VAT Partner

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a VAT Partner to lead their VAT advisory services. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your VAT expertise to guide clients through complex regulations, ensuring compliance and optimized solutions. Collaborating with a team of VAT experts, you will enhance service offerings and drive business development. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of accounting in a supportive and dynamic environment, where your contributions will be valued and recognized. Join a company committed to your professional growth and success.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Development support

Hybrid working model

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in VAT advisory services.
• Proven experience in a senior VAT role, ideally at partner level.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement initiatives to enhance VAT service offerings.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with clients.

Skills

VAT Advisory

Client Relationship Management

Leadership Skills

Strategic Thinking

Problem-Solving

Education

ACA, ACCA, CTA or equivalent

Job description

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We’re Gravita: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.

We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.

We’re Gravita: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.

We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.

Our mission is to become the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda, working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us, you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges, you’ll also be helping us shape the future of accounting.

The Role

As a VAT Partner at Gravita, you will play an integral role in expanding our VAT advisory offerings. Your role is designed to leverage your deep VAT expertise to guide clients through the intricate landscape of VAT regulations, ensuring innovative, compliant, and optimised solutions.

You won’t be working in isolation – you will be part of an established team of VAT experts, collaborating closely with another VAT Partner. Your combined expertise will help guide clients through the intricate landscape of VAT regulations, ensuring innovative, compliant, and optimised solutions.

We’re Gravita: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.

We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.

We’re Gravita: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.

We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.

Our mission is to become the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda, working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us, you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges, you’ll also be helping us shape the future of accounting.

The Role

As a VAT Partner at Gravita, you will play an integral role in expanding our VAT advisory offerings. Your role is designed to leverage your deep VAT expertise to guide clients through the intricate landscape of VAT regulations, ensuring innovative, compliant, and optimised solutions.

You won’t be working in isolation – you will be part of an established team of VAT experts, collaborating closely with another VAT Partner. Your combined expertise will help guide clients through the intricate landscape of VAT regulations, ensuring innovative, compliant, and optimised solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Growth:

• Develop and implement initiatives to enhance Gravita’s VAT service offerings and boost our market presence.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and your partner VAT expert to integrate VAT insights into broader business strategies.

Client Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with clients, becoming their dedicated go-to VAT specialist.

• Oversee the delivery of comprehensive VAT advisory services, ensuring excellence in both compliance and client satisfaction.

Operational Excellence:

• Keep abreast of evolving VAT regulations to ensure robust risk management and regulatory compliance.

• Drive improvements in workflows and service delivery processes to achieve greater efficiency and better client outcomes.

Business Development:

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities that align with Gravita’s strategic objectives.

• Represent the firm at industry events and networking functions to enhance our reputation and expand our client base.

Team Development & Mentorship:

• Support and mentor team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience:

• ACA, ACCA, CTA, or equivalent qualification with significant post-qualification experience in VAT advisory services.

• Proven experience in a senior VAT role, ideally at partner level or equivalent.

• In-depth knowledge of UK and EU VAT legislation and its application across various industries.

• Strong leadership skills with a track record of managing and developing high-performing teams.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.

• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving and business development.

Your Career with Gravita

When you join Gravita, we’ll support you on your own growth journey. We want to be the place you learn, grow and unlock your true potential.

We’ll work with you to build a progression plan to outline how you’ll grow at our company and everything we’ll do to help you get there. We’re also passionate about learning and development, to help you focus on your future.

The Nitty Gritty

• Our standard working week is a 37.5-hour week on a hybrid basis (with up to 50% of your time across the month home based and the other 50% office based)
• Core working hours are 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday
• Flexible working and happy employees are at the top of our list here at Gravita and we have been working hard to support our teams through the fast-paced changes.
• Your development won’t be forgotten, our development support is extraordinary for a firm of our size.
• It's a busy, fast-paced environment here at Gravita. Feel free to check out our social media channels (Instagram, X, LinkedIn and Glassdoor).