External Job Description
Cpl in partnership with our client Pfizer are seeking an Indirect Tax Analyst to join the team at their Dublin 4 site for an 11 month Fixed Term Contract. This is a hybrid working role.
Indirect Tax Analyst
About the role: This role is an VAT compliance and consulting role working as part of a large team of internal VAT colleagues within Pfizer Global Tax. The role has specific responsibility for managing all aspects of VAT Compliance obligations for countries managed by the VAT team in EMEA, APAC and LATAM.
Key Areas of Responsibility
1. Ensure accurate and timely preparation, completion and filing of VAT returns and compliance work (VAT returns, ESL, Intrastat, annual returns, voluntary disclosures, where applicable, and any other ad hoc returns)
2. Ensure all payments/refund requests are completed in a timely manner.
3. Ensure the relevant VAT Team controls are completed each month.
4. Identify and follow up on any errors or exceptions.
5. Provide input/suggestions on process/system efficiencies that might be adopted to improve the processes in the Pfizer VAT team.
6. Involvement and initiation of projects on process/system efficiencies.
7. Manage the resolution of VAT account reconciling items or other issues as assigned.
8. Manage errors and exceptions to minimize the impact on financial results and avoid non-compliance penalties with Tax Authorities.
9. Assist the Indirect Tax Specialist in Tax Audits and Queries.
10. Support the VAT Specialist and VAT Management in providing VAT consultancy and advisory support to stakeholders.
11. Develop Market relationships by assisting the Indirect Tax Specialist in providing accurate and relevant VAT advice.
12. Support the Global Indirect Tax initiatives and requests.
Systems
1. Assist the Indirect Tax Specialist in ensuring all relevant VAT changes affecting your territories are considered in terms of system impact (e.g. SAP, Global VAT Reporting Tool (GVRT)) and that the information is communicated and documented to the appropriate contact for update.
2. Ensure all ad hoc reporting and information tools are available as required by Pfizer Indirect Tax or the markets (e.g. Tax audits).
General
1. Demonstrate an adaptability and openness to change, whether it be in objectives, roles, procedures. Demonstrate flexibility in working roles, to allow assistance to other colleagues in busy periods, by proactively making themselves available to support others.
Qualifications
1. Minimum 1-2 years VAT experience.
2. Experience in a Big 4 Indirect tax practice or a multinational commercial organisation and/or Specialist experience in Indirect Tax an advantage.
3. SAP experience an advantage.
4. A recognized professional tax qualification (e.g. AITI, AIIT) and/or significant post qualified experience an advantage.
5. Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
6. Ability to work independently, to work under pressure and to handle several projects at once.
7. Proficiency in PC skills (incl. Oracle, SAP, Word and Excel).
#J-18808-Ljbffr