JPMorgan’s leading position in the FS sector across EMEA is supported by a network of offices across the region. As JPMorgan continues to strengthen its position in the region the Indirect Tax team within our Corporate Tax department continues to invest in managing VAT risk, compliance and process across EMEA.  Ensuring compliance and managing the financial impact of VAT in the various offices is important to the smooth operation of the business.  This role within the Indirect Tax team will be an important part of overseeing and managing VAT risk and compliance for the firm. 

As an EMEA VAT Oversight role in the Indirect Tax team you will cover tax risks for a wide range of businesses including; investment banking, markets (trading) businesses, private banking, asset management, payments and securities services. 

In this role you will be given an opportunity to build a deeper understanding of an FS business and a to play a part in helping to continually evolve compliance processes.  You will be part of an experienced and deeply knowledgeable VAT team working with that team and with colleagues across the bank. This includes partnering with our VAT technology focussed team, as well as our product focussed VAT experts, broader tax department and location based finance and other colleagues.  Your focus will be on covering location oversight and submissions, including advising on local VAT implications such as restructuring and business developments; alongside this will be improving consistency of process and feeding into strategic technology programs from the prospective of local processes.

Job responsibilities

Analyses the operating model in several EMEA locations  Understands, reviews, and updates tax compliance procedures  Provides input into the strategic technology programme to ensure it will facilitate a robust filing process in locations  Reviews tax compliance submissions Develops a high level understanding of the products of the relevant lines of business relevant to the locations. Develops knowledge of local VAT regimes applicable to the relevant jurisdictions and transactions / products (both tax technical and practical). Advises/trains internal stakeholders. Communicates VAT risks succinctly and clearly to non-tax colleagues. Escalates risks internally within the team as appropriate. Works with external tax advisors, as well as partnering internally with global Corporate Tax colleagues (including colleagues covering directs taxes) and non-tax colleagues (such as the Business, Legal, Finance, Operations etc.).   

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities

Bachelor’s or master’s degree.  Accounting or Tax qualification, e.g. CTA indirect tax route, preferable. VAT advisory experience preferably at Big 4 or equivalent in-house.  A detailed understanding of UK/EU VAT principles, with knowledge/experience of VAT issues in the FS sector being desirable. A knowledge of VAT compliance requirements and processes.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities

Strong communication and structured written skills and the ability to work well in a team. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to formulate commercially sound solutions. Quick learner with a positive attitude and professionalism. Being able to work independently, managing own workload and projects.  Strong interpersonal skills to build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  Functional knowledge of VAT technology systems an advantage European language knowledge an advantage