Accounts Assistant - VAT & Customs Duty
- Employer
- Harcourt Matthews Ltd
- Location
- South East London, UK
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Aug 23, 2019
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- Job Role
- Accounts Assistant
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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This specialist FMCG group is a global leader in cutting edge innovation, design and beauty manufacturing and supports an enviable of speciality, household-name and major brands across the world. Enjoying continued expansion through the development of key client offerings including beauty formulations, products, technologies and designs, the business is now recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to take responsibility for VAT & Customs Duty. Reporting to the Financial Controller and based within the European finance team, this role sits within finance and supply chain. A broad ranging brief includes:
• Preparation, reconciliation & submission of monthly & quarterly returns relating to VAT, EC Sales list, Intrastat across UK, France, Italy & Spain
• Ensuring the completion & submission of all transfer of goods documents within UK, France, Italy & Spain
• Confirming that ERP coding structure for VAT is correctly set up & maintained
• Assisting with management of new import procedures for the Far East to Europe pre & post Brexit
• Acting as a key contact for VAT & Customs Duty-related queries
• Management of the relationship with HMRC
• Processing freight & duty invoices for UK & France
• Liaison with customs broker to ensure goods have cleared customs with correct commodity codes
• Developing working knowledge of indirect tax laws & regulations & country-specific import-export requirements
• Developing & maintaining VAT control framework for Europe
• Assisting with month end reconciliations for monthly management accounts As a part qualified accountant or qualified by experience individual, you will demonstrate hands on experience of UK VAT and Intrastat, and ideally knowledge of global cross border VAT. The role demands a self-motivated individual with excellent organisational skills and the ability to development robust stakeholder relationships. Experience of SAP and the ability to speak French and/or Italian is highly advantageous. Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Our divisions include Accounting & Finance; HR - Human Resources & Personnel; IT - Information Technology; Pfi/PPP & FM; Procurement & Purchasing; Project Management & PMO; Sales & Marketing.
• Preparation, reconciliation & submission of monthly & quarterly returns relating to VAT, EC Sales list, Intrastat across UK, France, Italy & Spain
• Ensuring the completion & submission of all transfer of goods documents within UK, France, Italy & Spain
• Confirming that ERP coding structure for VAT is correctly set up & maintained
• Assisting with management of new import procedures for the Far East to Europe pre & post Brexit
• Acting as a key contact for VAT & Customs Duty-related queries
• Management of the relationship with HMRC
• Processing freight & duty invoices for UK & France
• Liaison with customs broker to ensure goods have cleared customs with correct commodity codes
• Developing working knowledge of indirect tax laws & regulations & country-specific import-export requirements
• Developing & maintaining VAT control framework for Europe
• Assisting with month end reconciliations for monthly management accounts As a part qualified accountant or qualified by experience individual, you will demonstrate hands on experience of UK VAT and Intrastat, and ideally knowledge of global cross border VAT. The role demands a self-motivated individual with excellent organisational skills and the ability to development robust stakeholder relationships. Experience of SAP and the ability to speak French and/or Italian is highly advantageous. Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Our divisions include Accounting & Finance; HR - Human Resources & Personnel; IT - Information Technology; Pfi/PPP & FM; Procurement & Purchasing; Project Management & PMO; Sales & Marketing.
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