This well-know consumer organisation has an opening for an experienced VAT Manager to join the tax department on a 6 month contract basis. Reporting to the Head of Tax, you will assume responsibility for the following:
? Managing compliance of the Group's UK VAT obligations (e.g. review and signing of VAT Returns, operation of the Retail Scheme, operation the Partial Exemption methodology, application of the Capital Goods scheme).
? Efficiently managing the Group's Intrastat compliance obligations.
? Communicating and negotiating with HMRC to ensure the best VAT treatment of the company's products and services.
? Actively managing disputes and litigation with HMRC.
? Ensuring robust processes and controls are maintained in respect of UK VAT compliance
? Actively managing the implementation of approved tax strategies.
? Providing practical and timely advice to the commercial teams on the tax impact of specific business transactions (e.g. new products and services, acquisitions/disposals, property acquisitions/disposals, overseas expansion).
? Maintaining excellent communications with the rest of the Business.
Suitable candidates will have good VAT technical knowledge and high commercial acumen. For this role, it is key that you will have the ability the roll your sleeves up as well as being able to build relationships within the business and externally.
Previous in house experience and people management skills will be advantageous for this position.
An initial 6 month contract role commencing in August 2010
We request applications to be submitted in a word format only.
Pure Recruitment Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. Pure Recruitment Group Limited aims to promote diversity and equal opportunity through its work - we monitor and evaluate our performance on a regular basis.
Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience that we anticipate will be needed to fulfil the position. However, we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role and they will be considered on an equal basis.
Pure Taxation was established in 1999 as part of the Pure Recruitment Group. Rather than imitate existing providers of tax recruitment consultancy, we sought to create a new methodology based on quality, relationships and integrity. Since then, Pure Taxation has become market leader in the UK because of our approach to recruitment and the excellence of our experienced consultants, making us a profitable business every year since inception.
Our current team comprises of 16 specialist consultants in London and Hong Kong focusing on permanent tax recruitment in the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, three specialists in interim tax recruitment and four dedicated support and research staff, making us the largest dedicated tax recruiter in the UK.
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