Birmingham

VAT Tax Senior / Manager (Top 10 Practice)
£50,000 – £55,000 plus excellent benefits
Central Birmingham

A leading, highly successful and growing Top 10 accountancy practice, based in Central Birmingham is looking to bolster their teams with the addition of a qualified ATT/CTA VAT Tax Senior / Manager in a role offering excellent progression potential and career advancement prospects.

Client Details:

This leading Top 10 Birmingham Firm provides a full suite of services to a wide-ranging client base across corporates, professional practices, non-profit organisations and private clients. The firm provides a range of assurance and business services to a diverse client base, ranging from small businesses and start-ups to substantial international groups. Their client portfolio includes businesses from a variety of different industry sectors, both private and publicly listed businesses with a focus in the East & West Midlands, primarily on mid to large corporates. With on-going growth and positive developments in the firm, you will have opportunity to progress in your career.

Description:

The Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for their own portfolio of clients including all compliance matters, administration and VAT planning. Ensure that clients’ VAT affairs comply with statutory time limits, and to manage compliance work efficiently. Experience of a wide set of UK VAT advisory situations for clients, sufficient technical knowledge to be able to find your way around UK VAT law, recent case law precedent and HMRC guidance. Ability to deal directly with clients. Genuine enthusiasm/passion to help clients and colleagues to resolve complex VAT issues.

The position will involve training and reviewing the work of junior staff within the group. Reporting will mainly be to the group’s team leaders and, in many cases, directly to the partners. Individuals will also be required to assist the team leaders with the management of the group and have direct staff responsibilities.

Profile:

You will be ATT/CTA qualified, with a strong background in VAT, with demonstrable VAT experience gained within a recognisable professional services firm, based environment as a VAT Senior / Executive etc. Your experience will have been gained in any of Top Tier/Mid Tier/Top 50 or large/medium independent firm background. You will be able to demonstrate strong communication skills, both internally and directly with clients, experience of supervising others and delegation of work, along with organisational skills.

To be considered for this exciting role, please apply online with a covering note of your experience and suitability referencing JR-HWA-PS096.

Due to the exceptionally high level of applications if you have not heard back from HWA within 7 – 10 days, It is regrettable that we cannot reply to everyone with feedback directly and please consider your application unsuccessful.

Working for a firm that is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries, they are a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first, the Top 10 firms are looking for a Transaction Services Assistant Manager in Birmingham and Manchester.

Overall job purpose
To assist in the execution of financial due diligence assignments on both buy side and sell side transactions and support the team in new business generation.

Responsibilities

• Leading smaller engagement processes reporting direct to partners/directors
• Performing financial analysis on target businesses for inclusion in due diligence reports
• Liaising with clients, target businesses and other professional advisors during execution of transactions
• Reviewing and analyzing financial models
• Due diligence report writing (in Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Researching, preparing and supporting presentations / sales pitches for new business
• Relationship building with potential clients and intermediaries (private equity houses, banks and corporates

• Requirements for the role
• Genuine interest in, and enthusiasm for, understanding how businesses generate profits and cash
• High intelligence, evidenced by strong academics
• Self -starter with energy to work long, flexible hours and to tight deadlines
• Displays high level of accuracy, diligence and integrity
• Commercially minded and a critical thinker
• Able to form relationships with wide range of people and strong team player

To be considered for this exciting role, please contact Lucy Tanner, Divisional Manager – Professional Services at Hamilton Woods Associates on 01509 276158 or apply online with a covering note of your experience and suitability referencing LT-HWA-PS216

Due to the exceptionally high level of applications if you have not heard back from HWA within 7 – 10 days, It is regrettable that we cannot reply to everyone with feedback directly and please consider your application unsuccessful.