Senior Indirect Tax analyst

Overview

In this role you ensure ASOS meets indirect tax obligations across jurisdictions, combining VAT expertise with process improvement and business partnering. You’ll collaborate with external advisors, tax authorities and internal teams to manage compliance, risk, audits and transformation initiatives. The position emphasizes automation and technology-enabled solutions to streamline indirect tax processes. You’ll work within a cross-functional Tax team that supports growth and complex international commerce.

Responsibilities

• Manage indirect tax returns and reporting across jurisdictions (UK VAT, EU VAT, OSS/IOSS, US Sales Tax, Intrastat, other)
• Review outputs from external advisors and ensure timely, accurate compliance
• Analyze large data sets to identify trends and root causes for improvements
• Support cash flow forecasting, balance sheet reconciliations and tax control activities
• Identify process weaknesses and recommend enhancements
• Monitor legislative developments and assess impact on ASOS
• Maintain tax risk registers and control documentation; support risk management
• Assist with indirect tax audits, data gathering, reconciliations and responses
• Coordinate with external advisors during audits and prepare technical responses
• Provide VAT advice to Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, Product and Technology teams
• Support new business initiatives, systems changes and supply chain developments
• Review contracts for indirect tax implications and deliver training to stakeholders
• Partner with Tax Transformation to improve processes and controls
• Support automation initiatives and technology-enabled solutions; develop and enhance reporting dashboards and SOPs

Key requirements

• Extensive indirect tax experience in in-house tax, Big 4 or tax authority environments
• Strong understanding of UK and EU VAT, cross-border e-commerce, OSS/IOSS, Intrastat
• Experience managing external advisors and compliance providers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Excel and large dataset handling abilities

• Stakeholder management
• Communication and training
• Collaboration across functions
• Advanced Excel
• Dynamics 365
• Power BI

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