Vat Lead - Oxford, United Kingdom - Harley-Davidson

Description

Auto req ID: 23230

Title:
VAT Lead (REMOTE)


Job Function:
Finance

Location:
UK, REMOTE


Company:
Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time
At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines.

It's our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience.

To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent.

We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Are you ready to join us?

Our International Markets are focused on creating an inclusive and expanding rider community that appeals to new and existing riders.

We strive to deliver an H-D experience with an unequivocal customer focus.

From the UK to Singapore and many places in between, our employees are essential to our success. Our efforts are concentrated on the highest priority markets, primarily North America, Europe and parts of Asia Pacific. We have concentrated our resources in-market for maximum impact in line with our future strategy.

Our regional offices and in-market teams have the freedom within a clearly defined framework to make decisions to drive their business.

In-market teams are agile and equipped to understand consumer needs, provide focused attention to dealers, and respond more quickly to local market conditions.

We maximise employee flexibility and well-being through a virtual mindset that supports our highly distributed, global workforce. We take an outcome-focused, people-centered approach to winning, including welcoming the best talent - wherever they may be.

This Remote role is not tightly linked to a physical location and provides flexibility in where in the UK, when and how you accomplish your work.

Job Summary:

Joining an extremely dynamic and talented Global Tax Team, we are seeking a VAT Lead to assist in navigating the Harley-Davidson business units through the complexities of the indirect tax world and assisting the Global VAT Manager in various projects.

This position will lead all aspects of the Harley-Davidson European e-commerce indirect tax; compliance and planning, including managing the UK VAT Group compliance returns.

The role will in principle, be advisory and project focused.

You will also be required to work closely and to collaborate with the finance and business teams in EMEA, APAC, LATAM and Canada.

This position will report directly to the Global VAT Manager and is part of the Harley-Davidson Corporate Tax Department, headquartered in the US.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the ERP implementation projects and work closely with corporate tax, finance & IT colleagues across different business units and functions. In addition, they will collaborate with external service providers in designing and setting up VAT reports in the different ERP systems.
• Assisting the country finance teams to ensure compliance with any electronic invoicing requirements.
• Advising on implementing new VAT processes across the global tax function.
• Partner with Procurement to ensure all VAT Deferment and other government regulated programs are in compliance and H-D is mitigating all VAT obligations.
• Assist in developing policies and procedures, including but not limited to process flow diagrams, and internal controls for all aspects of the indirect tax function.
• Conduct tax research as required.
• Providing guidance to the accounting staff on VAT / GST requirements and changes that may be required to properly account for tax obligations.
• Manage the timely preparation of and review for accuracy of the European ecommerce indirect tax and the UK VAT Group returns.
• Identify indirect tax risks and opportunities and assist in developing mitigation procedures.
• Provide guidance for preparation of VAT Compliance related documentation.
• Provide training and ongoing support to finance staff, AP, AR organizations and other internal stakeholders as required.
• Assist in managing relationships with tax authorities in respect of VAT, respond to any indirect tax enquiries, coordinate, facilitate and assist in hosting internal and external tax reviews and audits.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
  Education Specifications:

This position requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent level professional accounting or tax qualification. A master's degree, or equivalent level professional qualification, in Tax is also a plus.


Experience Requirements:


Required

• Knowledge of SAP.
• Experience in data management, with an emphasis on advanced Excel skills, is necessary.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and relevant tax software to perform essential job duties.
• Minimum of 8 years VAT/GST experience in European &/ Asia Pacific Indirect Tax Matters.
• Prior VAT/GST experience in a practice setting or as part of an In-House Tax Team.
• Strong analytical skills with