Indirect Tax -VAT Returns - Senior

The opportunity

As a Tax Senior, you would be responsible for reviewing amended federal and state income tax returns for corporations and partnerships; developing and supervising staff, preparing more complex tax returns and assisting in client management and practice development activities.

Your key responsibilities

• Review and prepare VAT returns and related filings.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of VAT returns to relevant tax authorities.
• Monitor changes in VAT legislation and case law to ensure compliance.
• VAT/ GST is a must have skill. Accounts Payable / Receivable is good to have.

Experience with European VAT would be an added advantage

• Lead & Implement Clients engagements from start to finish (Planning, executing, directing and completing project)
• Strong experience in managing engagement economics
• Interpreting and complying with state and local statutes, regulations and legislations
• Proactively resolve tax-related problem and make recommendations for business and process improvements
• Act as a single point of contact to handle the engagement related activities for the Central team or Local EY representatives.
• Detailed review of amended returns and related work papers
• Assist in preparation of responses to various tax audits
• Analyze and Recommend tax strategies by researching federal, state and local taxation issues
• Gain details of Client operations, processes and business activities.
• Organize and lead the user conference calls to effectively manage the compliance.
• Drive the new technology, tools and the quality initiatives
• Comply with Ernst & Young compliance procedure

Skills and attributes for success

• Lead, supervise, train and mentor staffs and interns on the engagements
• A team-player, dedicated to exceptional client service
• Monitor the performance and create opportunities for growth and guide the counselees on enhancing the technical and non-technical skills.
• Identify the training needs and organize the trainings

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate/Postgraduates preferably in Commerce
• At least 3– 7years of professional experience in European VAT
• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft office and thorough knowledge on tax applications (Corp tax, One Source and Go System etc.)
• Broad exposure to federal and state income taxation and knowledge of tax regulations • Accounts Payable / Receivable experience
• Hands on Indirect Tax – VAT
• Technical/Analytical expertise on the Power BI, Alteryx tools would be appreciated

Ideally, you’ll also have

• High level knowledge and experience of a local country Indirect Tax Compliance.
• Knowledge of Global Indirect Tax Compliance and the associated processes.

What we look for

• We look for candidates with proven capabilities in driving multiple projects, with exception client management and project management experience