European Technical Associate Director – Global VAT Compliance and Reporting

RSM UK; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 Days Holiday

Hybrid working

Healthcare & wellbeing benefits

Access to 300+ courses

Job summary

RSM UK is seeking an Associate Director to lead global VAT compliance and reporting efforts across the UK, EU, and global markets within the GVCR team. You will own a strategically important function, delivering complex VAT solutions and guiding internal and client-facing guidance.

The role requires strong EU tax technical expertise, excellent communication, and project-management skills in a collaborative, flexible, and fast-growing environment with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Outstanding EU tax technical, research and analysis skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing to diverse audiences.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to manage projects and deliver within short timeframes.
• Proactive, collaborative team-working approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide policy support and guidance on global VAT compliance and reporting.
• Prepare materials for updates, alerts, and communications across the network.
• Identify business development opportunities from case law and legislation.
• Contribute to external marketing content on GVAT matters.
• Respond to client GVAT technical queries and deliver client work.

Skills

EU tax technical

Written communication

Presentation skills

Project management

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

Are you ready to lead and shape the future of global VAT compliance and reporting? Join RSM UK as an Associate Director within our Global VAT Compliance & Reporting (GVCR) team and take ownership of a strategically important function delivering complex VAT compliance, e-invoicing, and reporting solutions across the UK, EU, and global markets.

You will make an impact by

• Providing specific technical policy support and guidance.
• Communicating key technical developments internally and more widely within the RSM network, by contributing to the preparation of written material for global VAT compliance and reporting updates, regular internal Tax Technical Updates, ad-hoc Tax Practice Alerts, and other communications as required.
• identifying potential business development opportunities from case law and legislative developments and contribute to the preparation and review of clear and concise briefings, updates and other business development and delivery support materials for clients and targets, as required.
• Preparing and reviewing global VAT compliance and reporting content for the firm’s external marketing materials.
• providing responses to client related GVAT technical queries from the wider team, ensuring discussions and advice given are recorded and shared as appropriate.
• Carrying out ad-hoc client work in support the wider team.
• Drafting, editing, reviewing and delivering materials for training and workshop day presentations, including face to face, online and other formats of training modules, webinars and tax counsel briefing meetings.
• Maintaining, developing and sharing various tax technical information resources, including technical material for the firm’s external website and intranet, including the tax knowledge database.
• Providing technical input to the review of standard documents and other delivery materials and agree and record the firm’s operational policies on GVAT matters in the firm’s Tax Operational Policies and Procedures manual.
• Contributing to responses on GVAT matters issued by government departments, intergovernmental organisations and other external bodies, attending meetings and calls with government officials and other organisations where appropriate.
• Attending and contributing to regular and ad-hoc Tax Technical and wider Tax Practice team meetings.

What we are looking for

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

Preferred qualifications & experience

• A relevant technical qualification or equivalent experience.
• Outstanding EU tax technical, research and analysis skills and a desire to develop wider and deeper tax technical knowledge/expertise covering a potentially wide range of issues and new areas of tax.
• The ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing to a variety of audiences.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• The ability to manage projects to ensure delivery of own work within agreed, often short, timeframes.
• A responsive, proactive and collaborative team-working approach.

What we can offer you

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days).
• Hybrid working
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Individual healthcare cover.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.