VAT Compliance Manager

What You’ll Be Doing

• Reviewing and improving onboarding processes
• Identifying upselling opportunities for compliance and advisory services
• Coordinating with the compliance teams to ensure tax authority enquiries are accurately logged, risk assessed and responded to within deadlines
• Tracking profitability of tax authority enquiries across the team and recommending appropriate fees
• Conducting regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports to monitor technical progress and competency development
• Supporting junior team members on new client calls and providing constructive feedback
• Attending prospective client calls and preparing fee proposals for compliance and advisory engagements
• Supporting junior team members to meet filing deadlines and tracking upcoming obligations
• Reviewing VAT returns across all jurisdictions serviced by Fiscal Solutions (30+ jurisdictions) and providing feedback on VAT workings to improve quality, efficiency, and risk management
• Creating and maintaining VAT workings templates for new and existing services and updating EU VAT compliance packs in line with legislative changes
• Preparing written advisory reports covering UK, EU, and ROW VAT/GST matters
• Participating in client calls to scope and address advisory needs.

What We’re Looking For

• Thorough knowledge of VAT compliance across the EU and in particular our core jurisdictions: UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland
• Strong understanding of the EU VAT Directive and relevant national legislation
• Proven people management experience with the ability to delegate, motivate, coach, and develop team members.