Indirect Tax Junior Manager

6 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Diageo Full time

Description

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Job Title: Indirect Tax Junior Manager (UK, Ireland, Europe)

Location: Budapest

Contract Term: fixed term (12-15 months)

From pioneers like Arthur Guinness, John Walker and Elizabeth Cumming, to the digital disrupters already shaping our future, at Diageo, we’ve never stopped looking forward. We’re continuing to build on our heritage and, with eCommerce at the heart of everything we do, we’re creating our legacy for tomorrow. Join us and explore new ways ahead with digital sales channels, consumer insight and data. As you help us to keep shaking up the market with industry-leading solutions, you’ll transform your career too 

About us

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. With over 200 brands in 180 countries and a global network of entrepreneurial individuals, our teams blend a diverse range of experience, knowledge and skills. We connect customers and consumers to our iconic products and create innovative experiences that bring people together to celebrate life

Tax is a global function with over 250 employees in teams across 29 locations. Global Tax are responsible for ensuring appropriate procedures, controls and guidelines are established and suitable training and education is provided to manage key tax risks. As owners of the Tax strategy, Global Tax aim to optimise our tax position through proactive tax planning and risk management, aligned with our commercial strategy and structures. 

The Global Indirect Tax team in the Global Tax department covers customs, excise, VAT and environmental taxes. It is made up of approximately 50 people located in 19 countries. The Subject Matter Expert (SME) team within that provides Indirect Tax advice/support to the business on queries, local/regional and global projects, Tax Authority queries and audits and to other teams including setting best practices and policies.

About the role

The role is a temporary backfill for the VAT Junior Manager role for 12-15 months. It requires a sound technical understanding of UK, Irish and European VAT legislation relating to both domestic and cross border transactions. Ideally the role will require some knowledge of how other taxes (notably customs and excise) interact with VAT.

The role is key in supporting the SME team in providing VAT technical advice, and support to the Business Units and Global Functions on UK and Irish VAT queries and projects.

Internally, it is expected to have a high degree of interaction with the other SMEs as well as VAT Compliance, UK/Irish Tax Business Partners, and the Technology and Governance teams.

Externally, it will support the SME team’s relationships with advisors, Tax Authorities and other third parties in the UK and Ireland.

This role is an integral part of ensuring Global Tax is able to deliver its objectives of supporting the business and proactively managing indirect tax risks. It ensures that Diageo continues to maintain its high standards in terms of strategic VAT management and value protection.

Top Accountabilities

Support the Indirect Tax SME team in the provision of VAT technical support and advice on UK/Irish VAT matters to the UK/Irish Tax Business Partners, Business Units, Global Tax Compliance/ Technology/ Governance teams Support the Indirect Tax SME team and UK/Irish Tax Business Partners to facilitate the collation, organisation and provision of information for the business and Tax Authorities ensuring timely resolution of queries and open issues. Support the Indirect Tax SME team in the delivery of the Global VAT strategy in the UK/Ireland and liaise with key partners. Support the Indirect Tax SME team/Tax Business Partners in the management of relationships, queries and audits with the UK/Irish Tax Authorities on VAT matters.

What you'll bring

Relevant professional qualification and 5 years of experience in UK/Irish/European VAT legislation

Experience

Detailed practical experience of UK, Irish and European VAT procedures including governance, controls, compliance and related accounting and documentation. Detailed knowledge of the UK and EU VAT legislation and how it is interpreted and applied in the UK, Ireland and other EU territories with specific regard to cross-border supplies of goods and services. Knowledge of SAP or equivalent systems a definite advantage. Experience with the VAT rules/implications of domestic and cross border Direct to Consumer/eCommerce/Retail systems/platforms and e-Invoicing an advantage Working knowledge of interaction between VAT and other taxes, particularly excise and customs duties

Skills

Ability to work through others or exercise influence to deliver performance improvement. Good English language and communication skills Generates and sustains great working relationships and networks across the organisation. Strong partner management skills Flexibility for adapting to change, often at short notice, with positive attitude. Strong risk management skills, ability to follow-up/flag potential issues Commercially astute, analytically strong strategic problem solver with the ability to constructively challenge business units in relation to solid compliance. Courage to maintain focus and integrity in tough situations. Proactive and a self-starter comfortable operating independently

Benefits

Unique Family Leave opportunity

We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world

You will deal with world class brand portfolio

Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities

Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop

We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym

Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Flexibility

This is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time and compressed hours. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Budapest

Additional Locations :

1HQ, Edinburgh Park, St James Gate

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-04-05

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