My client is a top 20 accountancy firm offering a variety of services. This role is for a manager/senior manager who is looking for progression to partnership.
Client Details
London based top 20 accountancy firm.
Description
* Advise clients on VAT requirements at the appropriate level based on experience, knowledge and competency
* Act as central figure of VAT team, ensuring delivery of the team's work so it is completed within a specific timeframe
* Manage and nurture the VAT team, provide practical advice to and develop the junior team members
* Ensure risk to wrong advice has been managed and, where appropriate, evidenced
* Act as the right hand person to VAT partner, making sure you are available and ready to push delegated work to completion
* Delegate appropriate work to more junior team members
* Complete timesheets accurately and in a timely manner
* Build relationships with the Associate Partners, with the purpose of leveraging VAT advisory work and identifying cross-selling opportunities
* Prepare technical updates to be circulated to all staff
* Aim to achieve a utilisation of 80% chargeable, when possible
Profile
Experience
* At least 5 years' experience of working within a practice environment
* Experience of advising OMB's on VAT matters
* Experience in handling a portfolio of clients
* Leadership experience
* Ideally experience of networking, business development and article writing
The VAT Manager/Senior Manager will have the below skills
* Commercial awareness
* Good written communication and letter writing skills
* Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills
* Good analytical skills and judgement
Personal Qualities
* Self-starter
* Adaptable and flexible
* Enthusiastic, with a positive, can-do attitude
* Determined
* Works on own initiative
* Reliable
* Willingness to adopt and try new approaches to work and management
Job Offer
£65,000 - £75,000 plus benefits package