Indirect Taxation and Accounting Manager

British American Tobacco is a leading tobacco group, with brands sold in more than 200 markets. We employ more than 57,000 people and, with over 200 brands in our portfolio, we make the cigarette chosen by one in eight of the world’s one billion adult smokers. We hold robust market positions in each of our four regions – Americas; Asia-Pacific; Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Western Europe – and we are leaders in more than 60 markets.

• University Degree in Economics;
• Min. 3 years experience in accounting and expertease in indirect taxation;
• Proficient on SAP software;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality
• Strong influencing, leadership and interpersonal skills proven by managing teams, senior stakeholders internally in BAT and externally (tax authorities)
• Understanding of long term issues in the business

• Executes monthly excisable product movements report for the two tax warehouses
• Submits to the Romanian Custom Authority the annual report of the last 12 months excisable products deliveries
• Performs timely calculations of BAT Investment VAT tax return (monthly VAT Returns)
• Performs other various annual or monthly tax returns (declarations 100, 120, 205, etc)
• Executes reports to be submitted to the Fiscal/Custom authorities with respect to tax warehouse changes/updates (production equipment capacities updates, other tax warehouse updates required by the law).
• Supports WECT in VAT recovery related audits by Romanian Fiscal Authorities
• Support the Chief Accountant with timely management of the following Licences: Bonded Warehouse License, Bonded Warehouse Licence for storage – Aricesti, Registered Expeditor License, VAT Certificate, Import VAT deferent, Fiscal representatives for VAT for WECT, Fiscal representative for Excise for WECT
• Key contact on answering tax authority questions and tax audits.
• Keeps up to date on the fiscal legislation changes and advises the business on potential impacts.
• Analyses and provides feedback to the business on the ad-hoc indirect taxation issues;
• Supports the Chief Accountant in executing a smooth month end / year end processe in accordance with established procedures in place by performing various monthly postings and Trial Balance sense checks
• Updates Mandatory Manual Statutory Accounting Registers
• Ensures that invoices are issued in accordance with Romanian legislation and company policy
• Prepares any other ad-hoc accounting reports required by the law or by the fiscal/custom authorities.