VAT Manager, Indirect Tax Planning

Amazon is looking for a VAT Manager based in Milan to drive and
support VAT planning and compliance initiatives for both new initiatives and on-going business
activities. Specifically this role will manage VAT affairs for Amazons Stores business in Italy while
also supporting wider Pan-EU Retail Business projects.

The role will report into the Director responsible for VAT in Retail and Operations across
EMEA. The successful candidate will have considerable interaction with senior Tax leadership
as well as senior leaders from the business legal finance and accounting

In this role youll work closely with local
business partners and members of the tax team delivering expert VAT technical advice to support
our VAT legislative compliance and on-going tax controversy requirements. You will also be a key
player in the VAT relationship with the Italian Tax Authority. This role is likely to include regular travel across various European locations.

The candidate must possess the ability to think strategically and manage key Amazon stakeholders
as well as building tax authority addition strong EU and Italian VAT skills are
essential.

Please apply with your CV in English.
The applicable collective agreement for this role is Quadro. The position is classified at level CBA for employees of Telecommunication Sector or above depending on the candidates skills competences and experience.

Key job responsibilities
- Provide in-depth VAT technical advice on both Italian and cross-border VAT matters including evaluating and advising on business initiatives contemplated transactions and business proposals.
- Support extremely complex audit and controversy projects in a hands-on and dynamic way exercising sound judgement under tight timelines.
- Support the VAT Compliance Team on technical and strategic VAT compliance topics; this role is not directly involved in day-to-day compliance activities.
- Assist with the delivery of planning real-time coordination and communication of various tax-related projects collaborating with business partner contacts.
- Draft the appropriate level of documentation to support analyses performed decisions made and conclusions reached for purposes of reporting and compliance.
- Manage audit and controversy matters including proactive engagement with tax authorities and preparation of responses to queries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance Legal and Accounting - to support new business launches and ongoing operations across the Pan-EU Retail Business.
- Effectively manage networks and strategic stakeholders and communicate complex VAT concepts - both written and verbally in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals.



- Experience tax advisory (excluding compliance)
- Experience in international indirect tax planning and strong understanding of or practical experience with tax laws in other countries
- Experience advisory experience in a large accounting/consultancy practice law firm tax authority or business in-house.
- Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders including colleagues and leadership
- Experience analyzing and reviewing statutes regulations and case law and then extracting data to make appropriate recommendations
- Speak write and read fluently in Italian
- Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders including your peers and leadership
- Detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects is well-organised possesses excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and is able to deliver on tight deadlines.
- Highly motivated hard-working and able to thrive in a fast-paced informal and often ambiguous environment.
- Familiarity with use of technology tools within tax including generative AI tools.
- Excellent knowledge of VAT in Italy and EU

- professional tax accounting or legal qualification (e.g. Chartered Accountant (CA) Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) or similar)
- Prior experience in retail and/or e-commerce is highly desirable.

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The minimum gross base salary for this position is listed below. The base salary listed corresponds to working on a full-time basis. For part-time hours the salary will be pro-rated.

Amazon reserves the right to offer a higher salary and/or level depending on the candidates skills competencies and experience. Amazons package may include a sign on addition the candidate may be eligible to participate in a restricted stock unit scheme operated independently by USA.

Your recruiting team will share final salary and any restricted stock unit scheme if applicable depending on skills and requirements.

In addition to statutory benefits and those applicable to the relevant CBA company supplementary benefits may apply subject to further terms.

Milan ITA - 61100.00 EUR Annually