Senior VAT Associate - Advisory

Job Description

FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.We're a positive platform for good, bringing together an incredible creative community made up by our people, our partners and our customers. This community is at the heart of our business success. We welcome differences, empower individuality and celebrate diverse skills and perspectives, creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH for All.
FINANCEWe're a global team with a presence in all of our locations around the world. Our biggest teams are based in the UK and Portugal. Our team in Porto focuses on financial reporting and operations, while the Group Finance team in London is made up of Corporate Development, Tax, Treasury and Commercial Finance. All of our teams play an instrumental role within the business, from developing best practice, delivering strategic projects and helping us to tell our story with data.
PORTOOur Porto office is located in Portugal's vibrant second city, known for its history and its creative yet cosy environment. You can have an informal meeting in the treehouse or play the piano during your lunch break!

THE ROLEReporting to the VAT Manager, you will work together with the wider team in supporting the overall FARFETCH Group on all VAT matters. This is indeed a great opportunity to work in-house and experience first-hand what it is like to work Indirect Tax from a business perspective and without any country boundaries, as you will be working with multiple locations.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Actively support the wider team in the preparation and design of procedures for integration of new entities and realities that business decides to take on. This will imply contact with multiple teams, ranging from Tech to Product and Finance;
• Analyze new business lines, transactions, projects and procedures within FARFETCH to provide VAT advisory support. You will help lead the team in identifying opportunities, designing solutions and / or improvement proposals;
• Actively support junior members of the team on projects, implementation procedures and / or day-to-day advisory requests received from the wider FARFETCH Group regarding VAT issues and questions;
• Review and monitor workflows, ensuring junior members keep tax related documentation updated;
• Collaborate with the wider Indirect Tax team (including our internal compliance & Reporting team) in any Indirect Tax workstreams. You will be the point of contact on VAT advisory matters for the wider team.

WHO YOU ARE

• Indirect tax consultant with minimum of 5 years of experience;
• Fluent in English (written and spoken);
• Experience in EU VAT;
• Previous experience in e-commerce and / or fashion industry is an advantage;
• Dynamic and proactive person, with a high sense of responsibility and high autonomy;
• Excellent team player, with ability to adapt and interact with different departments (including Tech and other teams outside of the Finance area).
• Good communication skills are crucial;
• Results driven mind-set and problem-solving skills required, as we are a fast pace company, growing and changing on a daily basis.

REWARDS & BENEFITS

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools
• Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy
• Flexible benefits program
• FARFETCH Equity plan

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

• FARFETCH is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We continue to build our consciously inclusive culture as part of our Positively FARFETCH strategy throughout our business, partnerships and communities.

A great opportunity to be part of the Farfetch family and get a new view on Indirect tax affairs and its impact in a Group with worldwide presence.