VAT Senior Manager (Indirect Tax) in Leeds

We’re looking for a VAT Senior Manager to join us in Bradford/Leeds. At Liberty Blume, we provide comprehensive VAT compliance and VAT accounting services ranging from data extraction, preparation and filing of VAT returns through to balance sheet reconciliations and accounting entries, along with providing advisory services to the business and clients on VAT treatment and implications of transactions.

Our Team engages with the appropriate accounting, tax, commercial, legal and treasury teams to ensure that our goals are met. We aim to provide services that cover multiple local jurisdictions where the tax rules are complex and VAT obligations differ from territory to territory. Our Blume VAT team is based in Bradford/Leeds, UK. We work alongside Tax colleagues predominantly located in London, Denver and Amsterdam.

The VAT Senior Manager will be part of the VAT team and will be responsible for providing VAT advisory support to our business and its clients, including managing VAT obligations of the business, the wider group and 3rd party clients. The role will provide valuable VAT advisory support and technical guidance on complex domestic and cross-border VAT matters, in line with the VAT strategy of the business and its clients. The role will also oversee the VAT compliance cycle and month end reporting, manage relationships with tax authorities, ensuring compliance while identifying opportunities for process improvements and risk mitigation.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for providing VAT advisory and compliance services to our business and to a wide range of our clients:

• Overseeing complex VAT projects, ensuring high-quality advice and deliverables.
• Provide expert support on VAT matters to our business and clients, including multinational corporations.
• Monitor and assess impact of changes in VAT legislation and case law on the business, advising senior stakeholders accordingly.
• Contributing to business development.
• Managing business relationships and acting as a trusted contact on VAT-related matters.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of VAT operations.
• Provide technical support and tax advice to clients, the business and wider group on transactions, contracts, projects, strategy, etc.
• Take the lead on project management for clients such as providing support with VAT audits, HMRC enquiries and disclosures if required.
• Overseeing the VAT operations for compliance and reporting activities performed within the VAT compliance team on behalf of its clients.
• Driving a culture of continuous process improvement and efficiency enabled by technology.
• Overseeing the complete, accurate and timely preparation and submission of VAT returns together with supporting analysis for client review.
• Overseeing the VAT accounting and month end processes.
• On-boarding new operating entities, with potential exposure to non-UK entities.
• Managing and developing the skills of junior members of the team, providing technical training, coaching and performance feedback to develop their skills and expertise.

We tend to look for people with:

• Professional Accountancy or Tax qualification (ACA, ACCA, CTA etc)
• Extensive experience of working in a VAT Compliance or advisory position
• Experience of VAT return preparation and filings in addition to VAT accounting is essential.
• Strong technical advisory skills and ability to interpret and apply VAT legislation pragmatically.
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills (e.g. Oracle, SAP).
• Strong Presentational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of working in a complex environment, delivering to deadlines.
• Ability to research and resolve complex taxation issues.
• Strong managerial skills, great teammate, ability to lead

Competitive salary + bonus, 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more, access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance, matched pension contribution up to 10%, access to our car benefit scheme, access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us.

Who we are: Liberty Blume, a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you’re curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!

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