Senior VAT Compliance Manager

We’re looking for a VAT Compliance Senior Manager to join us in our Bradford office. This is hybrid working – 2 days in the office, 3 days remote.*
Within this role, you will be responsible for leading and developing the in-house VAT compliance function.
You will take ownership for BAU activity across a number of UK and foreign jurisdictions and will also work with the Liberty Global Tax team and Systems Indirect Tax Manager to drive system improvements and embrace the use of technology to create an outstanding in-house function. The role also includes leading the transition of any new VAT compliance activity into LSS.
*First point of compliance contact for Operating Companies
* Point of escalation for tax coding queries from LSS transactional teams
* Providing support for data elements of Tax Authority audits and enquiries
* Onboarding new operating entities into the LSS VAT compliance process
* Strong VAT accounting experience
* Assurance approach – the ability to review accurately, but also to identify risks in processes and reconciliations and articulate/resolve/mitigate these as part of the monthly / quarterly VAT return cycles
* Strong Excel skills
* Financial systems skills (e.g. Oracle; SAP)
* Accounting qualification
*Competitive salary + bonus
* 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
* Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
* Matched pension contribution up to 10%
* Access to our car benefit scheme
* Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
* Liberty Shared Services (LSS) acts as a central specialty service supporting both the wider Liberty Global group and external clients with specialisms in areas of Finance, Accounting, People, Legal & Systems. LSS teams support a number of businesses across the Liberty Global footprint including Sunrise, Virgin Media O2, and Nexfibre.
It is an exciting time to join us on our journey as we continue to grow our services; Liberty Global is a world leader in converged broadband, video, and mobile communications services. Our businesses deliver next-generation products through advanced fibre and 5G networks that connect 85 million subscribers across Europe and the United Kingdom. Our businesses operate under some of the best-known consumer brands, including Virgin Media-O2 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise UPC in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland and UPC in Eastern Europe.
Our consolidated businesses generate annual revenue of more than $7 billion, while our joint-ventures in the U.Our global investment arm, Liberty Global Ventures, has a portfolio of more than 50 companies across content, technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in companies Plume, ITV, Lions Gate, Univision, the Formula E racing series and several regional sports networks
We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Job Type: Full-time
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