Role Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Lead VAT Consultant to join their advisory practice. This is a pure advisory role with no compliance responsibilities, offering the opportunity to lead on complex VAT and wider tax advisory projects for Owner-Managed Businesses (OMBs) and corporate clients. The role is ideally suited to someone from a mixed tax or OMB advisory background with a strong corporate bias, rather than a pure large-corporate specialist. Work involving large corporates tends to be less frequent and undertaken at a strategic, high-level. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver VAT advisory services to OMB and corporate clients Act as a senior technical adviser on complex transactions, restructurings, and planning projects Take ownership of client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser Provide VAT input into wider corporate and international tax advisory matters Collaborate with other tax specialists to deliver joined-up, commercial advice Support business development initiatives and contribute to the growth of the advisory practice Mentor and support junior team members on technical and client matters Technical Expertise Required Candidates should have strong advisory experience in as many of the following areas as possible : Group reorganisations, including: Demergers Hive-ups and hive-downs Management Buyouts (MBOs) UK aspects of international tax, including: Corporate tax residency Corporate Interest Restriction High-level exposure to Transfer Pricing, CFCs and BEPS Loan relationships and the intangible assets regime Substantial Shareholding Exemption (SSE) Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) Corporation tax losses, associated companies, and Qualifying IPs (QIPs) Company purchase of own shares Tax clearances Share schemes (e.g. EMI) Experience preparing share valuations (desirable but not essential) We would also consider candidates with: A specialist background exclusively in share schemes, or A specialist background exclusively in valuations, or A high-level, general tax advisory background across multiple taxes Candidate Profile Significant experience in VAT and/or wider tax advisory roles Proven ability to operate at a senior advisory level and lead client engagements Strong technical knowledge with the confidence to advise on complex, multi-faceted matters Commercial and pragmatic approach to problem-solving Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Comfortable working in a non-compliance, advisory-only environment Why Join Us? Senior, lead-level advisory role with real influence and autonomy No VAT or tax compliance work Exposure to varied, high-value advisory projects Opportunity to shape and grow the VAT advisory offering Collaborative, technically strong environment