Do you know the VAT rules by heart? Do compliance files hold no secrets for you? And do you enjoy proactively sharing that knowledge with our clients? As a Senior VAT Consultant at Grant Thornton, you provide support to both local SMEs and internationally active organizations.
What does a Senior VAT consultant at Grant Thornton do?
As a ‘trusted advisor’ you will be the first point of contact for our national and international clients.
You offer support and high-quality technical advice on VAT to a diverse clientele.
You work on specific VAT projects in the context of implementation, optimisation, regularisation and/or screening.
You provide assistance during VAT inspections and you guide the client through regularisations.
You guide and control compliance files, both for Belgian requirements and for international requirements.
You work autonomously and independently to complete your assignments. You get the opportunity to work your way up to more complex cases.
Collaboration with team members and with colleagues of other service lines is embedded in your daily work.
Furthermore, you support the further development of the VAT practice in our Brussels or Antwerp office.
What makes you the Senior VAT consultant we're looking for?
You should preferably have obtained a diploma in an economic or legal field.
You have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in accounting or financial services.
You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
You have the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You are an enthusiastic and flexible team player.
You have a hands-on mentality and result oriented together with a great sense of accuracy and responsibility.
You are fluent in Dutch and English (knowledge of French is a plus).
Good knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint). Affinity with PowerBI is a plus
In short, you convey our CLEARR values. CLEARR stands for collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect and responsibility. We're 'clear' on that, right?
What can we offer you?
Here at Grant Thornton, you will be among some of the best colleagues and enjoy an awesome work environment. And it's no coincidence that we proudly carry the Great Place to Work certification! But that's not all, of course! We also offer:
An attractive salary package with additional holidays, a phone subscription, insurance, a company car, and a flex income plan that allows you to customize part of your employment benefits according to your preferences, such as a bike plan, electronic devices, or other advantages that align with your personal choices.
You have flexible working hours and may also work from home. The how and what will be discussed with your team and clients.
You will have the opportunity to develop yourself at your own pace through:
At least 40 training hours a year to brush up on your professional knowledge and soft skills.
A learning environment with a wide variety of clients, sectors and topics that you will come into contact with.
Experienced colleagues who are always ready to share their knowledge and good advice with you in our open working environment.
A multidisciplinary working environment: enriching collaborations guaranteed!
Would you like to obtain additional certificates and/or diplomas? Then you will receive our unconditional support during your learning process and possible internship.
Our international network that offers you the prospect of many career opportunities. We work with more than 80,000 experts in 156 countries!
Interested?
We can only accept applications from candidates who are currently eligible to work in Belgium.
If we see a match, we would like to get to know you better. To avoid mutual disappointment, we would appreciate you only respond if you meet the profile.