Experienced Accountant - VAT expert

Indirect Tax Compliance & Optimization

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  Filings & Submissions: Prepare, evaluate, and submit Luxembourg and Dutch VAT returns, EC Sales Lists, Intrastat declarations, and mandatory statutory filings.
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  International Coordination: Oversee UK VAT compliance workflows in partnership with external tax consultancies to guarantee adherence to internal fiscal standards.
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  Audit & Dispute Management: Lead interactions during VAT audits, respond to tax authority inquiries, and manage comprehensive reconciliation records.
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  Treasury & Recovery: Direct domestic and cross-border EU VAT recovery claims and handle registrations or deregistrations with relevant fiscal bodies.
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  Risk Mitigation: Analyze accounting ledgers to identify potential tax exposure, inconsistencies, and structural optimization opportunities.

Corporate Accounting, Reporting & Compliance

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  Financial Closing: Manage the complete month-end and year-end closing cycles, processing statutory and IFRS general ledger entries, accruals, prepayments, and allocations.
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  Reporting Packages: Produce comprehensive monthly financial reporting deliverables for the corporate leadership team, ensuring rigorous data validation.
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  Transaction Monitoring: Direct day-to-day bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, job costing, and purchase-to-pay (P2P) policy enforcement.
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  Intercompany Management: Oversee complex intragroup transactions, including intercompany service invoicing, financing structures, and regular balance reconciliations.
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  FP&A Support: Develop annual budgets, update financial forecasts in line with corporate guidelines, and audit submissions from regional asset management business lines.
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  Audit & Statutory Accounts: Coordinate external and internal audit cycles; prepare, review, and file annual statutory accounts.
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  Systems Evolution: Assist in the testing, implementation, and automation of new ERP tools to enhance internal control frameworks.

Stakeholder Collaboration

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  Business Partnering: Act as the primary financial liaison for internal Asset Management, Property Management, Treasury, and Tax divisions.
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  M&A Integration: Deliver accounting and reporting integration support post-acquisition for newly incorporated corporate structures.