VAT Manager, Amazon

• Amazon is seeking a European VAT manager with experience in European VAT to support the EMEA VAT advisory team
• A team player who is confident in communicating with others and able to work with minimal supervision
• Partner well with people at all levels within an organization
• The ability to work in a team with a “can-do” attitude
• The ability to demonstrate ownership, initiate and implement change with a problem solving approach
• Organized and methodical with strong attention to detail
• Fluent written and verbal communications skills in English
• Experience with tax technology tools and/or generative AI is helpful but not a requirement
• Minimum 7 years experience in European VAT advisory, gained within a big4 consulting firm or in an in-house position
• Tech savviness/keen interest in tax technology/automation

Desirable

• As part of a larger team, this position will involve tax research, giving VAT technical advice to business stakeholders, working on tax and process automation projects
• Provide VAT advice to various Amazon business stakeholders, including gleaning and consolidating European VAT advice/requirements, responding to small VAT queries
• Scan and research new tax laws and their impact on Amazon
• Work with technology teams on tax related automation projects and other process improvements
• Assist with the delivery of planning, real time coordination, and communication of business projects with tax dependencies
• Identify process improvement opportunities and define strategy to address them using your expertise and judgement to support decisions with financial, operational, or customer implications
• Collaborate with tax, business and tech partner teams. This includes drafting the appropriate level of documentation to support analyses performed, decisions made and conclusions reached
• Effectively communicate with and influence partner teams
• Support engagements with external advisors