Job Title

VAT MANAGER

Job Description Summary

Job Description

📍 Location: Madrid

Are you passionate about indirect taxes and looking to work in a dynamic, international environment? Join our team as a VAT Specialist for our UK and EMEA regions!

📌 Your key responsibilities will include:

Acting as the main point of contact for all indirect tax-related matters across UK & EMEA, escalating issues when necessary.Supporting internal stakeholders by clearly and effectively communicating VAT risks to non-tax colleagues.Assisting with VAT audits and tax authority inquiries across the UK and EMEA, including direct communication with tax officers and coordination with external advisors.Building and maintaining relationships with global colleagues, including commercial, legal, finance, and operations teams.Delivering VAT training sessions to the business and providing basic VAT guidance to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams in the UK and overseas shared service centers.Advising on the correct VAT treatment of intercompany transactions.Partnering with in-house finance technology and transformation teams on VAT improvement initiatives.Providing insight and data for the VAT reconciliation process.Managing the CIS process – reviewing data, preparing returns, and submitting them to HMRC.Monitoring the compliance calendar and ensuring timely filing of returns in collaboration with external advisors UK and EMEA controllership.Identifying reporting and process errors, implementing corrective actions and improvements.Maintaining accurate records of VAT registrations.Assisting with payments and refunds, including approvals and proper allocation to the correct entities and reporting periods.Maintaining and updating VAT codes across systems (e.g., WDY, YARDI), requesting and testing changes, and issuing communications to the business regarding updates.

✅ What we're looking for:

Solid experience in UK - indirect tax (VAT), ideally in an international context (EMEA exposure is a plus)Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax matters to non-experts.Strong autonomy and a collaborative approach to working with global teams.Experience in handling tax authority interactions and audits.Practical knowledge of financial systems and ERP platforms (e.g., YARDI or similar).

 

 

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”