A leading UK real estate and investment group is looking to appoint an experienced VAT Manager to join its in-house tax function. This role is working 3 to 2 days in the office Central London. This opportunity would suit an experienced indirect tax professional seeking a commercially focused in-house role within a sizeable and well-established organisation.
This is a broad commercial role offering exposure across compliance, advisory and business partnering activities within a complex and fast-moving organisation. Reporting into senior tax leadership, the successful candidate will take ownership of indirect tax matters across the business and work closely with finance, legal and operational stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Lead on UK VAT matters across the group
Prepare and review VAT returns and related calculations
Support forecasting and reporting requirements
Provide practical VAT advice on transactions, property matters and wider commercial activity
Partner with finance and operational teams across the business
Liaise with HMRC and external advisers where required
Identify opportunities to improve VAT processes and controls
Monitor legislative and technical VAT developments
Candidate Profile
Strong UK VAT technical knowledge gained in-house or within practice
Experience managing VAT compliance and advisory matters
Confident communicator able to work with non-tax stakeholders
Commercially minded with a proactive approach
Able to manage competing deadlines effectively
Desirable Experience
Property or real estate sector exposure
Partial exemption experience
Experience working within a complex corporate group structure
Process improvement or transformation exposure
For more information, please contact Mo Hanslod at Goodman Masson
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