VAT Compliance Analyst

Consulting brings together multiple teams across Transactions, Risk & Consulting, ABA, and Outsourcing to provide client-centric solutions for RSM's current and future clients within the middle market. Our Consulting team has a major role to play in driving forward the growth of the firm with over 1,700 people delivering almost £200m revenue. At the heart of Consulting are the six solutions we offer our clients: business transformation, deal services, finance function support, risk and governance, forensic and investigation services, and restructuring. Our solutions create an enhanced tailored approach to support our clients in achieving their strategic goals and empower our people to make an impact and develop their own unique career path.

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The Global Vat Compliance Reporting (GVCR) service line sits within the wider outsourcing practice. The outsourcing team is responsible for delivery of bookkeeping, statutory/management accounts preparation and direct/indirect tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions for global clients. The team is closely linked to the Global Compliance & Reporting Services (GCRS) team responsible for project managing and tracking key global compliance deadlines on multi-country engagements.

About the role: Reporting to the head of the GVCR team and the GVCR compliance unit, this is a key role which will support the service delivery and growth of the centralised UK and global VAT compliance capability. The role has a number of key responsibilities:

• Assisting with the on-boarding of UK and multi-country outsourcing clients including mapping and documenting of generic indirect tax compliance processes, liaison with key international RSM and client stakeholders throughout the management of the international project roll-out.
• Responsible for managing service delivery for a portfolio of clients and acting as key contact/escalation point for all areas of their indirect tax compliance.
• Analysing the output from key data tests performed during client implementation and as part of the regular return cycle.
• Look for indirect tax consulting opportunities arising and defining projects for completion either by the GCRS VAT team or by local VAT experts in RSM practices in the UK and elsewhere.
• Providing quality assurance over all indirect tax filings including review of exception reports and sense checking draft returns for specific VAT treatments, interacting with relevant VAT and tax expertise in local RSM countries where required.
• Ensuring compliance documentation and process notes are kept up to date reflecting individual client circumstances and international regulations.
• Working with the GVCR Leader on drafting proposals for UK and multi-country compliance proposals.
• Managing the day-to-day relationship with software vendors, ensuring SLA levels are met.
• Day-to-day management and development of the junior members of the team responsible for delivery of compliance services.
• Involvement in VAT and indirect tax related process efficiency and transformation projects for clients.
• Other ad hoc internal projects as they emerge within the GVCR business.

About the ideal candidate:

• Good VAT technical skills ideally from a previous European role in practice or industry;
• An interest and strong capability in VAT return processing, process improvement and technology enablement;
• Effective use of IT, including Microsoft Office packages in particular Excel;
• Relationship management - internally and externally;
• Exposure to projects with an international dimension and appreciation of the cultural nuances this generates;
• Ability to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively;
• Skills in functional process-mapping, including an attention to detail and ability to identify anomalies;
• Self-starter, organised, professional - both internally and client facing;
• Ambitious and motivated - this role has a clear progression path for the right individual.

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