Amazon is seeking a Senior Indirect Tax Analyst to join the EMEA Tax
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Department to support the Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) cloud computing
business, focusing on VAT advisory.
The ideal candidate will be able to work with a high level of collegiality and
independence, supporting AWS as it expands in EMEA and an increasing number of
countries introduce legislation to bring within the scope of VAT supplies of
“Electronically Supplied Services” or “Digital Services” rendered by non-
residents.
Advising the AWS business will allow the candidate to be exposed to many
jurisdictions in EMEA, as well as a variety of topics, including ESS,
telecommunications, training, movements of goods, due diligence relating to
acquisitions, launch of new products, etc. There will also be scope for
dealing with local tax authorities through “horizontal monitoring”
relationships and ad-hoc enquiries.
This role can be located in London or Luxembourg.
Key job responsibilities
The role is a Level 5 to join the AWS EMEA Indirect Tax Team, a team of 6
people, based in London and Luxembourg. We are part of the wider AWS EMEA Tax
Team (approx. 15).
The role is to provide Indirect Tax support to the AWS Business Unit in EMEA.
This includes primarily the AWS branded services (Cloud + Marketplace –
It also covers other entities within the “AWS Group”,
such as Elemental and Thinkbox.
The role will not focus solely on products services sold by AWS and
associated entities. We also advise on billing systems and supply chains,
especially in relation to the AWS infrastructure
( which forms the
back-bone of the business – this includes the Data Centers and Points of
Presence (known as “PoP”) Sites in EMEA (
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The role involves:
- Providing advice on new ventures and new products
- Driving the tax requirements for AWS’ geographic expansion
- Helping the business find new solutions to problems raised pain points by
customers
4) Pro-actively communicate to business changes in law or new opportunities
5) Consider all aspects of business: Pricing, User Interface, Billing,
Communication, FAQs, etc.
The work by the team is very broad and allocation of projects is fluid: there
are owners, but the team works together, to ensure good balance of workload
and that all team members can see all areas of the business (instead of just
“specializing” in one). The owner will not be required to “know it all”, but
to drive the project and seek helpsupport from the team and other
stakeholders (including outside advisers). The role will involve a wide
geography exposure and broad range of offering:1) AWS currently has a presence in over 40 countries in EMEA and keeps
expanding
2) AWS is involved in Cloud Services, but also tangible goods (Data Centres)
and hybrid offerings.
The role is 100% advisory: there is no compliance. However, we work closely
with our compliance colleagues to help them with certain administrative tasks
(eg tax registrations and high-level review of tax returns), relationship with
Tax Authorities, Management of Audits, internal reviews, process improvements,
and training.
About the team
AWS offers a broad set of global cloud-based products including compute,
storage, databases, analytics, networking, mobile, developer tools, management
tools, Internet of Things, security and enterprise applications. These
services help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale. AWS is
trusted by the largest enterprises and the hottest start-ups to power a wide
variety of workloads including: web and mobile applications, game development,
data processing and warehousing, storage, archive, and many others. AWS’
product page can be found here:In addition, AWS offers a variety of support services to help customers in
deploying AWS services, as well as a comprehensive training and certification
program. Finally, AWS also offers a Marketplace, enabling customers to locate,
buy and immediately use digital products sold by third-party sellers.
### BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree or alternative relevant business qualifications (eg
Chartered Tax Adviser, ACCA, CIMA, etc.) or relevant experience
qualification with Tax Authorities
- Excellent knowledge of VAT in EUUK (experience gained in advisory, rather
than compliance)
- Experience gained working in a business involved in multinational
activities (ie not just domestic) within an indirect tax function; or a legal
or accountancy firm; or tax authorities with exposure to multinational
taxpayers cross-border transactions.
### PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand processes and
systems
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and manage changing priorities
- Quick learner with a positive can do attitude and solid professionalism
- Ability to work independently with limited general supervision
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