Indirect Tax Associate Director/Manager

Indirect Tax Associate Director/Manager

• In recent years, there has been a domestic and global trend of governments shifting emphasis from direct to indirect taxation. Globally, while corporation tax rates have generally decreased, VAT rates have risen.
• What's more, businesses now face complex VAT systems, case law, guidance and legislation. Companies need to comply with thorny VAT rules when entering new markets, stretching out globally or joining international supply chains. Meanwhile, liabilities, errors and assessments can also attract interest and penalties.
• Our clients vary in size and structure and range from FTSE 100 global groups to fast growing entrepreneurial owner managed businesses. We also work with clients across most sectors including consumer businesses, pharmaceutical, health care, financial services, insurance, not-for-profit, education, land and property.

A look into the role

• As an Associate Director or Manager in our Indirect Tax team you will:
  • Be responsible for the scoping, delivery and billing of client work. Delivering high quality technical advice, working with a diverse range of clients
  • Ensure that junior staff are guided in researching and producing work that meets the firm’s commitment to quality, whilst also supporting the Directors and Partners.
  • Provide technically accurate advice on a range of Indirect Tax matters, supporting your decisions with appropriate knowledge of legislation, case law, and technical analysis.
  • Be adept at business writing, able to tailor your style depending on the recipient. You will understand complicated technical issues and be able to explain them to stakeholders who may have limited tax knowledge.
  • Produce technical work which requires minimal review and conveys key points to clients and stakeholders.
  • Review the work of other members of the team.
  • Be compliant with the firm’s risk management processes for clients starting from initial take on to completion of assignments.
  • Take responsibility for financial hygiene including billing, gross margin, utilisation, WIP management.

Knowing you’re right for us

• Joining us as an Indirect Tax Associate Director or Manager the minimum criteria you’ll need is experience of VAT / Indirect Taxes, perhaps from an advisory or in-house environment. You’d probably also hold a relevant tax qualification (CTA / ATT). It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.
  • Experience of managing a large and varied portfolio of indirect / VAT tax clients.
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills required because you will be working with a number of different colleagues at any given time on work for a great many different clients and targets.
  • Excellent inter-personal skills and be able to demonstrate that you are able to forge long standing business relationships.
  • Comfortable when working as part of a mixed discipline team to take the lead and drive forward a project to its conclusion.
  • Experience of advising on complex technical indirect tax matters across a range of VAT areas and sectors.

Knowing we’re right for you

• Embracing uniqueness, our culture thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.
• Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.