Indirect Tax Manager

Overview of the Role

This is an interesting and varied role with a healthy balance of VAT technical compliance and advisory work. The successful applicant will work with various parts of the business at both corporate and fund finance level. Initial focus will be on UK affairs with scope to support and get involved with European and ROW once the UK role is established. The applicant will work in a team of 3, including a VAT Manager and reporting into the Head of Indirect Tax.

Key Responsibilities will include;

* Manage the operational indirect taxation compliance for approximately 10 UK registered funds (portfolio allocation to be agreed and will be allocated based on level of experience). This involves working closely with our team of fund finance accountants who prepare the VAT returns using Avalara VAT reporting, providing a detailed technical review of each return and lodging returns to HM Revenue and Customs.

* Deal with day to day VAT queries and miscellaneous VAT matters with technical support from the rest of the Indirect Tax Team.
* Manage all related HMRC VAT inspections and other correspondence with HMRC for designated funds, with support.
* Actively work with 3rd party property managing agents to ensure best practice is maintained related to VAT matters.
* Support on indirect tax transaction advice as appropriate for each fund.
* Work with the Indirect Tax team to strong relationships with fund teams across the London office and longer term within Europe/ROW
* Monitoring MTD obligations.
* Preparation of quarterly Corporate VAT return. This may be outsourced in the future. Should this happen the candidate(s) will be required to assist with the day-to-day management of the outsourced provider.
* Support HOIT to enhance the control environment.
* Support regarding the corporate partial exemption special method. If avnew method is necessary be involved in modelling and drafting new method proposal with VAT Manaer and HOIT and advisors.