Role: Indirect Tax Consultant

Location: Paris, France

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.
  
• Confident and with excellent communication skills for client interaction and engagement (Email, Phone, and face to face (ad hoc)).
• Native speaker of French with business proficient level of English.
• Works well in a team as well as independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 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.