Analyst, Operations Assistant VAT Compliance, Indirect Tax - secondment​/perm

Job description

You will be joining a dynamic and market leading, client facing team helping our clients to meet their UK VAT Compliance obligations in a fast paced environment. We deliver to tight and regular deadlines and support our clients through the changing requirements brought in through Making Tax Digital.

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We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to join our UK VAT Compliance outsource team. This role is crucial in ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of our VAT compliance services, supporting our clients and internal teams. The successful candidate will play a key operational role, managing various administrative and client-facing tasks to maintain high standards of service delivery.

• Maintain comprehensive oversight of monthly outsourced VAT obligations, utilising current tracking systems (Excel) and transitioning to new platforms (Intela).
• Proactively chase outstanding information and actions from internal teams and clients to ensure timely compliance.
• Provide regular and accurate status updates on VAT compliance activities to stakeholders.
• Access and update clients' HMRC online VAT accounts as required.
• Liaise with HMRC by phone to resolve VAT-related enquiries and issues.
• Manage the distribution of information requests to clients, ensuring all necessary data is collected.
• Assist with the onboarding process for new clients, ensuring a seamless transition.
• Support the submission of new VAT registrations for clients.
• Maintain and manage the central UK VAT compliance Deloitte email mailbox, responding to or redirecting queries efficiently.

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Exceptional organisational skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Proactive and self-motivated approach to task management.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure.

Innovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that's exactly what you'll find 're constantly seeking the new and working together to push the limits of what's possible. Discover a new kind of tax career that you can make your own.

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.)

with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

"Innovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that's exactly what you'll find 're constantly seeking the new and working…