VAT Manager

Who you are

• 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)
• Experience in international indirect tax planning and strong understanding of or practical experience with tax laws in other countries
• Experience tax authorities with exposure to multinational taxpayers / cross-border transactions
• Experience advisory experience in a large accounting/consultancy practice, law firm, tax authority or business in-house
• Experience in supporting audit defense

What the job involves

• Want to get close to the business? This VAT Manager role sits at the heart of Amazon's Digital & Devices operation, advising on global expansions, cross-border digital services, and new business models
• Based in London, you'll work directly with product and commercial teams — translating complex VAT questions into clear, actionable guidance
• You will join a team of VAT specialists covering Amazon's Digital and Devices portfolio, taking ownership of specific business lines within that portfolio
• Our team supports some of Amazon's most recognised and fastest-growing businesses — including Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Alexa, Kindle, Audible, Amazon Music, Twitch, Devices (Ring, Eero), Appstore, Digital Software and Games, Amazon Prime, and M&A — as well as Amazon Leo, launching low earth orbit satellite broadband service for unserved and underserved communities worldwide
• In your business lines, you will be the go-to VAT advisor: partnering directly with business teams to understand their commercial objectives and translating these into clear, pragmatic tax solutions. Your work will span product and service expansions, business restructurings, ESS obligations for cross-border digital services, e-invoicing launches, and the full range of operational VAT questions that arise in a fast-moving environment
• Beyond your own portfolio, you will contribute to wider VAT and indirect tax strategy, communicating effectively around what your businesses are planning and helping make sure the tax response across all disciplines is consistent and timely
• Your day will typically move between the technical and the commercial
• You might start the morning working through the VAT treatment of a new digital service launching in a new market — reviewing place of supply rules, checking e-invoicing requirements, and turning your analysis into a clear recommendation the business can act on
• By mid-morning you could be on a call with finance and legal colleagues, aligning on the indirect tax position for a content acquisition deal before contracts are signed
• Your stakeholders are the product, finance, legal, and operations teams behind the businesses you support. Your job is to understand what they are building, get ahead of the tax implications, and stay with them through to implementation
• The team operates with a high degree of trust and autonomy. You will own your portfolio, but never work in isolation - we collaborate closely across direct tax, transfer pricing, and compliance teams, and share knowledge openly when things get complex