Senior Tax Analyst

Main responsibilities & duties:

• Prepare and submit VAT returns for UK and overseas Group entities.
• Prepare and submit Intrastat declarations, ensuring accurate commodity coding, weights, and values.
• Prepare and submit ESL, reconciling reported values to VAT return figures and underlying sales data.
• Reconcile VAT return and other indirect tax filing data to the SAP general ledger, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate working papers and audit trails for all VAT, Intrastat, and ESL filings.
• Request, collate, and maintain a supporting documents archive (e.g. invoices, contracts, import/export declarations, and proof of transport) to substantiate VAT return, Intrastat, and ESL positions.
• Track filing calendars and payment deadlines across jurisdictions, flagging risks to on-time compliance.
• Support monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations for indirect tax general ledger accounts, clearing reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Maintain and review VAT determination logic and tax codes within SAP, flagging errors or gaps for review.
• Support responses to routine tax authority queries and provide data and documentation for external audits, in coordination with the Indirect Tax Senior Manager.
• Liaise with external compliance providers to obtain and check data required for filings.
• Respond to day-to-day VAT queries from Finance and other business stakeholders, managing routine queries independently and escalating complex matters as appropriate.
• Identify and flag opportunities to improve data quality, automation, and controls within the compliance process.

Person Specification

Qualifications: Qualified in a relevant tax or accounting qualification, with a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience (PQE).

Experience & Competences: 5-8 years' experience in an indirect tax compliance role, in-house or in professional services.

Practical experience preparing VAT returns, Intrastat declarations, and/or ESL.

SAP experience is an advantage.

Knowledge & Skills

Solid working knowledge of VAT and compliance obligations.

Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to reconciliations and filing deadlines.

Good Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets.

Clear communicator, able to explain VAT requirements to non-tax colleagues.

Well organised, able to manage multiple recurring deadlines in parallel.

Proactive and keen to develop technical and systems knowledge within a growing tax function.