Overview

Our client, a large US multinational company, is looking to hire a Global VAT Controller that will be reporting to the Global Indirect Tax Director. The controller’s responsibility is to ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles / international financial reporting standards, as well as cash management and risk management.

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Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the Manager of Regional Indirect Tax Compliance & Reporting to ensure the GL VAT accounts reconciliation process is followed by the external service provider in a timely and correct manner during process transition (parallel phase) and after ‘go-live’ ensuring 100% compliance in accordance with company policies 
• Report to Senior Management on the account’s reconciliation status globally, the proposed write-offs, unreconciled accounts, VAT reserves 
• Monitor the VAT receivables positions globally and coordinate with the VAT team on actions to be taken 
• Support the Global Tax Leadership Team in further eSMART tax dashboard enhancement & KPIs reporting 
• Support assigned tax projects incl. optimization/redesign of existing processes and document flows 
• Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of VAT payments/collections 

People & Organization: 

• Cooperate effectively with peer colleagues from other regions ensuring alignment and best practice sharing 
• Support integration with external service providers, Global Business Service Centers, local business finance, and other internal stakeholders; – Act as an internal focal point for coordinating the provision of information to internal & external auditors for the annual statutory audits 

Must have

• Master’s Degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance 
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in an indirect/direct tax function in the industry or ideally in a multinational corporation or Big4 consultancy company 
• International GAAP/IFRS knowledge 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint) 
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational and planning skills 
• Ability to think analytically & problem-solving skills 
• Strong ability to cooperate with people from various hierarchy levels and cultural backgrounds 
• Team player with a positive ‘can do’ attitude 
• Ability to work ethically 

Nice to have

• Local GAAP, IFRS, and U.S. GAAP knowledge is a plus
• ERP systems practical knowledge (inc. SAP and Oracle), Navision, iScala, Mentor, Baan 

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