REQ ID: 127357
JOB TITLE: Senior VAT Analyst
SALARY: £46,000 - £60,000

POSTING START DATE: 05/12/2024

POSTING END DATE: 17/01/2025
LOCATION: Whitley  

In a commercial role at JLR, you can reimagine the future of modern luxury. In teams focused on extraordinary customer experience, sustainability and forward-thinking. You’ll work alongside strategically-minded problem-solvers supporting the transformation of our iconic house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar – and our heritage-rich JLR Classic range. Becoming a proud creator of the exceptional starts here.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Bring your unique talents to JLR’s Accounting team, as a senior analyst you will be dedicated to fulfilling all aspects of VAT reporting, VAT refund claims, and VAT accounting processes for any VAT returns deemed to be in scope of the Central VAT Team. Working with and supervising an offshore team, you will be assisting in providing VAT advisory and policy services to all areas of JLR.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Through own work and supporting offshore team, ensure return processes are carried out to a high degree of accuracy, understood, and documented.
• Through own work and supporting offshore team, compile monthly VAT information and data from JLR sales subsidiaries and reporting to JLR group auditors on data.
• Ensure VAT correctness of all return transactions, helping to define appropriate transactional checks/controls, and supporting the team in applying investigative techniques to transactions (selected by exception reports and/or through the review of transactional sources).
• Support/carry out root cause resolution of any compliance reporting issues or errors identified during the process.
• Support the VAT advisory managers in monitoring of industry policy, Tax Authority policy, and legislative VAT developments. Helping to turn policy and legislative changes that are relevant into meaningful communication to the VAT compliance team and the wider business. Supporting required business and process amendments falling from new guidance or legislation.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Previous experience in Finance and accounting systems
• Previous experience in reviewing VAT returns
• Sound understanding of VAT principles
• Proven ability to develop processes
• Proven understanding of reconciliations and financial postings

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs. 

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.