HW Finance
Senior VAT Manager
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Senior VAT Manager - West Yorkshire
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 + Car Allowance
Hybrid working - 2 days in the office
Based in West Yorkshire, our client is looking to appoint a Senior VAT Manager to join its established in-house tax team.
As the business has evolved significantly over the past three years, the vision and remit of the tax function have expanded in line with its growth. As a result, this newly enhanced role offers the opportunity to play a key part in shaping VAT strategy, providing technical guidance across the organisation and supporting a broad range of UK and international VAT matters.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will be responsible for overseeing VAT compliance and reporting activities, providing expert advisory support on complex transactions, managing relationships with tax authorities and identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and efficiency through technology.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical VAT advice on a range of UK and cross-border transactions.
- Manage complex VAT projects and deliver high-quality client outcomes.
- Oversee VAT compliance processes, including VAT returns and VAT accounting.
- Support clients with HMRC enquiries, audits and disclosures.
- Monitor legislative changes and advise stakeholders on potential impacts.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser.
- Drive process improvements and identify opportunities to enhance efficiency through technology.
- Lead, coach and develop junior team members.
- Contribute to business development activities and growth initiatives.
- Support onboarding of new entities, including international operations where required.
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About You
- ACA, ACCA, CTA or equivalent qualified.
- Strong VAT advisory and compliance experience gained within practice, industry or a shared service environment.
- Proven understanding of VAT legislation and ability to apply technical knowledge in a commercial manner.
- Experience preparing and reviewing VAT returns and VAT accounting processes.
- Strong stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation and leadership capabilities.
- Comfortable operating within a complex, fast-paced environment.
- Experience of ERP systems such as Oracle or SAP would be advantageous.
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