TAX COMPLIANCE MANAGER at DIAGEO (2023-01 – Present)
- Manage end-to-end VAT, WHVAT and Withholding Tax compliance across a regional portfolio
- Ensure the accuracy and quality of tax returns through sales turnover reviews and GL reconciliations
- Lead a regional tax compliance team of 7 direct reports, overseeing workload allocation, technical review and performance management
- Drive tax projects and process improvements, incl. automation with Alteryx
- Oversee E-invoicing compliance and reconciliations (pre-populated returns)
- Collaborate with the Excise and Customs Team
- Contribute to SAP S/4HANA indirect tax implementation
- Support tax governance and internal tax controls
VAT MANAGER at KPMG Global Services (2020-01 – 2023-12)
- Ensure all periodic filings for VAT, Intrastat, EC Sales List are made for all clients
- Supervision of the VAT compliance teams
- Provide guidance to the VAT compliance Teams/Clients
- Deal with any queries from the clients or member firms
- Support VAT questions and manage VAT audits
- Manage/participate in process improvements
- Supporting career development
- Increase effectiveness and efficiency
- Provide monthly closure and revenue forecast for Finance
- Contract management/corporate invoicing
- Monitor new Indirect Tax legislation
SENIOR VAT ACCOUNTANT at GRUNDFOS (2018-01 – 2020-12)
- Develop Deloitte Indirect tax compliance tool
- Advise the AP/AR/Treasury/RTR team regarding VAT issues
- Training the AP team from VAT point of View
- Manage foreign VAT related project
- Accomplish the necessary adjustments in SAP
- Provide in-house advisory support Globally
- Review/Preparation and submission of VAT returns and EC Sales list/Intrastat reports (UK,ES,PT,AE,SA,FI,DE,FR,NL)
- GL Reconciliation
- Collaborate with local Finance managers for deep understanding
LEAD VAT ACCOUNTANT at GE (2017-01 – 2018-12)
The reason for leaving GE is the outsourcing of the work. The VAT Team was pending and I looked for a stable company
- Review of VAT Returns and other tax related reports
- Manage junior colleagues
- Wing to wing process of VAT returns and EC Sales list/Intrastat reports (UK/IE)
- Endorse the migration of VAT preparation processes from the business to Global Operations Center
- Actively participate in VAT internal and external audits
- Identify potential VAT errors and work on corrective actions
- Develop Deloitte Indirect tax compliance tool
- Advise the AP/AR/Treasury/RTR team regarding VAT issues
- Training the AP team from VAT point of View
- Manage foreign VAT related project
- Accomplish the necessary adjustments in SAP
- Provide in-house advisory support Globally
- Review/Preparation and submission of VAT returns and EC Sales list/Intrastat reports (UK,ES,PT,AE,SA,FI,DE,FR,NL)
- GL Reconciliation
- Collaborate with local Finance managers for deep understanding
INDIRECT TAX ACCOUNTANT at VIACOM (2014-01 – 2017-12)
- Provide in-house advisory support
- Support junior members of VAT Team
- Monitor/follow up VAT postings done by AP/AR departments
- Preparation and submission of VAT returns and EC Sales list (Nordic,German,Swiss,Hungarian,Polish)
- Liaise with OTC, PTP, RTR departments
- Vendor Master Data maintenance
- Contact with Vendors regarding VAT issues
- Coordination of VAT payment
- Accomplish a successful migration project in Poland
VAT LEAD ANALYST/VAT INSPECTOR at Hungarian Tax Authority (2008-01 – 2014-12)
- Conducted VAT taxation analysis for the Ministry of Finance
- Review the VAT Return form by yearly basis
- Revenue forecast, plan/fact analysis
- Monitoring and checking of VAT returns
- Itemized or random audit of incoming invoices
- Pay attention to the modification of certain rules of taxation
