Indirect Taxation Manager

2 months ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom American Express Full time

About This Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Indirect Taxation Manager to join our team at American Express. As a key member of our organization, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with tax regulations and laws across the EMEA region.

Key Responsibilities

  • Determine the full indirect tax implications of new initiatives and structural changes, providing effective tax cost management advice where necessary.
  • Communicate tax implications to stakeholders, ensuring they are understood, and act as a subject matter expert for subsequent business or compliance process changes.
  • Develop a deep understanding of our company's existing indirect tax positions at both a practical and legislative level, articulating these to tax authorities as required.
  • Assist in the management of tax authority audits and disputes, including litigation and third-party relationships.
  • Monitor the VAT landscape in EMEA, including case law and prospective legislation changes, and communicate changes to the risk profile of the company and/or opportunities to Leadership.
  • Support the Indirect Tax Director in identifying VAT risks and opportunities.
  • Contribute to indirect tax lobbying via various channels and networking events.
  • Act as the day-to-day Indirect Tax Subject Matter Expert on wider EMEA regulatory projects linked to Indirect Taxes.
  • Ensure open communication channels with the Compliance team to inform VAT return procedures.
  • Collaborate with corporate tax/transfer pricing teams and other Indirect Tax colleagues to mitigate wider Tax risks and ensure inter-company relationships are understood and appropriately treated.
  • Work closely with the Tax Accounting team and local/regional finance teams to ensure VAT exposures are properly accounted for and communicated.
  • Assist Tax colleagues in reporting Indirect Tax exposures/developments to the Company's Leadership teams/Board meetings as appropriate.

Requirements

  • Significant years of high-quality, impactful post-qualification indirect tax experience in a reputable professional environment and/or large multinational corporate environment.
  • Proven multi-jurisdictional understanding of UK and EU indirect tax rules and emerging legislation across the EMEA region.
  • A relevant professional qualification (i.e., accounting, tax, or legal).
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synch analysis into solutions and impact.
  • Clear communications skills, including the ability to distill and explain highly technical issues to a diverse audience.
  • Proven relationship builder across functions, levels, and world zones, with a collaborative orientation.

About American Express

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. This includes competitive base salaries, bonus incentives, support for financial-well-being and retirement, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits, flexible working models, generous paid parental leave policies, free access to global on-site wellness centers, free and confidential counseling support, and career development and training opportunities.



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