VAT Assistant Manager: Data-Driven Advisory

Saffery; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour working week

Hybrid working policy

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

Profit-Sharing Plan

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Saffery LLP is seeking a full-time VAT Assistant Manager to join the VAT advisory team in Edinburgh. You will advise on all aspects of VAT, leveraging data analytics and tax technology to enhance service delivery for a diverse client base including owner-managed businesses, private wealth, and charities.

You will work on land and property VAT matters, develop technology-enabled VAT services, and contribute to client-facing reports and HMRC interactions, while coaching trainees and growing the

Qualifications

• Experience of VAT across sectors and an excellent understanding of VAT principles for UK domestic and cross-border transactions.
• Interest and experience in land and property VAT matters would be particularly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on all aspects of VAT including land and property transactions, VAT recovery and partial exemption, place of supply and VAT liability matters.
• Using data analytics and tax technology tools to review client VAT data, identify risks, anomalies and opportunities, support VAT health checks and compliance reviews, and enhance the quality and efficiency of the advice delivered to clients.
• Contributing to the development and continuous improvement of the team's VAT technology capabilities and data-driven service offerings.
• Managing day-to-day advisory assignments, providing client service face to face, through virtual meetings, effective written correspondence and formal advice reports.
• Achieving high technical standards with a commercial and practical focus on the outcomes that clients are trying to achieve.
• Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients to achieve positive outcomes on matters such as VAT registrations and deregistrations, error corrections, and interest and penalty notices.
• Assisting in the drafting of VAT articles and updates for publication on the firm's external website.
• Involvement in managing a small portfolio of VAT compliance clients, assisting in the preparation, review and submission of VAT returns.

Skills

VAT knowledge

Land & property VAT

Data analytics

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Alteryx

SQL

Data visualisation

Client liaison

Coaching trainees

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

SQL

Job description

Saffery LLP is seeking a full-time VAT Assistant Manager to join the VAT advisory team in Edinburgh. You will advise on all aspects of VAT, leveraging data analytics and tax technology to enhance service delivery for a diverse client base including owner-managed businesses, private wealth, and charities.

You will work on land and property VAT matters, develop technology-enabled VAT services, and contribute to client-facing reports and HMRC interactions, while coaching trainees and growing the