Hays are working with a client looking to recruit a VAT Manager. This role involves overseeing the provision of VAT services, supporting clients to minimise VAT liabilities, addressing compliance issues, and providing tax planning advice. We are flexible on location within Scotland.

Your New Company

A prominent firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers based in Scotland. They provide a variety of services, including tax planning, audit, corporate finance, and business advisory, to clients in different sectors such as food & drink, energy, and technology. The firm has a large team of professionals supporting businesses both within the UK and internationally.

Your New Role

As a VAT Manager, you'll have the chance to collate data previously reported in VAT returns and use that data to complete VAT returns. You'll identify differences within reconciliations, investigate those differences, and provide resolutions. Monitoring the VAT workflow for an extensive client base will be part of your responsibilities. You'll work with the wider business to understand any VAT issues and provide guidance and advice to resolve them. Building trusted relationships with clients and confidently representing the firm to a high standard will be key. Additionally, you'll work with the wider tax team to attract new business opportunities and grow the firm’s VAT client portfolio, including participating in networking events.

What You'll Need to Succeed

To be successful in this role, you'll need excellent communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others. Relevant experience in an
indirect TAX role is essential. As well as previous experience of working in a similar role and a relevant qualification such as CA, CTA or ATT. Experience or involvement in a business development environment is beneficial and you'll need the ability to work alone as well as in a team and be a leader of your work and your professional learning.

What You'll Get in Return

This company is one of the country’s leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, with 11 offices across Scotland and beyond. They support their people to ensure they can grow their own way through proactive learning and development. The company is committed to supporting local communities and has raised over £450,000 for charitable causes across Scotland. The company has a People and Culture Forum that generates ideas for positive change and has several subgroups, including LGBTQIA+ and Gender Equality, which seek to educate and encourage everyone in the firm to be themselves in order to do their best work.

Why This Company?

If you value enabling leadership, quality, integrity, and a workplace that prioritises giving back as much as you put in, then this is the firm for you. The role of a tax adviser is transforming, and the company is keeping up with this fast pace of change. A career in Tax here is diverse and challenging, as they continually strive to provide the best service for their clients with more efficiency, greater innovation, and deeper insight. You'll be joining one of Scotland’s most comprehensive tax practices, spanning an extensive range of corporate, personal, and specialist tax services. The team has won awards, including the 2019 Tolley’s Taxation Award for Best Tax Practice in a Regional Firm. You'll build close relationships with clients, truly getting under the skin of their businesses and providing advice and guidance that offers real value. With 14 key industry sectors, there’s no shortage of variety in the client base.

How Working for Us Can Work for You

As a valued member of the team, you'll benefit from a number of employee benefits, including a personal pension scheme, annual leave, and life assurance, as well as your own personal training and development plan. The company supports flexible working and uses a hybrid working model. They nurture and celebrate individuality and are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. Their culture is one where everyone is enabled to be a leader of their work and their learning.

Interested in hearing more about this opportunity?

If you're ready to work in an innovative and forward-thinking firm alongside talented, apply today. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you're looking for a new position, please contact them for a confidential discussion about your career.