Vat Analyst

At World Fuel Services, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.

Indirect Tax Analyst (VAT/Customs)

The Indirect Tax Analyst (VAT/Customs) will assist with the daily management of local VAT and cross-border VAT compliance matters for World Fuel Services’ European operations.

The Main Tasks and Responsibilities Include
- Support the review of excise tax returns for various countries across the EMEA region
- Assist with managing EMEA region VAT/Customs compliance for various WFS entities
- Assist with managing and maintaining indirect tax and customs processes
- Support to manage relationships with third party service providers and tax/customs authorities across EMEA region
- Assist with advising in a pro-active manner on excise tax related matters to various business units within the company (Supply Chain, Sales department, customer service team)
- Showing an interest in taxation/customs and be pro-active in staying on top of new tax and customs developments
- Review of Account Payable (AP) and Account Receivables (AR) invoices required for relief and recovery of VAT
- Ensure that VAT payments are made and received on time and any issues are dealt with
- Reconciliation of VAT ledger with VAT reports and VAT returns
- Support the management of the indirect tax aspects of external tax audits across EU
- Provide ad hoc support to other VAT team members where required

Qualifications And Experience
- Background in accounting or taxation
- 2-3 years of work experience in dealing with European/EMEA VAT issues
- Customs excises duties experience and awareness is preferable but not essential
- Experience in working with Oracle and Excel
- A team player with an independent and flexible work attitude
- Ready to adapt to international practices
- Confident in communicating with others
- Able to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
- Strong analytical and numeracy skills
- Interested in VAT & Customs and wants to develop further in the field