VAT Associate

Indirect Tax Analyst/Associate - Financial Services (EMEA)

Location: London (Hybrid working available)

Type: Full-time

Overview:

A leading financial institution is seeking an Indirect Tax Analyst or Associate to join its EMEA tax team. This role offers the chance to contribute to a growing business by supporting indirect and operational tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities:

Indirect Tax Compliance

• Prepare periodic and annual VAT returns across EMEA, including UK adjustments
• Review transactional data to ensure correct VAT treatment
• Investigate discrepancies and support VAT audits
• Assist with VAT Group compliance and intra-group transactions
• Maintain VAT reporting calendar and reconcile VAT accounts
• Review and approve debtor invoices for VAT accuracy

Operational Tax Compliance

• Support preparation of FATCA/CRS reports and UK BBSI returns
• Assist with internal reporting and documentation

Regulatory & Process Support

• Monitor and implement tax legislation changes
• Respond to internal tax queries and support training initiatives
• Maintain tax policies and contribute to process improvements and automation projects

Requirements:

• 2-5 years of experience in indirect tax, ideally in-house
• Progressing towards a professional qualification (e.g. ATT, AAT, ACCA, ACA, CTA)
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and VAT regulations
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities
• Collaborative mindset and stakeholder focus

Desirable:

• Familiarity with partial exemption methods
• Knowledge of FATCA/CRS and other operational taxes
• Experience in financial services

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Brewer Morris was established in 1987 as the UK's first recruitment consultancy to focus exclusively on the recruitment of taxation professionals.

We are firmly established as a market leader and take great pride in the enormous number of long-term business relationships that we have developed throughout the tax world. We have also expanded our remit into the recruitment of Treasury professionals. This enables us to better serve our clients’ needs in niche areas and we firmly believe this business line complements the Tax specialist recruitment that you have come to know and trust. From offices based in London, Melbourne and Sydney we recruit across the UK, Europe, The Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

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