Indirect Tax Consultant

Role: Indirect Tax Consultant

Location: Paris

Salary: Depending on experience

Our Indirect Tax Consultants play a crucial role in supporting clients worldwide with their VAT obligations, encompassing tax compliance, VAT advisory services, and e-commerce consultancy. We adopt a client-centric approach and are currently seeking tax professionals to manage a diverse portfolio of clients.

As an Indirect Tax Consultant, you will provide comprehensive advice, offering practical guidance on VAT regulations, cross-border transactions, and ensuring full compliance with VAT laws.

Indirect Tax Consultant, the role:

• Provide high-quality VAT consultancy and business advice to your client portfolio continuously.

• Calculate and file European VAT returns meticulously and promptly, ensuring the highest level of accuracy.

• Advise clients on VAT liabilities, guide them on tax payments, proactively remind them of outstanding returns, and ensure compliance with European filings, EC Sales, and Intrastat reporting as required.

• Communicate with tax offices regarding clients’ accounts and obligations.

• Conduct VAT audits/investigations in collaboration with tax offices related to your client portfolio.

• Manage clients' accounts in coordination with the Credit Control Department.Stay consistently updated with VAT law and any changes in legislation.

• Provide exceptional customer service to build trust, rapport, and strong relationships within your portfolio.

• Represent the company professionally at events/webinars.

• Train, support, and develop new team members.

• Collaborate positively and enthusiastically with the team.

• Actively engage with Managers and Directors to suggest contributions for improving procedures.

Indirect Tax Consultant, the person:

Essential

• Experience working in Law/VAT/Accountancy/Finance.

• Minimum 2 years of French VAT experience.

• Confident and with excellent communication skills for client interaction and engagement (Email, Phone, and face to face (ad hoc)).

• Works well in a team as well as independently.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English.

• Organised and proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Excellent multi-tasking ability.

Desirable:

• Experience or knowledge of International E-Commerce.

ABOUT AVASK

AVASK Global Compliance are a rapidly expanding international firm that specialise in VAT, tax and accounting for e-commerce businesses.

AVASK assist hundreds of Amazon FBA sellers as well as entrepreneurs across eBay, Shopify and many other platforms. Providing clients with a comprehensive range of expertise - from practical guidance on cross-border transactions, to ensuring they are fully compliant.