About this role
Description
Amazon is looking to hire a VAT Planning Manager to focus specifically on e-invoicing, e-reporting and related transaction controls and reporting. The role will report to our Senior Manager co-leading VAT Planning within the wider Global E-Compliance team.
E-invoicing and e-reporting models are proliferating around the globe and this is a great opportunity to be at the heart of this business-critical area for Amazon. We are looking to hire a talented tax manager who has been part of an E-Invoicing mandate, having advised on or delivered an e-invoice implementation previously.
The role may be based in one of Amazon’s established European offices (Warsaw, London, Barcelona - to be considered). Regular travel to other locations is likely.
Key job responsibilities
Legislative Monitoring & Analysis
- Monitor, track and evaluate legislative developments such as the EU’s ViDA programme and individual country developments, working with colleagues in VAT Policy and regional Tax Planning teams.
- Analyse published law and guidance to draft comprehensive Tax Requirements Documents plus other briefing materials that clearly articulate the impact on Amazon’s business operations.
- Leverage AI and automation tools (including Amazon’s internal AI platforms and tax technology solutions) to monitor regulatory developments, analyse legislative texts, and accelerate the drafting of materials.
- Support the development and refinement of AI-driven workflows
Stakeholder Engagement & Outside Counsel
- Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders — including Tax Engine, FinOps, Operations, Finance, Legal, and business teams — to answer ongoing queries related to e-invoicing requirements and provide timely, accurate guidance throughout the implementation lifecycle.
- Liaise with partner teams to assist with their execution of requirements and ensure cross-functional coordination.
- Engage and manage relationships with external tax advisors to obtain specialist advice on complex or ambiguous legislative requirements, and validate internal interpretations
- Serve as the subject matter expert to whom internal teams and external partners can direct ongoing technical and procedural queries ensuring consistent responses that support project delivery.
- Work with with ECH Project Manager with management of e-invoicing implementation projects.
About the team
ECH is Amazon's global indirect-tax team, turning fast-moving VAT and e-invoicing mandates worldwide into reality. We're a close-knit, collaborative group working at the exciting intersection of tax, technology, and global change. You will belong to Tax Planning part of the team — decoding each mandate and shaping the requirements. Project Management keeps delivery on track, on time, and aligned. EDP owns the schema that brings it all to life. Together, and hand-in-hand with our stakeholders, we deliver compliance at Amazon scale. If you love solving complex problems across borders, you'll thrive here.
Basic Qualifications
- professional tax, accounting or legal qualification (e.g., Chartered Accountant (CA), Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA), Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) or similar)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Knowledge of knowledge of VAT in EU/UK
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
- Experience tax advisory (excluding compliance)
- Experience in international indirect tax planning and strong understanding of or practical experience with tax laws in other countries
- Experience in e-invoicing, e-reporting and related transaction controls and reporting.
- Demonstrated experience working on previous e-invoicing projects or tax technology work such as tax engines, with a strong understanding of process and controls.
- Demonstrated ability to act as a go-to subject matter expert, fielding ongoing queries from internal stakeholders (Tax Engine, FinOps, Operations, Finance, Legal) and external partners, and providing timely, authoritative guidance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with VBA, Python, SQL, or other database language
- Experience a corporate tax advisory role in a multinational and/or professional organization
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The minimum gross base salary for this position is listed below. The base salary listed corresponds to working on a full-time basis. For part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rated.
Amazon reserves the right to offer a higher base salary, depending on the candidate's skills, competencies, and experience. Amazon's package may include a sign on payment. In addition, the candidate may be eligible to participate in a restricted stock unit scheme operated independently by Amazon.com Inc. in USA. Your recruiting team will share final salary and any restricted stock unit scheme if applicable, depending on skills and requirements.
Company supplementary benefits apply subject to further terms, including pension plans, health insurance, life and disability insurance, business travel insurance, MultiSport card, employee discount code and program (EDC/Extras), and the Employee Assistance Program (private and confidential counselling and referral service to support health and well-being).
See below the minimum gross base salary for this position:
Warsaw, POL - 14,358.33 PLN Monthly