Indirect Tax Manager

Brewer Morris; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Brewer Morris is seeking an Indirect Tax Manager to join an established in-house tax team in the West Midlands. This pivotal role emphasizes hands-on advisory work, particularly in VAT, while offering exposure to a variety of indirect tax matters.

As a key player, you will collaborate with senior stakeholders, drive indirect tax strategy, and ensure compliance across multiple entities. The position includes a hybrid work model with essential in-person collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a complex indirect tax environment.
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively.
• Exposure to environmental taxes is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical indirect tax advice for business decisions.
• Advise on VAT treatment for various activities.
• Support compliance and advisory work across indirect taxes.
• Build working relationships across various teams.

Skills

Strong UK VAT technical experience

Advisory-led indirect tax experience

Strong communication skills

Education

CTA qualified or qualified by experience

Job description

We are working with a FTSE organisation to appoint an Indirect Tax Manager into a visible and commercially focused role within an established in‑house tax team.

This is a hands‑on position with an advisory bias, suited to someone who enjoys working close to the business and influencing decision‑making rather than focusing purely on routine compliance. VAT is the core focus, but the role offers exposure to a broad indirect tax agenda, including evolving environmental and customs‑related taxes.

Working alongside senior tax stakeholders, the successful candidate will support the delivery of indirect tax strategy, contribute to technical analysis on new and non‑standard transactions, and help strengthen controls, processes and governance in a changing regulatory environment.

The role is hybrid, with an expectation of two days per week on site. Candidates will need to be within a reasonable commuting distance, as regular in‑person collaboration is important for this hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and technically robust indirect tax advice to support commercial and operational decisions across the business
• Advise on VAT treatment for new and existing activities, including cross‑border supplies, property transactions and service offerings, with a focus on optimising VAT recovery
• Support the review and submission of UK VAT returns across a multi‑entity group, working alongside shared service teams and external advisers
• Manage aspects of the partial exemption position, including analysis of new or changing sources of exempt income
• Monitor and assess the impact of new indirect tax legislation and regulatory developments, clearly communicating risks and opportunities to stakeholders
• Contribute to compliance and advisory work across other indirect taxes, including Climate Change Levy, CBAM and fuel‑related taxes
• Support the development and maintenance of internal policies, guidance and training materials to strengthen tax governance
• Assist with tax authority interactions, including responses to queries, audits and information requests
• Build effective working relationships across Finance, Legal, operations and external advisers, contributing to wider tax and finance projects

Requirements

• Strong UK VAT technical experience, with the ability to operate confidently at manager level in a complex environment
• Proven experience in an advisory‑led indirect tax role, either in‑house, in practice, or a mix of both
• Exposure to environmental taxes, particularly Climate Change Levy and/or CBAM, would be beneficial
• CTA qualified or qualified by experience
• Comfortable working independently while also collaborating closely with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into clear, commercial advice