Tax, VAT Tax, Associate, London

OUR IMPACT

We're a team of specialists charged with managing the firm's worldwide taxes. We are responsible for tax compliance, financial reporting of taxes, tax planning, business advisory and management of taxing authority examinations. Our work contributes directly to the firm's success, and the division is ideal for creative and collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.

YOUR IMPACT

Goldman Sachs is seeking a VAT associate, as part of the EMEA VAT team, to provide advice to the various businesses and manage the VAT compliance process. Responsibilities include:

• Providing advisory support to the business including commodities, real estate investing, asset management and private wealth management business lines.
• Supporting the oversight and review of group-wide VAT compliance across EMEA where returns are prepared by an outsourced provider.
• Support the integration of VAT compliance process of an acquired asset management business and manage VAT compliance obligations for the EMEA commodities business.
• Working with the outsourced provider and internal tax technology team to implement tax technology solutions and process improvements.
• Maintenance of the VAT control framework to manage risks and support on managing the relationship with HMRC.
• Liaising with Corporate Workplace Solutions and Controllers to ensure VAT is coded correctly in payment systems, upstream applications and the general ledger.
• Assist outsourced service provider to perform Balance Sheet Substantiation process which involves reconciliation of accounting records to VAT returns.
• Ad-hoc business support in product and operational taxation matters

The Successful Candidate's CV:

• In-house / practice experience with a complex financial services group.
• Strong indirect taxation experience and compliance grounding with an appetite to take on advisory-focused responsibilities.
• Ideally CTA qualified, indirect tax route.
• Good understanding of or practical experience with VAT laws in other countries.
• Detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects, is organized, possesses excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and able to deliver on tight deadlines.
• Highly motivated, hard-working, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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