VAT Compliance Specialist

VAT Compliance Specialist | Amsterdam (or Berlin)

At Tesla’s regional HQ in Amsterdam (the position could also be done from Berlin) the position for an EMEA VAT Compliance Specialist has become vacant. The EMEA VAT Compliance Specialist reports to the EMEA VAT Compliance Manager also based in Amsterdam and is part of the VAT team consisting of 8 people and part of a VAT Compliance team of 5 people.

The VAT Compliance Manager will have a focus on the EMEA region for all indirect tax compliance. The role will have the responsibility over the VAT compliance for more than 25 registrations in Europe, with an additional responsibility on improvement of the VAT compliance process by way providing support to the tax automation specialists.

More specifically the main tasks and responsibilities include:

• Ensure timely completion and submission of all indirect tax returns for the entities in EMEA;
• Liaison with providing all data to the outsourced submission partner for indirect tax submissions in all European jurisdictions;
• Performing monthly reconciliation of balance sheet positions in all entities related to indirect taxes;
• Managing compliance with requirements for Intrastat, statistical reporting and EU Sales list as required;
• Digital submission of indirect tax data to government portals as required under local jurisdiction and make sure the payments are being done;
• Contact with relevant (Tax) authorities in case of information requests/audits
• Monitor status of payables and receivables with tax authorities relating to return submissions, penalties or fines.

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The ideal candidate has a (university) degree in finance or tax and some 4+ years working experience VAT Compliance. You have excellent knowledge of EU/EMEA VAT. Some experience with VAT automation is a plus, especially experience with Vertex. You are able to streamline and improve the tax compliance processes to reduce time spend and improve the compliance processes. You are accurate and you can work independently, you are a highly organized and have the ability to prioritize.

You have excellent communication skills and ability to interact at various levels in the organization. Being proactive, and drive for excellence is key to be successful within Tesla. Fluent in English. You will need to be EU based and working from either the Amsterdam (or Berlin) office. No relocation allowance will be granted.

Are you interested in this VAT in-house role at a very dynamic organisation and environmentally conscious organisation, please contact Rogier Ploeger or Patrick Asscher.