Financial Accountant - VAT

I am currently working with a premier, international law firm specialising in corporate finance and cross-border transactions to recruit into their London based finance team. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a highly motivated and technically strong Financial Accountant to play a key role in delivering robust financial controls for the European business.

This is a great opportunity for someone who has specialised VAT/ indirect tax experience who is looking for a broader financial accounting role and involvement in project and process improvement work. Responsibilities include:

• Manage cross-border VAT compliance, filings, and reporting requirements.
• Assess end-to-end tax submission processes, identifying operational gaps and remediating root causes within upstream workflows.
• Implement internal control frameworks, standardized review checklists, and clear escalation protocols.
• Design and deliver functional training programs to internal finance teams and cross-departmental partners.
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert to address ad hoc transactional compliance inquiries.
• Lead audit readiness initiatives and serve as the primary contact for external regulatory authorities and advisors.
• Partner with senior accounting staff to deliver accurate general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and decision-support variance analyses.
• Support planning cycles by compiling financial schedules, analysing cost trends, and collaborating with departmental managers.
• Coordinate external audit requests by synthesizing supporting documentation and managing audit workflows.
• Fulfil statutory, regulatory, and statistical reporting requirements.
• Drive continuous process improvements to optimize departmental workflow efficiency.
• Maintain regular operational alignment with senior leadership and contribute to cross-functional finance projects.