Indirect Tax Adviser

Company Description

We’re Entain. Our vision is to be a leading player in the global betting and gaming sector to deliver entertaining experiences and our purpose is to deliver the most entertaining customer experience supported by market-leading player protection.  We're home to a global family of more than 30 well-known brands, with a focus on sustainability and growth.

Job Description

Entain’s tax team is responsible for managing over £1bn in annual tax payments across more than 40 countries. We’re not just a FTSE 100 business: in the UK alone, we’re a Top 20 taxpayer. VAT, GST and gambling taxes account for the majority of taxes we pay, so effective management of indirect taxes is a critical success factor for our business.

As an Indirect Tax Adviser, you’ll be at the forefront of helping us to manage both existing tax obligations as well as emerging obligations in the fast-developing world of the taxation of digital services.
You’ll be working closely with people from across the business and around the world – from accountants to lawyers to commercial specialists, product specialists and technology experts in the UK, Gibraltar, Malta, India and a variety of other locations – to understand and advise on the indirect tax implications of existing operations and expansion plans.

You’ll need to stay abreast of international developments in VAT, GST and gambling taxes, including the evolving areas of taxation of digital businesses, taxation of electronically supplied services (ESS) and point-of-consumption taxes.

What you will do :

• Prepare and file VAT and gambling tax returns for a variety of different jurisdictions (primarily UK and Europe) in collaboration with finance colleagues to help the business comply with its 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.

Qualifications

Essential:
• VAT technical experience, including:
o preparation of VAT/GST (or other) indirect tax returns
o partial exemption (pro-rata) calculations
o cross-border transactions (particularly services)
• Experience of working directly with accounting/ERP systems
• Experience in the preparation and review of indirect tax returns, including using Excel
• Self-starter, able to rapidly understand compliance and project requirements, become familiar with systems and processes, and proactively develop rapport with a variety of colleagues
• Ability to juggle competing demands and take charge of completing tasks that require input from multiple different teams
• Ability to rapidly establish and maintain relationships with a variety of both internal and external stakeholders and be recognised as a trusted expert

Desired :
• Achieved, or studying towards, or interested in achieving, a recognised tax or accounting qualification (such as ATT, CTA, ADIT, AAT, ACA, CA, ACCA)
• Experience with:
o Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance, or similar tax tool
o Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials
o Taxation of digital services (such as VAT on Electronically Supplied Services)
• An interest in the gambling sector
• Proficiency in another major European language (such as French, German, Italian, Spanish)

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like

• A regular bonus
• Healthcare support
• A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme
• Great development opportunities
• Wellbeing support, and so much more.

And outside of this, you’ll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes, join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated. 

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.