Indirect Tax Associate

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry, connecting customers in over 190 countries with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands and charming boutiques from around the world. Farfetch opens a world of luxury for endless expressions of style, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace. 

 

FINANCE

The Finance team stands as a strategic pillar of our organization, enabling the delivery of our business and financial goals, ensuring robust financial controls and optimizing overall financial performance. Finance is responsible for managing capital, ensuring financial integrity, optimizing resource allocation, and delivering accurate reporting to drive sustainable growth and profitability.

 

PORTO

Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals. 

 

THE ROLE

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.

Reporting to the Senior 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 VAT from a business perspective and without any country boundaries, as you will be working with multiple locations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Assist with day-to-day advisory support to the Group regarding VAT issues and questions

• Support your management with the monitoring of our tax technology solutions (already implemented) within the Group as well as VAT updates and new regulations

• Support the wider team in integration of new business lines, transactions and projects / procedures within the Group. You will be actively supporting in the design of solutions and / or improvements proposals and respective implementations

• Actively track and monitor relevant indirect tax legislation to ensure overall compliance and awareness within the Group

• Monitor indirect tax workflows and keep tax related documentation updated

• Work with the wider Indirect Tax team (including our internal compliance & Reporting team) in any Indirect Tax workstreams

• When necessary, you will liaise with external advisors where appropriate to provide tax advice and planning for the business, as required

 

WHO YOU ARE

• Indirect Tax consultant with minimum of 2-3 years of experience

• Experience in EU VAT required

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

• High sense of responsibility and autonomy are a requirement

• Previous experience in e-commerce and / or fashion industry is an advantage

• 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

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to respond under stress and adapt to our fast pace and daily changing reality

 

REWARDS & BENEFITS

• Employee Pension Scheme
• Flexible Benefits Program
• Health Insurance & Critical Illness cover
• Flexible work environment- Hybrid Model (3 days a week from the office, 2 days from home)

 

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