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Switzerland Global Enterprise

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1927

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

B2B • eCommerce • Export

Switzerland Global Enterprise is a national platform that provides support to companies in Switzerland to promote their products and services in international markets. The organization offers various services including market entry advice, networking opportunities, and information on trade regulations, helping Swiss businesses to successfully expand and thrive globally.

📋 Description

• Collect, validate, and reconcile data to prepare and submit timely and accurate periodic VAT returns, Intrastat declarations, and EC Sales Lists. • Ensure that all financial transactions are correctly coded in the ERP system to facilitate proper VAT treatment (e.g., proper tax codes for cross-border services, exports, and reverse charges). • Perform monthly reconciliation of VAT accounts in the General Ledger to ensure that the tax reported matches the financial records. • Coordinate the timely payment of VAT liabilities to various tax authorities to avoid penalties and interest. • Tracking the local and international indirect changes and using them during the internal process. • Provide guidance to Procurement, Accounts Payable, and Sales departments regarding the correct VAT application for complex transactions, including imports/exports and multi-jurisdictional projects. • Maintain and document robust internal processes for indirect tax (SOX compliance), ensuring that the tax determination engine within the ERP remains accurate. • Act as the primary point of contact for tax audits. Collect documentation, respond to queries from tax authorities, and implement corrective measures where necessary. • Partner with IT and Finance teams to troubleshoot and improve the automated tax determination logic within ERP systems (e.g., SAP/Oracle/Vertex/Sabrix). • Identify opportunities to automate manual data collection and reporting processes to increase efficiency and reduce human error. • Document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for VAT processes to ensure consistency across different business units or countries.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance related field • Written and verbal fluency in English and other language • Deep understanding of VAT principles (e.g., Place of Supply rules, Reverse Charge Mechanism, Input VAT recovery) • Accounting knowledge • Strong analytical skills • Good communication and influencing skills; easily adapt to changes