VAT Advisory Manager

PRO-TAX RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Flexible benefits

Pension

Life assurance

Enhanced family leave

EAP

Christmas closure

Job summary

PRO-TAX RECRUITMENT LIMITED is seeking an experienced VAT Advisory Manager to lead a specialist VAT team on a UK-wide portfolio. The role supports flexible and remote working with a focus on high-value advisory work within education and public sector clients.

The successful candidate will manage complex VAT matters, mentor junior colleagues, and help drive business development in a collaborative, advisory-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years VAT advisory experience (education/public sector preferable).
• CTA, ATT or HMRC experience (or working towards qualification).
• Deep understanding of partial exemption and capital goods scheme.
• Strong client-facing and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of VAT advisory clients (education, public sector, housing focus).
• Deliver complex VAT advisory and planning work.
• Lead on partial exemption, non-business apportionment, property transactions, grant funding VAT treatment.
• Support clients through HMRC interactions and inspections.
• Act as key contact for clients, providing practical VAT guidance.
• Contribute to business development and identify advisory opportunities.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Develop thought leadership and client training.
• Liaise across tax and audit teams on joined-up client advice.

Skills

Client-facing

Time management

Commercially minded

VAT advisory

Partial exemption

Non-business apportionment

Education

CTA/ATT or HMRC experience

Job description

VAT ADVISORY MANAGER - HYBRID / REMOTE (UP TO £70,000)

Growing Multi-Practice Group | Flexible Working

Lead VAT Advisory Work - Advisory-Focused Environment

We're recruiting a VAT Advisory Manager to join a specialist VAT team within a growing, UK-wide multi-practice group. You'll manage a portfolio of advisory clients, lead on complex VAT matters, and work in a genuinely flexible environment where remote working is the norm and advisory work is the priority.

What You'll Do:

• Manage a portfolio of VAT advisory clients (education, public sector, charities, housing focus)
• Deliver complex VAT advisory and planning work
• Lead on partial exemption, non-business apportionment, property transactions, grant funding VAT treatment
• Support clients through HMRC interactions and inspections
• Act as key point of contact for clients, providing practical VAT guidance
• Contribute to business development and identify advisory opportunities
• Mentor junior team members
• Develop thought leadership and client training
• Liaise across tax and audit teams on joined-up client advice

What You Need:

• 3-5 years' VAT advisory experience (ideally professional services, consultancy or in-house)
• Strong background in education and/or public sector VAT work
• CTA, ATT, or HMRC experience (or working towards qualification)
• Deep understanding of partial exemption, non-business apportionment, capital goods scheme
• Client-facing confidence and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage time and multiple deadlines
• Commercially minded with clear client focus

Why This Firm Is Different:

• Advisory-focused - VAT compliance is outsourced; you focus on high-value advisory work
• Genuine flexibility - work from anywhere in the UK; team members typically office 1-2 days/week
• Significant volume of work - demand currently outstripping capacity; real pipeline of advisory matters
• Growing VAT team of 7-8 specialists within a wider Tax Advisory Division (30+ people)
• Multi-practice group with strong acquisition-driven growth
• Emerging sector specialisms in education VAT (recent acquisitions bring education focus)
• Real mentoring and development opportunities
• Collaborative culture across tax, audit, and corporate finance teams

Salary & Benefits:

Up to £70,000

• 25 days leave (buyable to 30)
• flexible benefits platform (PMI, critical illness, dental, eye care, cycle to work)
• pension
• life assurance x4 salary
• enhanced family leave
• EAP
• business closure at Christmas

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.