Lead VAT Accountan
At a glance
Senior Tax role at Dyson. Krakow · full-time · from PLN 140,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Coordinate monthly VAT returns, Intrastat and EC Sales Lists with external advisers across European entities
- Pull monthly SAP financial data, check its accuracy and completeness, then send it to advisers for filings
- Check and approve adviser-prepared filings, then arrange VAT payments by the required deadlines
- Monitor VAT controls, cash tax forecasts and balance sheet reconciliations against set deadlines
- Resolve tax queries with advisers and business teams, improve reporting controls and draft responses to external requests
What you bring
- At least three years working in a VAT function
- Practical VAT experience in at least one European jurisdiction
- Strong Excel skills, numerical accuracy and attention to detail
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone comfortable handling regional VAT compliance across multiple European entities and working with advisers and internal teams. You’ll support the Senior VAT Manager for EMEA. The position is full-time in Krakow.
From the employer
About Us
Dyson is growing fast, and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations, and more people. Pioneering technology takes more than just inventive engineers. At Dyson, we take a problem-solving approach to everything we do. Our Tax team manages and balances complex tax challenges across our global business.
The Group Tax function is focused on supporting all areas of the business with growth plans and day-to-day operations, along with meeting our tax compliance obligations.
About The Role
We are looking for an individual to join our EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) VAT team. As a Lead VAT Accountant, you will support the Senior VAT Manager for EMEA in overseeing the VAT compliance for the region and providing VAT advise and support to the business. Your specific responsibilities include:
- Working with external advisors to ensure the timely preparation and submission of monthly VAT filings (VAT return, Intrastat, EC Sales Lists etc) across multiple European entities and territories.
- Monthly extraction of financial data from our SAP ERP system, analysing it to ensure complete and accurate information is reported, for onward provision to external advisors who will prepare the necessary filings.
- Review and approval of filings prepared by external advisors, for subsequent submission to governmental authorities.
- Initiating VAT payment requests following submission of the returns, ensuring payments are made by the necessary deadline.
- Oversight of compliance control processes, including cash tax management and forecasting, and preparation of VAT balance sheet reconciliations to a set deadline.
- Play a key role interfacing between advisors and the business to investigate queries and validate treatments.
- Working with other teams to drive improvement in their processes to deliver improved controls and more efficient VAT reporting.
- Drafting responses to non-standard requests received from external stakeholders, tax authorities, external auditors and other areas of the business etc.
About You
- An individual with three years plus experience of working in a VAT function, ideally within a large organisation.
- Existing experience of VAT in one or more European jurisdictions is required.
- Knowledge of SAP and a background in accounting advantageous.
- Analytical and accurate, inquisitive, a problem-solver, numerical, with good Excel skills and an eye for detail.
- An excellent time manager, multi-tasker, communicator, collaborator, influencer, pro-active and able to take initiative.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, ever-changing environment.
Reward Package
- Competitive starting salary: from 140,000 PLN annually (for a full-time position), with potential for a higher offer based on skills and experience
- Performance bonus opportunity
- Employee Capital Plan (PPK)
- Employee Savings Plan (PPO)
- Company-paid life insurance
- Holiday allowance
- Allowance for corrective glasses and contact lenses
- Subsidised on-site canteen
- Exclusive discount on Dyson products
- Comprehensive private medical insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Benefits platform with Multisport card
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
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