VAT Expertise Sàrl

Swiss VAT Expert to Assist You with all your Swiss Indirect Tax Matters

Virginie Favre  |Curriculum Vitae

Background & Expertise

FOUNDING PARTNER OF VAT EXPERTISE SARL 

Since January 2019 

Strong knowledge of VAT, customs & excise duties  l  Long term experience in VAT consultancy, VAT compliance, requests for refund of foreign VAT, voluntary disclosure, VAT audits, negotiations with tax authorities and implementation of tax control frameworks  l Strong in chain of events analysis: problem/root cause analysis, problem solutions, expectation management and successful solution implementation including KPI development  l  Expert in explaining VAT & duties specialist knowledge into easy-to-understand language  l  Taking initiative, responsibility and accountability  l  Emphasising to deliver value add and keeping it simple  l  Skilled at talking at different hierarchy levels  l  Easy speaker  l  Long term experience in project leadership, deliverables, time planning, budgeting and management  l  Persistent and persuasive in achieving goals  l  Long term experience with identifying training needs and originating training development  l  Building and maintaining relationships with tax officers based on trust and reliability  l  Professor of VAT at the Faculty of the Master of Advanced Studies in International Taxation.

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BERNEY ASSOCIÉS SA, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

February 2015 - December 2018

Led the VAT Practice for BERNEY ASSOCIES SA

Advisory services in VAT, customs and excise duties (Swiss and European level)   l   Swiss VAT audits in various industries, including banks  l  Due diligence (both buyer and seller sides)   l  Swiss VAT Compliance  l  Imports of aircrafts into Swiss territory  l  Specialization in the Real Estate and Finance VAT   l  Preparation of various trainings customized to clients’ needs (presented to large audiences)  l  Knowledge of  basic Swiss Corporate Tax matters  l  Accounting Support

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SENIOR VAT CONSULTANT, ERNST & YOUNG LTD, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

September 2010 - January 2015

Swiss and European Indirect Tax: Advisory and Compliance services for large and medium MNEs

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MASTER'S DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL AND TAX LAW, UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MOULIN LYON 3, FRANCE

2007 - 2010

Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise (DJCE) l Magistère Juriste d’Affaires 3ème année  l  Master 2 Droit des affaires et fiscalité

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MASTER'S DEGREE IN PRIVATE LAW, KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM (ERASMUS)

2009