Tax Analyst, Amazon
EU VAT, 3P VAT OPS
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Open for applications
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
Desirable
- Work experience working in a multi-national finance and/or VAT compliance function
- Fluent verbal and written skills in Italian or German or Spanish
- Part of full professional tax or finance qualifications or similar credentials an advantage
- Technical background and programming (SQL, VBA, Python etc.)
- Clear, crisp, and proactive documentation of operational procedures required to tackle known risk related patterns
- Organized, analytical and methodical with attention to detail
- A proven team player with a hands-on team-oriented attitude
- Able to take ownership of work, implement change, and demonstrate a problem solving approach
- Ability to effectively manage time, and individually prioritize multiple tasks of competing priority
What the job involves
- Amazon's diverse online business requires VAT filings in a number of jurisdictions across Europe and creates specific VAT compliance obligations relating to third parties (3P) that sell via our websites
- These 3P obligations are the responsibility of the European VAT Compliance & Controllership team (VAT C&C) which is located primarily in Barcelona and Bratislava
- We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Tax Analyst to join us at the heart of our VAT C&C team in Barcelona
- You will be apart of the team that is responsible for checking the VAT compliance status of our 3P sellers, providing 3P data to tax authorities, and controlling the access of 3P sellers to our websites
- Work may also include some mainstream VAT compliance activities, supporting internal and external audits, and liaising with colleagues in VAT C&C as well as Tax and the wider business
- You will need an understanding of financial systems, and technical accounting awareness for this work. You may also be involved in projects that have a VAT compliance impact
- You will be expected to take ownership of your activities, identify process improvement opportunities for existing process and controls, and drive positive change across the organization
- Confirm the VAT registration and compliance status of 3P sellers
- Provide transactional and other data to tax authorities in respect of 3P sellers
- Manage and control access of 3P sellers to Amazon marketplaces based on VAT compliance status and requests from tax authorities
- Assist with VAT registrations across various jurisdictions
- Respond to VAT compliance queries from Amazon businesses operating across Europe
- Provide internal and external audit support, including data analysis
- Provide support to colleagues throughout the business and, in particular, accounting groups
- Participate in cross-functional projects
- Actively map VAT compliance processes and identify areas for improvement
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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