
VAT Accountant
- Colchester, Essex
- £60,000-65,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Preparation and review of allocated VAT returns (UK and overseas)
- Review of EC Sales lists and intrastate declarations
- Review of balance sheet tax related reconciliations by set deadline
- Assist with the review of the annual PSA returns
- Monitor postings made to VAT accounts and ensuring all journals are supported by appropriate documentation and correctly posted
- Provide advice and guidance to other teams within the shared services and within the business divisions in terms of offering guidance on new products, invoice complexities and adhoc queries
- Assist with setting up new VAT registrations across the world
- Complete system testing for new VAT rules and new products as the VAT landscape grows
- Ensure systems are up to date for VAT rate changes, liaising with the system teams as appropriate
- Prepare and provide VAT training to other teams and business divisions as required
- Lead and take part in different VAT projects that benefit the long-term growth of the VAT team for continuous improvement