Description

Amazon is looking to hire for an exciting opportunity within our highly specialized VAT team. This is a brand new role for a Senior Manager to focus on evolving VAT rules and driving risk management strategy across the European region. This strategic Senior Manager role will play a pivotal role in current and future VAT strategy, projects and advisory work.

As the regulatory market shifts within VAT, Amazon is required to scale in response ensuring compliance and risk mitigation. This role will drive and shape a number of VAT regulatory and projects across the Amazon consumer business. Collaboration with tax, finance, public policy and business teams to shape Amazon's response to drive enhanced risk management strategy and best practice. The role will encompass a range of high profile projects and exposure to senior stakeholders.

The role will operate across the VAT Consumer team, which drives and shapes regulatory and commercial projects. A typical day will be spent connecting with the business on international VAT regulatory developments and business programs such as cross-border B2B supply chain and the associated management of associated VAT risks.

You will be required to develop a deep understanding of Amazon's business problem statements and learn how the VAT regulatory environment impacts them.

Key job responsibilities

• Developing a deep understanding of the VAT risk challenges created by existing VAT rules and new VAT regulatory developments as well as business programs and initiatives.

• Working on the development of strategic risk management programs for new VAT regulatory developments ensuring business remains compliant, distilling the implications of those risks for a range of internal stakeholders

• Creating a reusable roadmap of resources to ensure consistent application of Amazon's strategies and positions

• Provide independent review of strategic projects testing to find weaknesses in the VAT design/execution.

• Reporting to senior leadership on VAT risk management, business problem statements and our strategies to mitigate those.

• Working with external stakeholders, such as peers, tax technical industry groups and advisors.

About the team

This role will be part of the Amazon VAT Consumer/Advisory team consisting of 30+ members. We are a highly specialized and high impact team, working on the most material VAT regulatory issues and related business challenges.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

London, GBR

Basic Qualifications

A successful applicant will have proven skills in the initiation and implementation of change in a highly ambiguous environment. You will need to have the capacity to quickly understand and digest complex business arrangements and project manage multiple business initiatives with an entrepreneurial spirit.

• 10 to 15 years VAT experience in a large accounting /consulting practice, law firm, or in-house at a blue-chip commercial organization.

• Deep understanding of EMEA VAT regime experience, especially regarding B2B supply chain and risk management.

• Proven expertise in tax risk management and the development of strategic VAT risk detection / management programs as well as roadmaps to ensure consistent application of Amazon’s strategies and positions.

• This role requires deep VAT technical knowledge and practical understanding of processes/technology builds.

• Excellent written and spoken English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recognized professional tax qualification (CIOT/ADIT or equivalent), or relevant law degree.

• Experience working regulatory body would be highly advantageous

• Operate effectively in a team environment and work independently with limited general supervision, effectively prioritizing competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Deal with ambiguity and manage changing priorities.

• Persuasively communicate complex and technical concepts and issues to internal and external stakeholders, in writing and verbally.

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