Senior VAT Analyst EMEA

Senior VAT Analyst EMEA

Join Infinera's global team working from Lisbon

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Infinera is seeking a Senior VAT Analyst focusing on both VAT Compliance and Advisory to join its EMEA Tax team based in Lisbon, Portugal. The successful candidate will have experience in international VAT, ideally including experience with a multinational company within the EU. Your responsibilities will be across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). You will be interacting with other members of the Finance team, as well as business partners outside of finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the VAT Compliance process within EMEA, including:
  • Support in the preparation and review of VAT Returns (including ECSL and Intrastat returns), generally prepared by external advisors, for the EMEA entities.
  • Liaise with colleagues in Finance and Billing teams and collaborate with the company's external advisors to ensure all required information for the preparation of the VAT returns is provided in a timely manner for the submission of the returns.
  • Support in account reconciliation and clearings of VAT accounts.
  • Assist with the VAT payment process across the EMEA region.
  • Assist in preparing cash tax forecasts and tax expense forecasting.
  • Prepare journal entries.
• VAT advisory:
  • Support the Billing and Order Management teams with the issuance of invoices including the correct VAT treatment.
  • Assist the Sales team with the determination of the correct VAT treatment with respect to business transactions.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues in different teams whenever customers challenge the VAT treatment of invoices issued by group entities, including, clarifying the applicable VAT treatment.
• Opportunity for involvement in ad hoc projects, e.g. legal entity rationalization, tax audit support, etc.
• Tax administration tasks, e.g. maintain various tax filings/compliance calendar.
• Support internal and external audits, providing information to external auditors in compliance with SOX requirements.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualified Taxation professional, experience of working in-house would be beneficial. Minimum 3 years of experience.
• Solid VAT knowledge regarding international transactions (B2B supplies of goods and services within the EU and to customers located outside of the EU).
• Experience working as part of a Global Tax Team is a plus.
• Ability to multi-task and to adapt to changing priorities.

• Senior level Excel skills.

• Knowledge of SAP is a plus.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, proficiency in English (written and oral) required.

Other:

• Flexible working hours and hybrid work location.
• Attractive compensation package and additional benefits.

“This position requires direct or indirect access to certain confidential information, hardware, software, technology, or technical information (referred to here as “Export-Controlled Information”) controlled under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All personnel in this position must be eligible to or be able to obtain authorization from the appropriate agency to access applicable Export-Controlled Information. The U.S. Department of Commerce currently requires a foreign person with a most recent citizenship or permanent residency of Sudan, Ukraine, or a country currently designated in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2 (Supplement No. 1 to Part 740, Title 15) to have an export control license to access our Export-Controlled Information, unless they meet certain exemptions provided under U.S. export control laws and regulations. The list of applicable countries in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2 may be updated by the U.S. government from time to time. The current processing time for an export control license is approximately 4 to 6 months.

Your employment or engagement with Infinera shall be contingent on verifying your eligibility or requirement for obtaining a necessary license and/or authorization from the appropriate agency. You will be required to provide certain information for export control compliance assessment purposes, and your information will be reviewed by Infinera's hiring and export control teams to ensure compliance with the U.S. export control laws and regulations. Infinera will collect necessary documents (such as proof of citizenship etc.) to assess license/authorization requirements if you are offered and accept the position.”

Infinera is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Infinera complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.