VAT Associate Director

Jobs via eFinancialCareers; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national firm in the UK is seeking a VAT Associate Director to develop their Manchester VAT team. This strategic role involves client advisory work, leading business development efforts, and the opportunity to shape and grow the local VAT function with full support from a national brand.

Benefits

Private medical

Pension plan

Life assurance

Generous holiday

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong VAT background in practice preferred.
• Confident in client-facing and networking roles.
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial, seeking growth.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted adviser on VAT matters.
• Leading business development and client engagement.
• Growing and managing a local VAT team.

Skills

VAT compliance

business development

client-facing skills

networking

Job description

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Meraki Talent is with one of the fastest-growing national firms in the UK, who are looking to make a key strategic hire into their VAT team in Manchester.

Following a series of acquisitions across the North, the firm has been investing heavily in expanding their VAT offering across Newcastle, Leeds, and Manchester. Now, Manchester is a real focus for them and they’re looking to appoint a new an Associate Director to help the build out their VAT offering in the region.

You’ll be backed by a strong technical VAT, but you'll have the opportunity to shape and grow the Manchester VAT team yourself. Long term, there’s a clear progression plan and an ambitious growth strategy already in place.

You’ll be working closely with well-respected figures in the VAT space in North England and a track record of successfully building and scaling VAT teams across the UK.

The Opportunity:

• A strategic role to build and grow the Manchester VAT offering.
• Full support from the wider Northern VAT team and national VAT leadership (rest of UK)
• No immediate people management responsibilities, your focus initially will be on winning work, growing the client base, and establishing the team.
• Full autonomy to shape the direction and growth of the Manchester VAT function.
  
  
  

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Strong VAT background gained in Practice (Big 4, Top 10, or strong mid-tier firms preferred).
• Industry or HMRC backgrounds considered if you can demonstrate strong client-facing skills and business development experience/skills.
• Confident networking and representing the firm externally, you will be expected to grow the brand in the local market.
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial, someone who has potentially hit a ceiling in their current firm and is now looking for a bigger role with real growth potential.
• Comfortable advising a broad range of clients – the firm is sector agnostic and open to specialists and generalists.
  
  
  

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Acting as a trusted adviser to clients on VAT compliance and advisory matters.
• Leading on business development – using your network to generate new opportunities.
• Working closely with other senior stakeholders and Partners across the firm to expand the VAT client base.
• Over time, growing and managing your own local team as the Manchester VAT practice develops.
• Being part of a wider national VAT team that’s collaborative, supportive, and ambitious.
  
  
  

What’s On Offer:

• Competitive benefits package including private medical, pension, life assurance, generous holiday, and flexible working options.
• The chance to build something with the backing of a national brand.
• Full access to a strong technical team for delivery support, allowing you to focus on growth and leadership.
  
  
  

Interested?

Feel free to reach out to Dean for a confidential chat.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

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