Senior Specialist Vat

**Date**:Oct 7, 2024

**Location**: Neckartenzlingen, Germany, Germany, 72654

**Company**:Belden, Inc

**Belong. Believe. Be You. Belden.**

Propel your career surrounded by a diverse team of innovative, goal-oriented individuals who are pursuing the next generation of connectivity solutions. At Belden, you’ll participate in work that will challenge you and position you to excel. You’ll collaborate with colleagues from around the world, gaining exposure to a broad base of expertise and perspectives.

Together, we’ll continue on a journey of innovation, creating a connected world and paving the way for automation. Join us and let’s build the future.

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VAT Accountant
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Place: Neckartenzlingen

Type: Hybrid/Full-Time

Level: Mid-Senior

**You will make an impact in the following way**:

- Ensuring VAT compliance for the German Belden Group companies in collaboration with the accounting team
- Monitoring VAT-related processes to guarantee full compliance with tax regulations
- Timely and accurate preparation and submission of accounting-related reports to various authorities, especially VAT returns and recapitulative statements
- Independent evaluation of VAT-related business transactions
- Participation in the development of a tax-specific control matrix as part of our internal control system
- Involvement in the creation and implementation of a tax compliance system
- Assisting in the preparation of annual financial statements according to HGB for German entities
- Acting as a key contact for accounting and VAT issues, liaising with supervisors, departments, auditors, tax advisors, and authorities, including preparing and providing financial data and reports
- Assuming responsibility for or supporting VAT and accounting-related process improvements and projects

**What you will bring**:

- Education - Completed degree in economics and/or additional qualification as a certified accountant
- Experience - More than 5 years of professional experience in the field, preferably in an international environment
- Knowledge & tools - In-depth knowledge of accounting according to HGB (German Commercial Code), strong expertise in VAT regulations, advanced SAP skills and proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
- Personality - Team player with a strong sense of responsibility and motivation to drive change
- Language proficiency - Fluent in German and English

**Let’s Write the Next 100 Years Together.**

Join a global community striving to improve connectivity and security. We offer you hybrid and remote work practices where feasible, flexible working hours, an employee stock purchase plan, parental leave benefits, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, multiple and frequent training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health and well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability.
- These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.