Indirect Tax Risk & Assurance Manager, Intl Indirect Tax Controllership

Amazon is hiring an Indirect Tax Risk & Assurance Manager, Intl Indirect Tax Controllership in Manchester, United Kingdom. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions tax compliance, risk management and internal audit among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
Amazon has 20,000+ other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Indirect Tax Risk & Assurance Manager providing independent oversight and control testing for international indirect tax operations.

tax-compliancerisk-managementinternal-auditdata-analysisgovernance

Amazon is seeking an Indirect Tax Risk & Assurance Manager to join our International Indirect Tax Controllership (IITXC) team. This team operates as a core component of the Second Line of Defense (2LOD) within Amazon's Tax Governance, Risk and Assurance (GRA) Program, providing independent oversight, periodic assurance testing, and residual risk reporting across Amazon's international indirect tax operations.

This role is the technical anchor of the GRA program, leading the triage process of risk intake into the Tax Assurance program, interpreting regulatory requirements, and providing the substantive tax judgement underpinning all assurance activities.

In this role, you will:
- Execute deep-dive reviews into specific risk areas and business programs to understand how indirect tax requirements have been implemented across systems, processes, and data flows.
- You will assess whether operational controls are functioning effectively, identify gaps or weaknesses in the control environment, and design assurance activities with the aim to independently test and validate the strength of the operational control frameworks. Your work will directly inform leadership on the residual indirect tax risk posture of key business programs.
- The role has international coverage (all regions excluding North America), with a primary business focus on International Stores (Retail and Marketplace) but includes potential exposure to all business lines.
- You will work closely with Tax Planning, Tax Compliance, Internal Audit, and operational risk teams to ensure that indirect tax controls and governance processes are consistently applied and meet expected standards.

Key job responsibilities
- Execute deep-dive reviews into specific indirect tax risk areas and business programs to understand the processes, systems, data flows, and solutions through which tax requirements have been implemented, and the controls employed to manage associated indirect tax risks.
- Design and perform independent testing of operating controls as part of the 2LOD assurance function, including evaluating testing methodologies, evidence collection approaches, and sampling techniques for robustness and appropriateness.
- Analyze operational and transactional data to identify gaps, weaknesses, or inconsistencies in the control environment, and provide actionable recommendations that reduce indirect tax risk exposure.
- Interpret results of periodic assurance testing activities and, in collaboration with Tax Planning, assess the risk profile and impact of findings, evaluate the suitability of proposed mitigating actions, and determine residual risk postures.
- Evaluate the strength of the controls environment for related programs or risk areas using a wide variety of information sources, data points, and control testing results.
- Read and interpret indirect tax requirements published by Tax Planning teams, and assess the accuracy and completeness of their implementation in operational processes and programs.
- Collaborate with indirect tax advisory and planning colleagues to align on interpretation and assessment of the control environment, informing residual risk positions reported to leadership.
- Support the continuous improvement of indirect tax assurance programs by identifying opportunities to enhance controls, monitoring approaches, and operational risk practices, and by proposing standardized frameworks that address best practices in indirect tax risk mitigation.
- Support the embedding of indirect tax risk controls and governance processes, ensuring operational teams consistently apply policies and meet expected standards across multi-jurisdictional operations.
- Present insights, assurance findings, and recommendations clearly to operational teams, business stakeholders, and team leadership, providing evidence-based perspectives to support strategic indirect tax risk oversight.

A day in the life
This is an individual contributor role that requires deep indirect tax technical expertise combined with strong analytical judgment, the ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments, and effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.

Basic qualifications

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
- Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field, or experience communicating results to senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Tax, Law, Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent Experience in large multinational business, with a significant portion in a VAT/GST planning, advisory, audit or assurance capacity.
- Experience in global tax/law/accounting practice in indirect tax (VAT/GST) advisory or assurance.
- Strong technical knowledge of indirect tax legislation across multiple urisdictions (focus on EU VAT legislation), with a track record of providing practical, business-focused advice to support operational and strategic decision-making.
- Experience with assurance, control frameworks, or operational risk management, enabling effective review and validation of testing methodologies, evidence, and controls.
- Experience operating in multi-jurisdictional environments within large organizations or commercial marketplaces with complex indirect tax obligations.
- Ability to analyze operational and transactional data to identify control gaps, weaknesses, or inconsistencies and formulate actionable risk mitigation recommendations.
- Ability to read and interpret tax requirements documents and assess the accuracy and completeness of their implementation in operational systems and processes.
- Experience working collaboratively and independently across functional boundaries with business operations, tax planning, tax compliance, internal audit, and risk/monitoring teams.

Preferred qualifications

- Experience with VBA, Python, SQL, or other database language
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, macros, SQL, visualization tools - Tableau, Quicksight, etc.
- Master's degree (LL.M., M.Sc.) in Tax or Law; professional qualification such as CTA, ADIT, ACA, or ACCA.
- Experience with EU VAT framework (EU Directives, DAC7, OSS/IOSS) and familiarity with the UK post-Brexit VAT regime.
- Familiarity with SOX/internal controls testing, COSO framework, or similar risk and control methodologies.
- Experience with e-commerce, digital marketplace, or platform business models and the associated indirect tax complexities.
- Exposure to customs duties, digital services taxes, or withholding tax on digital transactions.
- Strong interest in technology and AI; ability to work alongside technical colleagues on
- automated control design or GenAI-assisted assurance workflows.
- Experience presenting to VP/Director-level stakeholders or external regulators and auditors.
- Project management experience or formal PM methodology (PMP, PRINCE2); ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliver to deadlines.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

How we rate this

Indirect Tax Risk & Assurance Manager, Intl Indirect Tax Controllership at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Indirect Tax Risk & Assurance Manager, Intl Indirect Tax Controllership is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in GB, Manchester.
The job was posted on June 10, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

Prepare for this job

Built from this posting and from similar jobs on Level.

Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Tax ComplianceRisk ManagementInternal AuditData AnalysisGovernance

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where tax compliance was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where risk management was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where internal audit was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where governance was part of your work. What did you do?

Adapt your resume

List these exact terms on your resume: Tax Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Data Analysis, and Governance. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

Get your CV reviewed before you apply

Send your CV and the role you want next. Your review arrives by email within 3 days.

Get a free CV review Check your resume with the ATS resume checker