Senior VAT Compliance Specialist – EU Finance (Insourcing Lead) (m/f/d)

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria (hybrid model; office-first company)

Company

Flix operates a tech-driven travel business focused on making travel more accessible, sustainable, and affordable.

What you will do

• Lead the insourcing of VAT compliance from external advisors into a centralized VAT compliance tool.
• Own end-to-end filing status, deadlines, submission health, and final accountability for correct and timely returns across all in-scope countries.
• Coordinate team members and local finance contacts, direct input and review work, and resolve or escalate gaps before deadlines.
• Own the VAT compliance tool, including configuration, permissions, exception handling, and the vendor relationship.
• Design review and sign-off controls, maintain step-by-step SOPs, and define responsibilities with country-level contributors.
• Maintain audit trails, lead tax authority queries and audits, collaborate with HQ Tax on VAT positions and cross-border matters, and drive international VAT projects.

Requirements

• 6+ years of VAT or indirect tax compliance experience across multiple EU jurisdictions, including ownership of outcomes rather than only preparation of filings.
• Experience serving as the accountable point of contact for compliance across a multi-country portfolio, not only as an individual filer.
• Hands-on experience with tax technology platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including directing and holding accountable contributors who do not report directly to you.
• Ability to work effectively with HQ Tax.

Nice to have

• Prior tax technology tool implementation or rollout experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with an office-first approach and flexibility to balance work and life.
• 12 free Flix vouchers and 12 discount vouchers for friends and family.
• Confidential one-to-one counselling, courses, and stress management support for the employee and up to four family members.
• Language classes, training courses, expert-led learning sessions, and a mentoring program.
• Ownership culture with freedom to take initiative, make an impact, and shape a career path.