Senior VAT Accountant – Informa Vacancies Colchester

Overview

Position Title: Senior VAT Accountant

Company: Informa

Location: Colchester, UK

Job Description

The Tax & Financial Accounting team is a global team responsible for the preparation and filing of indirect and direct tax filings, statutory account filings and treasury back office functions. The role will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of service delivery in line with agreed timelines.

Responsibilities:

• 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 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
• Ensure systems are up to date for VAT rate changes, liaising with the system teams as appropriate
• Prepare and provide VAT training to other SSC teams and the business as required
• Maintain accurate working papers and documentation in accordance with department policy
• Liaise with tax advisors, both overseas and UK, as required
• Assist in addressing Tax authority queries in a timely and efficient manner

Requirements:

• Motivate team to ensure performance metrics are hit
• Support communication structures across the team to ensure all key messages are communicated
• Support Managers within the T&FA team to develop a plan for cross training, working shadowing and rotation of responsibilities within team
• Provides coaching on both soft and technical skills within the team
• Act as a role model to others
• Team admin duties such as absence management, holiday authorisations, timesheet approvals, appraisals