VAT Associate Director (Financial Investors)

Ambition; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious financial services firm in London is seeking an Associate Director in their Indirect Tax team. You will manage VAT advisory services for high-profile clients, oversee transaction support, and develop market opportunities while leading and mentoring junior staff. This position offers a chance to shape client relationships and contribute meaningfully in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

£200 shopping vouchers for referrals

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in practice, industry, or HMRC required.
• Proactive and able to lead project teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading VAT input on major transaction support engagements.
• Providing end-to-end VAT advice for clients and their portfolios.
• Advising on VAT structure and compliance issues for private capital businesses.

Skills

Client-facing skills

Relationship-building

Business development

Commercial awareness

Job description

Big 4 Opportunity Alert!

A top Financial Investors Indirect Tax team are looking to recruit a high-calibre individual at the Associate Director level. This is an amazing opportunity to get involved with high-profile clients and expand your horizons.

The team sits within the Indirect Tax group and primarily works alongside the Financial Investors Tax team, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing areas of the business. The team advises across all aspects of VAT for financial investor clients, working on the highest value private equity and real estate transactions in the UK and Europe.

Duties:

• Leading the VAT input on our largest transaction support engagements, including buy-side support, sell-side support, carve-outs, and reorganization/restructuring.
• Providing end-to-end VAT advice for our clients, the transactions they are involved in, and their portfolios of investee businesses.
• Advising private capital businesses on their VAT recovery position, new fund structure, and day-to-day compliance issues.
• Advising and supporting various holding structures in managing recovery of VAT on deal costs.
• Reviewing various contracts/agreements and advising on the UK VAT issues that impact commercial decisions.
• Leading teams day-to-day on client engagements (likely to be a balance of transaction projects and advisory work).
• Assisting with deepening relationships with clients and targets, contributing to winning new work.
• Assisting with developing Analysts and Consultants with hands-on advice and support.
• Input into the development of new market opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally with an opportunity to lead the market development of new ideas.
• Working closely with colleagues in other parts of the firm.
• Helping to shape the culture and goals of the team, ensuring it remains a great place to work.
• Having a broader perspective of potential issues encountered when managing diverse teams and the strategies to overcome them; having a clear understanding of the firm's commitment to creating a more inclusive culture.

Candidate:

• Relevant experience either in practice, industry, or with HMRC.
• Excellent client-facing, relationship-building, and business development skills, coupled with commercial awareness.
• The ability to be proactive, identify opportunities, take early responsibility, and lead project teams.

If you're interested in exploring this opportunity further, please apply directly or drop me an email with your full CV to: [e-mail]

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