Indirect Tax Manager – 6 month FTC

Banking & Financial Services; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK financial services organisation is seeking an Indirect Tax Manager for a 6-month contract. This role focuses on providing VAT guidance for property-related activities and includes responsibilities such as reviewing proposals, overseeing VAT compliance, and liaising with various teams. Candidates should possess ACA/ACCA/CTA qualifications and strong UK VAT knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experienced at manager level or similar in VAT matters.
• Strong understanding of practical VAT considerations.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical VAT guidance on real-estate initiatives.
• Review business proposals for VAT risks and opportunities.
• Oversee VAT aspects of property set-ups.
• Ensure VAT processes are followed correctly across the portfolio.
• Assist in refining VAT procedures for efficiency.

Skills

Strong UK VAT knowledge

Advisory experience

Education

ACA / ACCA / CTA (or equivalent)

Job description

A large UK financial services organisation is looking for an Indirect Tax Manager to support VAT matters related to their expanding property and real-asset activities. This is a 6-month contract offering a varied mix of advisory input, project involvement, and operational oversight.

Role Overview

You’ll act as a trusted point of contact for VAT queries arising from property developments, acquisitions, disposals, leasing activity and internal restructures. Working closely with finance and commercial teams, you’ll guide them through the practical VAT considerations affecting day-to-day decisions while ensuring the organisation’s obligations are met efficiently and accurately.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical VAT guidance on new real-estate initiatives, including construction, investment, leasing, and asset life cycle events

• Review business proposals and identify VAT risks, opportunities, and impacts before decisions are finalised

• Support ongoing VAT reporting by validating property-related data, documentation and tax treatments

• Oversee the VAT aspects of property set‑ups such as elections, registrations or changes to organisational structures

• Liaise with internal teams to ensure that VAT processes are followed correctly and consistently across the property portfolio

• Assist in refining or simplifying VAT procedures to reduce risk and improve efficiency

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across finance, legal, operations and external advisers

• Translate technical VAT issues into clear, actionable steps for colleagues who are not tax specialists

• Contribute specialist insight to cross‑functional projects involving systems, data or governance improvements

About You

• ACA / ACCA / CTA (or equivalent) with a background at manager level or similar

• Strong UK VAT knowledge