VAT Specialist

EPIC Business Human Strategy is a company acting in the human resources consultancy field, offering services both in talent acquisition and human capital development.

At EPIC we mix creativity, simplicity, passion, commitment and processes to build synergies between client’s business vision and people potential. We bring our experience and expertise from a diverse range of industries, cultures and businesses, from start up to mature entrepreneurship and multinationals. We aim to build strategies that last and people tell great stories about.

- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Diploma holder who is currently pursuing professional qualifications
- Desired: Previous VAT advice and compliance experience in a multinational company/advisory firm
- 2-3 years minimum experience in Romanian VAT reporting and advice
- preferred previous experience with ERP system (SAP);
- Ideally experience with EU VAT
- Strong communication skills
- Technical knowledge (local VAT, EU VAT)
- Competency with computer systems: database, spreadsheet; competency in ERP system preferred
- Ability to comprehend and communicate financial information to various audiences
- Demonstrate high reliability and self-motivation
- Drive accountability and results
- Fluent in English, spoken and written
- Analysis skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills

The VAT Specialist is part of the VAT Team and gives VAT advice to several entities in Europe.
Also, the VAT Specialist will participate in tax audits in different jurisdictions and will support the monthly/quarterly/annual VAT compliance processes for various entities in the VAT registration countries, under the guidance of the VAT Team Lead and with the support of our external service provider.

Some of the activities will include:
1. deliver internal VAT advice to the group entities
2. SAP data extraction, review of VAT related entries posted in SAP, perform adjustments to SAP data in order to ensure correctness of VAT returns and communicate such adjustments to external provider
3. review of VAT related entries and provide support to our external services provider in relation to VAT data required for returns preparation
4. perform monthly reconciliations of VAT accounts
5. maintain the VAT settings in SAP, implement changes due to regulatory or business processes changes in reporting countries and keep informed on VAT updates in EU and in different jurisdictions
6. communication with external services provider, as well as with AP, AR, Customs and Business departments
7. support tax inspections in various reporting countries
8. perform high level review of draft VAT returns provided by our external services provider and draft payment requests

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain the VAT settings in SAP, implement changes and keep informed on VAT updates in EU and in different jurisdictions
- Escalate complex issues faced and track the resolution process accordingly
- Support the monthly/quarterly/annual VAT compliance processes: provide the required data for the preparation of VAT returns, calculate required VAT adjustments for the preparation of the returns, support the VAT function by reviewing entries and submissions by the local finance team(s)
- Perform high level review of draft VAT returns provided by our external services provider and draft payment requests
- Perform account reconciliations for the accounts assigned and monthly VAT postings