Tax Advisor (Flexible Working)

Bdo; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and business advisory firm in the UK is hiring a Tax Advisor to provide expert VAT advice and build a client portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of UK VAT, experience with HMRC engagement, and the ability to grow new business opportunities. This is a full-time position with flexible working arrangements, aimed at supporting personal and career development.

Qualifications

• Significant technical understanding of and previous experience within UK VAT.
• In-depth knowledge of recent key updates and areas of focus within UK VAT.
• Experience leading client engagement with HMRC.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage and develop advisory portfolio.
• Seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients.
• Develop personal business and client portfolio.

Skills

Technical understanding of UK VAT

Knowledge of recent key updates in UK VAT

Business development skills

Client engagement experience

Leadership capabilities

Regulatory understanding

Education

CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

Job description

Tax Advisor (Flexible Working)

Company: BDO UK

Location: London, United Kingdom

Type: Permanent

Posted on: 2025-11-03

Job Type: Full time

Salary: Competitive

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 the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially‑spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

Our Indirect Tax business continues to grow at a rapid pace. For you this is the chance to hone your tax technical, project management and client service skills with interesting and complex assignments to help clients of all sizes succeed.

You will be part of a local team, supported by two Senior Managers, a Director and a Partner, and you will have the autonomy to develop your personal business and build your own client portfolio.

You’ll be someone with:

• Significant technical understanding of and previous experience within UK VAT
• In‑depth knowledge of recent key updates and areas of focus within UK VAT
• Responsibility to build, manage and develop your advisory portfolio, supported by the Partner and Director
• Confidence to build an internal and external network in the local area to drive new business opportunities
• Ability to actively seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients
• Experience of leading engagement with HMRC for clients
• Experience and credibility when dealing with client senior management
• An understanding of the regulatory and risk environment in which ICAEW regulated professional services firms operate
• CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

We’re committed to agile working and offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you. We support your personal and career ambitions with programmes, resources and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

Mutual support and respect is a core value at BDO. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we support you at every stage in your career.

We invest in state‑of‑the‑art collaboration spaces and multidisciplinary events, so you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We look forward to the future, shaping the next generation of entrepreneurial businesses to succeed and fueling the UK economy.