JPMorgan EMEA Oversight 

United Kingdom, England, London 

195306874

Job responsibilities

• Analyses the operating model in several EMEA locations
• Understands, reviews, and updates tax compliance procedures
• Provides input into the strategic technology programme to ensure it will facilitate a robust filing process in locations
• Reviews tax compliance submissions
• Develops a high level understanding of the products of the relevant lines of business relevant to the locations.
• Develops knowledge of local VAT regimes applicable to the relevant jurisdictions and transactions / products (both tax technical and practical).
• Advises/trains internal stakeholders.
• Communicates VAT risks succinctly and clearly to non-tax colleagues.
• Escalates risks internally within the team as appropriate.
• Works with external tax advisors, as well as partnering internally with global Corporate Tax colleagues (including colleagues covering directs taxes) and non-tax colleagues (such as the Business, Legal, Finance, Operations etc.).

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Accounting or Tax qualification
• VAT advisory experience
• A detailed understanding of UK/EU VAT principles, with knowledge/experience of VAT issues
• A knowledge of VAT compliance requirements and processes.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities

• Accounting or Tax qualification, e.g. CTA indirect tax route, preferable.
• VAT advisory experience preferably at Big 4 or equivalent in-house.
• Financial services sector work experience
• Strong communication and structured 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.
• Functional knowledge of VAT technology systems an advantage
• European language knowledge an advantage