Indirect Tax Adviser

Company Description

About Entain

There's nothing like a career at Entain. We're a leading, global sports betting and gaming company and we're upping the excitement and increasing player safety. We're a FTSE company with iconic brands including Ladbrokes, Coral, BetMGM, Eurobet and bwin, and we have an energy that drives us to perform at the height of our potential. Whether you're an engineer, marketer or retail specialist, a career here is a complete game changer.

Job Description

As an Indirect Tax Adviser at Entain, you will be at the forefront of helping us to manage both existing tax obligations as well as emerging obligations in the fast-developing and leading-edge world of the taxation of digital services all over the world.

Reporting to the Head of Indirect Tax you will be part of the Group Tax Team , who work closely with people from across the business and around the world – from accountants to lawyers to marketing specialists and technology experts in the UK, Gibraltar, Malta, India and elsewhere. Understanding the business is critical to helping shape current and future plans for market growth and expansion.

Stay curious. Stay ahead. Make an impact. You'll continuously develop your 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.

You Will:

• 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

You'll Have

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  • VAT technical experience, including
    • Preparation of VAT / GST or other indirect tax returns
    • Partial exemption (pro-rata) calculations
    • 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 pro-actively develop rapport with a variety of colleagues
  • Proven experience in rapidly establish and maintain relationships with a variety of both internal and external stakeholders, such as Tax, Finance, Legal, Regulatory colleagues, external tax advisers and tax authorities

     

  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:
    • Thompson Reuters ONESOURCE or similar tax compliance tool
    • Oracle Fusion
    • Alteryx, PowerBI, or similar software
  • An interest in the gambling sector

Additional Information

Benefits

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire you. Join us, and a great compensation package is just the beginning. You can expect to receive benefits like:

• Meal Vouchers
• Nursery Vouchers
• English classes
• Life Insurance
• Health insurance .

How we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recruitment

We may use approved AI tools to make recruitment simpler and more efficient, while keeping people at the heart of what we do. These tools support our teams and give them more time to focus on you.

Fairness, transparency and trust

Our recruiters and hiring managers oversee how we use AI and remain responsible for hiring decisions. These tools support administrative aspects of the recruitment process, giving our teams more time to focus on you We're open about its use and handle your information following our Job Applicant Privacy Notice. AI supports our decisions, it doesn't make them.

Equal Opportunities.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we'll support you.

We're committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to be themselves.

We're an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone and we do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, or any other basis.

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