Associate Director - VAT

SW Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SW Group is looking for an Associate Director to join their VAT Tax Team in Manchester. You'll manage client relationships, develop staff, and drive business growth within a supportive team. A strong background in VAT with a CTA qualification is essential for this role. Competitive salary and various benefits offered.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Fully funded training

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• Significant VAT experience in professional services.
• Ability to manage complex client work.
• Demonstrable experience in managing people and clients.

Responsibilities

• Client management and relationship building.
• Staff management and performance monitoring.
• Practice development and business growth.

Skills

VAT experience

Client management

Business development

Staff management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Chartered tax advisor (CTA) or international equivalent

Job description

We're seeking a talented individual to join our VAT Tax Team in Manchester, which is responsible for provide tax VAT compliance and advisory services for a wide range of business clients.

Would you like to join a supportive high performing team with quality experience to learn and develop from?.

Our exciting team has already seen plenty of growth over the past 5 years and continues to see further growth. The team are at the next stage of their journey and looking to develop the regional VAT offering.

If you are ambitious and looking for a role where you can build and grow the business offering, with strong Business Development skills please read on.

In the short term you will have the support from the wider team in Newcastle but we will build a team around you. We will also consider candidates from Manchester, Newcastle or Leeds.

As Associate Director in VAT your responsibilities will include among others

• Client Management will include acting as a trusted adviser,engaging with clients on wider commercial and strategic issues. You would take the lead in managing and developing client relationships and identifying opportunities to grow the client portfolio.
• Staff Management and development to include providing appraisals and monitoring staff performance, On the job training for junior staff on a one-to-one basis
• Practice Development including business development activities; using your network of established relationships to drive new business opportunities and cross referral of services
• Compliance, ensuring procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance.

Job Description

We're seeking a talented individual to join our VAT Tax Team in Manchester, which is responsible for provide tax VAT compliance and advisory services for a wide range of business clients.

Would you like to join a supportive high performing team with quality experience to learn and develop from?.

Our exciting team has already seen plenty of growth over the past 5 years and continues to see further growth. The team are at the next stage of their journey and looking to develop the regional VAT offering.

If you are ambitious and looking for a role where you can build and grow the business offering, with strong Business Development skills please read on.

In the short term you will have the support from the wider team in Newcastle but we will build a team around you. We will also consider candidates from Manchester, Newcastle or Leeds.

As Associate Director in VAT your responsibilities will include among others

• Client Management will include acting as a trusted adviser,engaging with clients on wider commercial and strategic issues. You would take the lead in managing and developing client relationships and identifying opportunities to grow the client portfolio.
• Staff Management and development to include providing appraisals and monitoring staff performance, On the job training for junior staff on a one-to-one basis
• Practice Development including business development activities; using your network of established relationships to drive new business opportunities and cross referral of services
• Compliance, ensuring procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you should

• SignificantVAT experience gained within a professional services setting.
• Ability to manage complex client work and have the technical capability to do this.
• Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients
• Proven business development skills and appetite to grow business
• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both internally and externally

Qualifications

Chartered tax advisor (CTA) or international equivalent.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom