JPMorgan EMEA Oversight - Vice President 

United Kingdom, England, London 

643202389

Job responsibilities

• Understanding the transactions / products of the Markets trading business
• Identifying and managing VAT risk issues end to end in the business delivery
• Developing knowledge of UK and other EMEA VAT regimes applicable to these transactions / products (both tax technical and practical) and staying abreast of changes in VAT legislation, ensuring the business remains compliant
• Partnering with the Indirect Tax Technology team in the advancement of the long-term VAT technology strategy in relation to the Markets business including identifying and supporting opportunities for enhanced systematic automation and key data requirements
• Advising / training internal stakeholders in the business and support teams e.g. teams processing trading expenses
• Understanding expense processes and working with finance, business, and tax teams to advise VAT recovery and compliance processes
• Reviewing tax compliance submissions for dedicated markets related entities
• Communicating VAT risks succinctly and clearly to non-tax colleagues
• Escalating risks internally within the team as appropriate
• Partnering with tax colleagues from other disciplines to syndicate issues and comprehensively but efficiently manage tax risk
• Working with external tax advisors, as well as partnering internally with global Corporate Tax colleagues (including colleagues covering directs taxes and transfer pricing) and non-tax colleagues (such as the Business, Legal, Finance, Operations etc.)

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree
• VAT advisory experience preferably at least Manager level at Big 4 or equivalent in-house
• A detailed understanding of UK / EU VAT principles, with knowledge / experience of VAT issues
• A knowledge of VAT compliance requirements and processes
• Strong communication and written skills and the ability to work well in a team
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to formulate commercially sound solutions
• Quick learner with a positive attitude and professionalism
• Being able to work independently, managing own workload and projects
• Strong interpersonal skills to build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Accounting or Tax qualification, e.g. CTA
• Financial services sector
• Functional knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint as well as VAT specific technologies and other applications