Senior Consultant - APAC / EMEIA Indirect Tax compliance

The Global Compliance & Reporting (“GCR”) team is part of EY’s Global Tax Centre of Excellence (“CoE”). The CoE is unique to EY: we are the only Big 4 professional services firm with a dedicated centre of excellence focused on delivering exceptional client service across borders. Our 900+ talented CoE professionals are based in 20+ countries across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, and work with clients across the area, regardless of our location or theirs. We provide specialist tax, business, data and technology expertise to address our clients’ most pressing challenges in an exciting, dynamic tax and business environment, through a broad range of innovative service offerings. 

The GCR team has specialist tax and finance skill sets spanning the areas of Indirect Tax Compliance, Service Management, Direct Tax Compliance & Reporting, Statutory Reporting, Tax Data Operations, 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.

Our indirect tax compliance professionals support large multinational clients with their indirect tax obligations regionally and globally. Dealing with the indirect tax compliance requirements is the heart of the operations but this goes hand in hand with VAT advisory, data and technology support which we provide or coordinate with our specialist teams. We apply a client centric approach meaning that our professionals are organized per client, and not per country or region, to maximize the knowledge of our client’s business.

The opportunity

With our breadth of service offerings, you have the opportunity to develop your career through a variety of experiences, coaching and mentoring, and formal learning to ensure our employee value proposition – whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime – is a reality. 

Join our award-winning Global Compliance and Reporting team as a Senior Consultant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and you will have the opportunity to work 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, Slovakia, Hungary, India and Malaysia. 

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant, you will be working on a selection of clients in relation to VAT/GST compliance outsourced to EY, including:

• Acting as central point of contact – liaise with your international clients and colleagues with respect to regional and global VAT and VAT compliance.
• Monitoring, and giving feedback on, the quality of our client’s indirect tax data (using AI and other technologies) and reports of your clients.
• Review and approve indirect tax returns.
• Follow up on legislative changes and business changes in order to ensure that our client’s systems and/or processes are updated.
• Identify issues and opportunities to continuously improve the VAT compliance processes and our client’s data.
• Coordinate VAT compliance advisory, technology, controversy and audit support.
• Coordinate with colleagues and report to the client’s Process Owner at EY (Senior Manager or above).
• Supervise and coach junior team members.

• Actively participate in the training and coaching sessions in your development plan to ensure continuous development of your technical knowledge.
• Potential short to medium term secondments to client sites based in your home country.

Skills and attributes for success

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

• Data driven decision making / data analytics and interpretation.
• Team player with project management capabilities.
• Client centric, curious mindset.
• 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

• Experience in EMEIA and/or APAC VAT compliance, VAT Reporting or Accountancy, including reconciliations, either in industry or with other service providers.

• Interest and curiosity in data interrogation and AI.
• Basic understanding of other compliance activities.
• Basic understanding of IT-systems and/or VAT/GST reporting solutions.
• The ability to work legally in Malaysia.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Fluency in English – written and spoken. Any additional language is an asset.
• Excellent communication across cultures and within a virtual working environment.

What we look for 

Highly motivated individuals with resourceful and good problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player and have a genuine desire to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

What we offer

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience, where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements (FWA), where this may be needed, guided by our FWA Policy. Plus, we offer: 

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. 
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. 
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. 
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. 

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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