VAT Associate

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.<br/>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.<br/>LISBONOur Lisbon office is located in Portugal's cosmopolitan capital. In this office, Farfetchers like to have catch ups in the ball pit or creative moments by the grand piano!<br/>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.  <h3>WHAT YOU'LL DO</h3> <ul> <li>Assist with day-to-day advisory support to the Group regarding VAT issues and questions;</li><li>Support your Manager with the monitoring of our tax technology solutions (already implemented) within the Group. </li><li>Support the wider team in integration of new entities, new business lines, transactions and projects / procedures within the Group. </li><li>You will be actively supporting in the design of solutions and / or improvements proposals and respective implementations;</li><li>Monitor workflows and keep tax related documentation updated;</li><li>Work with the wider Indirect Tax team (including our internal compliance &amp; Reporting team) in any Indirect Tax workstreams;</li><li>When necessary, you will liaise with external advisors where appropriate to provide tax advice and planning for the business, as required.</li></ul> <h3>WHO YOU ARE</h3> <ul> <li>Indirect Tax consultant with minimum of 2-3 years of experience;</li><li>Experience in EU VAT required;</li><li>Fluent in English (written and spoken)</li><li>High sense of responsibility and autonomy are a requirement; </li><li>Previous experience in e-commerce and / or fashion industry is an advantage;</li><li>Good communication skills and ability to interact with different types of backgrounds as our team has direct contact with several departments, ranging from Tech to Product and Finance areas;</li><li>Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to respond under stress and adapt to our fast pace and daily changing reality.</li></ul> <h3>REWARDS &amp; BENEFITS</h3> <ul> <li>Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools</li><li>Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community</li><li>Training opportunities and free access to Udemy</li><li>Flexible benefits program</li><li>FARFETCH Equity plan</li></ul> <h3>EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT</h3> <ul> <li>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.</li></ul>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.