Senior VAT Manager

TN United Kingdom; Horley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a Senior Tax Manager in a rapidly growing Indirect Tax team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with diverse clients, including household names and multinationals, enhancing your client service skills through complex assignments. You'll be empowered to drive your career forward while collaborating closely with senior managers and partners. The company values authenticity and supports flexible working, providing resources for your professional development. If you're proactive and ready to make an impact in the UK’s tax landscape, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

Mentoring and coaching

Career development resources

State-of-the-art collaboration spaces

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managing large VAT portfolios.
• Proven ability to liaise with HMRC and manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage VAT portfolios and control billings and cash collection.
• Liaise with HMRC and develop business opportunities.

Skills

UK VAT experience

Knowledge of recent VAT updates

Stakeholder management skills

Proactiveness in seeking new work

Experience dealing with HMRC

Education

Degree-level education

CTA qualification or equivalent

Job description

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We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurial, high-growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise their owners and management teams.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Tax team moves with every challenge, working, achieving, and thriving together. Friendly, driven, and diverse, they service clients across the country and globally. They collaborate across BDO to deliver comprehensive business solutions, from evolving client needs to legislative changes. If you seek a career that challenges you, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

Make an impact in one of the UK’s largest Indirect Tax teams

Our Indirect Tax business is growing rapidly. Indirect Taxes generate significant revenue for governments worldwide and attract increasing attention from authorities, media, and the public. This role offers the chance to hone your client service skills through complex assignments, helping businesses of all sizes succeed.

The team combines 'home-grown' talent, including partners, and external recruits. This diversity fosters fresh thinking and varied perspectives, enabling us to deliver creative, commercial, and robust solutions.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organizations trust our advice, which stems from a thorough understanding of their business built through close relationships. You’ll be proactive and autonomous, yet comfortable collaborating and communicating with senior managers, directors, and partners to support business success. You’ll also identify opportunities to enhance our services.

As a Senior Tax Manager, you'll join a high-performing VAT team serving a diverse portfolio, including household names, multinationals, and private businesses. Your responsibilities include managing portfolios, controlling billings and cash collection, liaising with HMRC, and developing business opportunities.

This role involves working closely with Partners & Directors.

You’ll need:

• Significant UK VAT experience
• Knowledge of recent VAT updates
• Ability to manage large, varied portfolios
• Proactiveness in seeking new work
• Experience dealing with HMRC
• Stakeholder management skills
• Degree-level education
• CTA qualification or equivalent (advantage)

We value authenticity, support flexible working, and offer resources for career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect are core to BDO’s culture. We provide mentoring, coaching, and state-of-the-art collaboration spaces to foster learning and teamwork. We encourage networking, sharing skills, and continuous learning.

We’re looking forward to the future

BDO helps entrepreneurial businesses succeed, fueling the UK economy. Our success relies on our people, and we’re committed to investing in your growth. We adapt and evolve, shaping the future together with transparency and empowerment.