VAT ADVISORY MANAGER - HYBRID / REMOTE (UP TO £70,000)
Growing Multi-Practice Group | Flexible Working
Lead VAT Advisory Work - Advisory-Focused Environment
We're recruiting a VAT Advisory Manager to join a specialist VAT team within a growing, UK-wide multi-practice group. You'll manage a portfolio of advisory clients, lead on complex VAT matters, and work in a genuinely flexible environment where remote working is the norm and advisory work is the priority.
What You'll Do:
- Manage a portfolio of VAT advisory clients (education, public sector, charities, housing focus)
- Deliver complex VAT advisory and planning work
- Lead on partial exemption, non-business apportionment, property transactions, grant funding VAT treatment
- Support clients through HMRC interactions and inspections
- Act as key point of contact for clients, providing practical VAT guidance
- Contribute to business development and identify advisory opportunities
- Mentor junior team members
- Develop thought leadership and client training
- Liaise across tax and audit teams on joined-up client advice
What You Need:
- 3-5 years' VAT advisory experience (ideally professional services, consultancy or in-house)
- Strong background in education and/or public sector VAT work
- CTA, ATT, or HMRC experience (or working towards qualification)
- Deep understanding of partial exemption, non-business apportionment, capital goods scheme
- Client-facing confidence and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage time and multiple deadlines
- Commercially minded with clear client focus
Why This Firm Is Different:
- Advisory-focused - VAT compliance is outsourced; you focus on high-value advisory work
- Genuine flexibility - work from anywhere in the UK; team members typically office 1-2 days/week
- Significant volume of work - demand currently outstripping capacity; real pipeline of advisory matters
- Growing VAT team of 7-8 specialists within a wider Tax Advisory Division (30+ people)
- Multi-practice group with strong acquisition-driven growth
- Emerging sector specialisms in education VAT (recent acquisitions bring education focus)
- Real mentoring and development opportunities
- Collaborative culture across tax, audit, and corporate finance teams
Salary & Benefits:
Up to £70,000
- 25 days leave (buyable to 30)
- flexible benefits platform (PMI, critical illness, dental, eye care, cycle to work)
- pension
- life assurance x4 salary
- enhanced family leave
- EAP
- business closure at Christmas
As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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VAT Advisory Manager in London employer: PRO-TAX RECRUITMENT LIMITED
At PRO-TAX RECRUITMENT LIMITED, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored mentorship programmes and opportunities for professional development, particularly in our vibrant locations of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Newcastle. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your career aspirations while working with high-net-worth clients in a rewarding environment.
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