Esports
Indirect Tax Adviser
Entry Level
Barcelona, Spain
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Supports the business in managing existing tax obligations and emerging obligations in the taxation of digital services worldwide. Reporting to the Head of Indirect Tax, it sits within the Group Tax Team, which works closely with colleagues across the business and around the world, including accountants, lawyers, marketing specialists and technology experts in the UK, Gibraltar, Malta, India and elsewhere. Understanding the business is critical to shaping current and future plans for market growth and expansion.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and file VAT and gambling tax returns for a variety of jurisdictions, primarily the UK and Europe, in collaboration with finance colleagues to help the business comply with international indirect tax obligations.
- Identify and implement opportunities for compliance process streamlining and improvement.
- Act as a trusted business partner, assisting accounting, procurement, legal, commercial, regulatory and other colleagues in understanding, in plain English, the VAT, GST and gambling tax considerations of their work and the impact on the wider business.
- Support other members of the tax team with special projects such as M&A, corporate restructuring, litigation, analysis of new products, and addressing the tax aspects of entry into new markets and the launch of new products to ensure compliance and optimise business decisions.
- Continuously develop expertise across VAT, GST, gambling and digital taxes, anticipating regulatory change and translating it into a tax strategy that supports how the business grows and operates.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- VAT technical experience, including preparation of VAT/GST or other indirect tax returns, partial exemption (pro-rata) calculations, and cross-border transactions, particularly services.
- Experience of working directly with accounting/ERP systems.
- 2+ years of experience in preparation or review of indirect tax returns, including using Excel.
- Able to rapidly understand compliance and project requirements, become familiar with systems and processes, and proactively develop rapport with a variety of colleagues.
- Proven experience in rapidly establishing and maintaining relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, such as Tax, Finance, Legal and Regulatory colleagues, external tax advisers and tax authorities.
Preferred Skills
- Achieved or studying towards, or interested in achieving, a recognised tax or accounting qualification (such as ATT, CTA, ADIT, AAT, ACA, CA or ACCA).
- Experience with Thompson Reuters ONESOURCE or a similar tax compliance tool.
- Experience with Oracle Fusion.
- Experience with Alteryx, PowerBI or similar software.
- An interest in the gambling sector.
Benefits & Perks
- Meal vouchers
- Nursery vouchers
- English classes
- Life insurance
- Health insurance
The Application Process
Approved AI tools may be used to support administrative aspects of the recruitment process, while recruiters and hiring managers oversee their use and remain responsible for hiring decisions.
- Reasonable adjustments are available at any stage of the recruitment process on request.
About the Company
Entain is a leading global sports betting and gaming company and a FTSE company with iconic brands including Ladbrokes, Coral, BetMGM, Eurobet and bwin.
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