Tax Analyst - VAT

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.   If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

• This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a VAT Analyst, joining our VAT Team (Finance team). This role is a 12 month fixed-term position.
• The VAT Team is responsible for Remote’s VAT matters worldwide.
• Finance is at the core of how Remote fuels its operations. The scale and breadth of finance operations at Remote overcome anything ever seen before at a company of this size and scale.
• Joining the finance team you will be able to be part of a multi-skilled team completely driven by excellence. We see ourselves as a high performing team, because we do what we love, and we do it with amazing people for a company  which aim to be the best-in-class of everything an employee expects.

What you bring

• Experience working in a Tax department (big 4 environment focused in tax and reporting), namely in preparing and filing tax returns
• SAP experience (not mandatory)
• Hold a bachelor’s or master degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, Management or similar - to be a chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA, CTA, CPA or similar) will be highly valued
• To be a team-player driven by excellence, good organisation skills and attention to details
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced challenging environment
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
• Strong analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities 

• Prepare and submit VAT Returns and other connected reports in several jurisdictions (EMEA/APAC)
• Work with tax advisors to prepare and submit reports connected with Remote VAT obligations.
• Reconcile VAT accounts and analyse discrepancies to ensure accuracy of the ERP data. Liaise with accounts payable, accounts receivable and accounting team in order to review individual transactions and make any necessary corrections.
• Analyse invoices to ensure compliance with local tax law and proper tax treatment and request corrections if necessary.
• Manage and ensure compliance with e-invoicing regulations across multiple EMEA/APAC jurisdictions.
• Assist in VAT registrations and de-registrations.
• Support the team in VAT audits.
• Support on ad hoc research and projects as needed, including expansion into new countries and VAT treatment of new operations.
• Monitor legislative changes in VAT laws and assess their impact on the business.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance VAT reporting efficiency.
• Perform VAT number checks to ensure compliance with VAT regulations.
• Regularly review and update VAT records, ensuring accuracy for invoicing and reporting.
• Work together with the tax technology team to ensure the used source data is accurate.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Senior Manager, VAT
• Team: Finance - Tax
• Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from Europe and Africa as we encourage our teams to diversify;
• Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

1. Interview with recruiter
2. Interview with future manager
3. Interview with Head of VAT 
4. Interview with VP of Tax
5. Bar Raiser Interview
6. Prior employment verification check 

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce.  We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is€32.300—€36.300 EUR

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• budget towards co-working spaces, learning and wellness (including gym memberships)
• mental health support services
• stock options
• home office budget & IT equipment

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
3. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here. 

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.