VAT Manager

GBS (Global Business Services) provides financial, human resources, audit and IT services to the British American Tobacco entities. Our category expertise, large capabilities and international operation makes us a unique business partner who excels in financial leadership and, therefore, offers great shareholder value for BAT.

If you have financial or HR areas background; you thrive when faced with a challenge and you are highly motivated; you want to develop your career in an organisation that will not only recognise the unique attributes you bring but will support your development and reward your contribution,
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Essential requirements

Professional accounting or tax qualification, or qualification by experience (at least three years in the VAT department of a civil service authority or in a similar role in a company)
SAP knowledge and in particular the standard VAT configuration of SAP
Experience of using SAP and VAT accounting packages in MNCs, particularly in the consumer goods sector
Fluent English

Job purpose and key deliverables

Initially 7 countries in scope, around Europe: Romania, Netherlands, Canary Islands, Germany, Luxembourg, Croatia, Greece for GBDZ
Preparation of VAT returns based on SAP data in specified EMs
Prepare VAT reports and reconciliations for the accounts and liaises with the local teams for the submissions of VAT returns
Advisory service to GBS regarding VAT treatment of AP and AR transactions
Monitoring the payment tracking for VAT for GBS EMs, including working with Accounts Payable to ensure the payment of VAT on time and in full
Management of the VAT configuration on SAP, including the maintenance of tax codes, the setting of VAT price conditions, the maintenance of VAT critical Masterdata and the maintenance of VAT invoice output types in the correct format
Challenges: coordination between different countries, with different ways of working and performing tax reporting