SENIOR VAT CONSULTANT

Who we are?

We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

Grant Thornton International is one of the world’s leading organizations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. With more than 62,000 Grant Thornton people, across over 130 countries, we are focused on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work. 
Grant Thornton Romania was founded in December 2010. During this period, our company has been continuously committed to providing quality and value services to clients. We are dedicated to serving the needs of privately held business and public interest companies delivering assurance, tax and advisory services. We approach all assignments by combining excellent consultancy services and dedicated, professional staff with experience at both local and international level. Over the last three years we are the fastest growing large accounting organization and we are constantly evolving and developing alongside our clients.

What do we value?
We are a young team of professionals who have in common the Grant Thornton core values:
Collaboration, Excellence, Respect, Responsibility, Leadership, Agility

Here at Grant Thornton, we like to think big!

To qualify for the role you need to have
● Bachelor/Master’s degree in economics or equivalent;
● Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in the Romanian VAT practice (consulting or industry experience);
● Fluency in English – written and spoken. Any additional European language is a plus;
● Good knowledge of Microsoft Office package (i.e., Word, Power Point, Excel).
Ideally, you’ll also have
● Excellent communication across cultures and within a virtual working environment;
● Certified Tax Advisor (optional);
● Experience in coordinating junior colleagues.

As a Senior VAT consultant in our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in consulting and compliance projects of various complexities, including:
● VAT consulting projects for local and non-resident clients; a good knowledge of the Romanian Fiscal Code, EU VAT legislation and EU VAT case law is required;
● Tax audits covering the VAT area (e.g., managing the correspondence with the tax authorities, reconciliations, offering consultancy and tax changes);
● Tax reviews and tax due diligence projects;
● Monitoring the indirect tax compliance work for local and non-resident clients (e.g., review of the work performed by the Junior Tax Consultant, communicating with the client, communicating with authorities);
● Identifying issues and opportunities to continuously improve the automation of the VAT compliance process;
● Supervising and coaching junior team members, ensuring the continuous development of their technical skills;
● Good cooperation with other seniors from the team;
● Actively participating to the technical meeting, training and coaching sessions to ensure continuous development of your technical knowledge and of the junior staff;
● Actively collaborating with people from other lines of business, with the aim to provide integrated client input and expand knowledge.