• Acting as a single point of contact – liaise with your international clients and colleagues regarding European VAT and VAT compliance.
• Monitoring 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 and the potential impacts on systems and processes.
• Identify issues and opportunities to continuously improve the VAT compliance processes.
• Coordinate VAT compliance advisory, technology and audit support.
• Working with fellow VAT controllers, reporting to your engagement Process Owner (Manager or above).
• Supervise and coach more junior team members – both on and offshore.
• Actively participate in training and coaching sessions as a part of your personal development plan to ensure continuous development.

Skills and attributes for success

• Innovative & problem resolution focus with strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Team player with project management capabilities
• Ability to plan and prioritize work

 To qualify for the role you must have

• A Bachelor/master’s degree in economics or equivalent, potentially with a supplementary degree in fiscal matters
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in EMEIA VAT compliance, either in industry or with other service providers
• Basic understanding of other compliance activities such as statutory accounting and corporate tax compliance
• Basic understanding of IT-systems and VAT/GST reporting solutions
• Fluent in English – written and spoken. Any additional European language is an asset

What we look for

• Highly motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team
• A desire to learn and develop into the role
• Excellent communication across cultures and within a virtual working environment

More than anything, we’re interested in people with the right attitude for the job!

That’s naturally entrepreneurial people that feed on the energy of a thriving global team. You’ll need a balance of technical and analytical skills, a creative approach to work and strong communication skills. Put simply, if you’ve got big ideas on how we can do better, as well as the confidence to voice them, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

• At EY, you’ll learn A LOT through experience, on a variety of projects for a diverse range of BIG clients.
• Get free certifications (ACCA/ADIT/CFA) and enjoy national & international training.
• Get extra vacation days when public holidays fall on a weekend.
• Join an EY Community and practice your hobby with your colleagues off-work.
• Get plenty of discounts, perks and medical coverage.
• Free access to Udemy, EY Badges
• Bookster library
• Medical subscription for employees and family members (wife/husband/children)
• Life & accident insurance
• EAP- Employee Assistance Program - Short term confidential counselling services for you and those who live with you.

About the team

The GCR (Global Compliance and Reporting) team is part of EY EDGE. EDGE is unique to EY: we are the only Big 4 professional services firm with a dedicated center of excellence focused on delivering exceptional client service across borders. Our 570+ talented EDGE professionals are based in 21 countries across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), and work with clients across the area, regardless of our location or theirs. We provide specialist tax, business and technology expertise to address clients’ most pressing challenges in an exciting, dynamic tax and business environment, through a broad range of innovative service offerings.  

The GCR team comprises over 225 dynamic individuals spread across 13 countries and more than 20 offices.  We have specialist tax and finance skillsets spanning the areas of Indirect Tax Compliance, Service Management, Direct Tax Compliance & Reporting, Statutory Reporting, Finance BPO, Funds Tax Management, and Payroll. We focus on supporting our clients in managing their compliance and reporting requirements, centrally and locally, and delivering on their transformation agendas. We are a team which embraces diversity and inclusion with a mix of cultures, nationalities and backgrounds. We believe this makes us perfectly suited to the global environment in which we work.

Shape the future with confidence.

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