Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.
Why we need this role
The primary responsibility of the role is to own and lead Integral VAT Compliance activities across Colt's operating footprint, ensuring compliance, governance, and continuous improvement of indirect tax processes.
The role acts as a subject matter expert for indirect tax matters, providing independent VAT advice to business stakeholders and supporting strategic business initiatives.
The role owns indirect tax compliance governance, leads interactions with tax authorities and external advisors, manages indirect tax risk, and drives projects to improve compliance efficiency, controls, and reporting processes.
The role is expected to tooperatewith a high degree of autonomy, making informed recommendations and decisions within established governance frameworks.
What You Will Do
Own relationships with external VAT advisors and provide strategic direction regarding compliance requirements, risk management and process improvements
Provideautonomous VAT advice to the business
Leadthe delivery and governance of indirect tax compliance obligations, ensuringtimelyandaccuratesubmission of returns and related filings.
Review and approve VAT returns,reconciliations and compliance deliverables prepared by internal teams and external advisors.
Lead relationships with external advisors and tax authorities and coordinate responses to audits,enquiriesand investigations.
Identify,assessand mitigate indirect tax risks and recommend practical solutions to support businessobjectiveswhilstmaintainingcompliance.
Drive indirect tax compliance process improvements, automation initiatives to enhance efficiency,controland governance.
Establish andmaintainrobust VAT governance frameworks,controlsand documented procedures.
Interpret indirect tax legislative developments, determine