VAT Manager, Indirect Tax Planning
Amazon (AI roles) · Milan, Lombardy, ITA
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Amazon is looking for a VAT Manager based in Milan to drive and
support VAT planning and compliance initiatives for both new initiatives and on-going business
activities. Specifically this role will manage VAT affairs for Amazon’s Stores business in Italy while
also supporting wider Pan-EU Retail Business projects.
The role will report into the Director responsible for VAT in Retail and Operations across
EMEA. The successful candidate will have considerable interaction with senior Tax leadership
as well as senior leaders from the business, legal, finance and accounting
In this role, you'll work closely with local
business partners and members of the tax team, delivering expert VAT technical advice to support
our VAT legislative, compliance, and on-going tax controversy requirements. You will also be a key
player in the VAT relationship with the Italian Tax Authority. This role is likely to include regular travel across various European locations.
The candidate must possess the ability to think strategically and manage key Amazon stakeholders
as well as building tax authority relationships. In addition strong EU and Italian VAT skills are
essential
Key job responsibilities
- Provide in-depth VAT technical advice on both Italian and cross-border VAT matters, including evaluating and advising on business initiatives, contemplated transactions, and business proposals.
- Support extremely complex audit and controversy projects in a hands-on and dynamic way, exercising sound judgement under tight timelines.
- Support the VAT Compliance Team on technical and strategic VAT compliance topics; this role is not directly involved in day-to-day compliance activities.
- Assist with the delivery of planning, real-time coordination, and communication of various tax-related projects, collaborating with business partner contacts.
- Draft the appropriate level of documentation to support analyses performed, decisions made, and conclusions reached for purposes of reporting and compliance.
- Manage audit and controversy matters, including proactive engagement with tax authorities and preparation of responses to queries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Legal, and Accounting - to support new business launches and ongoing operations across the Pan-EU Retail Business.
- Effectively manage networks and strategic stakeholders, and communicate complex VAT concepts - both written and verbally, in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals.
Collective Bargaining Agreement classification: Quadro - Experience tax advisory (excluding compliance)
- Experience in international indirect tax planning and strong understanding of or practical experience with tax laws in other countries
- Experience advisory experience in a large accounting/consultancy practice, law firm, tax authority or business in-house.
- Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including colleagues and leadership
- Experience analyzing and reviewing statutes, regulations, and case law and then extracting data to make appropriate recommendations
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Italian
- Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects, is well-organised, possesses excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and is able to deliver on tight deadlines.
- Highly motivated, hard-working, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment.
- Familiarity with use of technology tools within tax, including generative AI tools.
- Excellent knowledge of VAT in Italy and EU
support VAT planning and compliance initiatives for both new initiatives and on-going business
activities. Specifically this role will manage VAT affairs for Amazon’s Stores business in Italy while
also supporting wider Pan-EU Retail Business projects.
The role will report into the Director responsible for VAT in Retail and Operations across
EMEA. The successful candidate will have considerable interaction with senior Tax leadership
as well as senior leaders from the business, legal, finance and accounting
In this role, you'll work closely with local
business partners and members of the tax team, delivering expert VAT technical advice to support
our VAT legislative, compliance, and on-going tax controversy requirements. You will also be a key
player in the VAT relationship with the Italian Tax Authority. This role is likely to include regular travel across various European locations.
The candidate must possess the ability to think strategically and manage key Amazon stakeholders
as well as building tax authority relationships. In addition strong EU and Italian VAT skills are
essential
Key job responsibilities
- Provide in-depth VAT technical advice on both Italian and cross-border VAT matters, including evaluating and advising on business initiatives, contemplated transactions, and business proposals.
- Support extremely complex audit and controversy projects in a hands-on and dynamic way, exercising sound judgement under tight timelines.
- Support the VAT Compliance Team on technical and strategic VAT compliance topics; this role is not directly involved in day-to-day compliance activities.
- Assist with the delivery of planning, real-time coordination, and communication of various tax-related projects, collaborating with business partner contacts.
- Draft the appropriate level of documentation to support analyses performed, decisions made, and conclusions reached for purposes of reporting and compliance.
- Manage audit and controversy matters, including proactive engagement with tax authorities and preparation of responses to queries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Legal, and Accounting - to support new business launches and ongoing operations across the Pan-EU Retail Business.
- Effectively manage networks and strategic stakeholders, and communicate complex VAT concepts - both written and verbally, in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals.
Collective Bargaining Agreement classification: Quadro - Experience tax advisory (excluding compliance)
- Experience in international indirect tax planning and strong understanding of or practical experience with tax laws in other countries
- Experience advisory experience in a large accounting/consultancy practice, law firm, tax authority or business in-house.
- Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including colleagues and leadership
- Experience analyzing and reviewing statutes, regulations, and case law and then extracting data to make appropriate recommendations
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Italian
- Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects, is well-organised, possesses excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and is able to deliver on tight deadlines.
- Highly motivated, hard-working, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment.
- Familiarity with use of technology tools within tax, including generative AI tools.
- Excellent knowledge of VAT in Italy and EU
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