Your new company

I'm working with a well-established and ambitious accountancy and advisory firm that is continuing to invest significantly in the growth of its tax offering across the UK. As part of this growth, the firm is looking to appoint a VAT Manager to join its Tax team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced VAT professional who enjoys advisory work and is looking for a role where they can take ownership of projects, build strong client relationships and play a part in developing a growing indirect tax offering. The position can be based from Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle or Glasgow, with flexible and hybrid working available.

Your new role

Working closely with the VAT Senior Manager and wider tax leadership team, you'll support clients across a variety of sectors with complex VAT and indirect tax matters. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing your own portfolio of VAT advisory projects
• Supporting on more complex VAT advisory assignments alongside senior members of the team
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients and responding to ad hoc VAT queries
• Identifying tax planning and wider advisory opportunities across the client portfolio
• Keeping up to date with changes in VAT legislation, case law and HMRC guidance, identifying where these could impact clients
• Managing projects against agreed timescales and budgets
• Building strong relationships with colleagues across the wider firm to identify opportunities for VAT support
• Developing relationships with external intermediaries and contacts
• Supporting the continued growth and development of the firm's VAT and Indirect Tax offering
• Contributing towards business development activity and identifying new opportunities within the market

What you'll need to succeed

• Around 5 years' experience within VAT / Indirect Tax
• Strong VAT advisory experience across a range of clients or sectors
• The confidence to manage your own client projects and provide commercially focused advice
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive approach to identifying advisory and business development opportunities
• An interest in contributing towards the growth of a developing VAT practice

Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys working closely with clients and wants the opportunity to have a genuine influence on the continued development of the team.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Competitive annual leave with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• Employer pension contributions
• Life assurance at 4x salary
• Income protection
• Health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid professional membership fees
• Investment in ongoing CPD and professional development
• Employee referral and client introduction schemes
• Genuine opportunities to progress as the tax offering continues to grow

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