VAT and Tax Compliance and Reporting Specialist

The Company

A global investment and asset management leader with a sizeable and established office in the heart of Luxembourg focusing on alternative investments and strategies. These include Real Estate, Private Equity, Private Debt and Infrastructure & Renewables.

Job Description

We are searching for a Tax Compliance and Tax Reporting Specialist to join this team in Luxembourg on a full-time basis.

Tax Compliance:

• Preparation and assistance with direct and indirect tax compliance for Luxembourg domiciled companies and partnerships of the Group
• Coordination and assistance of foreign tax compliance obligation of Luxembourg domiciled companies
• Communication with Luxembourg tax authorities
• Review of tax assessments, tax advance payments etc. and close communication with responsible accounting teams

Tax Reporting:

• Active support of the accounting and tax reporting team with IFRS tax reporting and Country by Country Reporting (CbCR) / Tax Transparency Report (TTR) as local part of the worldwide Group (Tax) Reporting

Risk Management:

• Identification and assessment of uncertain tax positions, preparation and handling of tax audits regarding topics and controversies in assigned area
• Analysis of tax assets/attributes and development and implementation of measures to increase the underlying value

Key responsibilities

• Provide support and oversight of tax compliance; this will include but not be limited to:
• Preparation of annual corporate income tax returns
• Calculation and review of quarterly and annual tax provision
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Filing of VAT registration/de-registration
• Review and assessment of VAT status
• Review of tax assessments
• Preparation and assistance of foreign withholding tax refunds
• Ensure correct bookings and accruals related to tax
• Transfer pricing review
• Coordination and work with tax advisors and tax authorities
• Provide support to tax manager and lead tax-related projects/ad hoc requests when required (e.g. implementation of ATAD or other new regulations)
• Coordinate and ensure proper tax reporting with the existing reporting tools and based on respective reporting guidelines

Key requirements/skills/experience

• Degree in Tax/Accounting/Finance, ACCA or other professional accounting accreditation is a plus
• 1-2 years of experience (or more) in Luxembourg VAT compliance (ideally also Income tax compliance)
• Basic understanding of LuxGAAP and IFRS and deferred taxes
• Experience with SAP
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• MS-Office and in-depth MS-Excel skills
• Team player and ability to work autonomously