The opportunity
Join our fast-growing Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) team as a Senior Consultant in Romania and you will have the opportunity to work on EY’s largest multi-country client engagements.
We deploy strong multi-skilled teams working seamlessly across countries and service lines, with major hubs in UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Hungary.
Your key responsibilities
As a Senior Consultant, you will be working a selection of clients where you are the assistant VAT controller for the VAT / GST compliance outsourced to EY, including :
Act as central point of contact liaise with your international clients and colleagues with respect to European VAT and VAT compliance
Monitoring the quality of the indirect tax data and reports of your clients
Review and approve indirect tax returns
Follow up on legislative changes and business changes in order to ensure that the systems and / or processes are updated
Identify issues and opportunities to continuously improve the VAT compliance processes
Coordinate VAT compliance advisory, technology and audit support
Coordinate with other VAT controllers and report to the client’s Process Owner at EY (senior manager or above)
Supervise and coach junior team members
Actively participate to the training and coaching session in your development plan to ensure continuous development of your technical knowledge
Skills and attributes for success
Innovative & problem resolution focus with strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Team player with project management capabilities
Highly motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team
A desire to learn and develop into the role
Ability to plan and prioritize work
To qualify for the role you must have
A Bachelor / master’s degree in economics or equivalent, potentially with a supplementary degree in fiscal matters.
Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in EMEIA VAT compliance, either in industry or with other service providers.
Basic understanding of other compliance activities such as statutory accounting and corporate tax compliance.
Basic understanding of IT-systems and VAT / GST reporting solutions
Ideally, you’ll also have
Fluent in English written and spoken. Any additional European language is an asset
Excellent communication across cultures and within a virtual working environment
What working at EY offers
EY is committed to be an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.
While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
