Indirect Tax Manager

Overview

Job title:

Indirect Tax Manager

Location:

City of Birmingham, B3

Salary:
Up to £65,000

Are You The Indirect Tax Manager My Client Has Been Waiting For?

I am working with a fast growing boutique practice seeking an ambitious Assistant Manager or Manager to develop their career. You will work across a broad range of clients in all sectors on various technical advisory and compliance‑oriented projects.

What I am looking for:

• Minimum of three years' experience (Assistant Manager) or four years' experience (Manager) in an indirect tax role in professional practice, at HMRC or in industry (or a mixture of all three)
• CTA and / or ACA qualified (preferred though not essential)
• Experience of dealing directly with clients
• Strong working knowledge of key areas of indirect taxation, including the following:
• • End-to-End M&A transactions – supporting tax due diligence by identifying material VAT risks and opportunities, preparing information requests, attending calls, reviewing responses/documents, quantifying tax risks and opportunities, and preparing VAT sections of due diligence reports
  • Maximising VAT recovery on professional costs for M&A activity (including PE-backed acquisitions, trade disposals, reorganisations, refinancing and restructuring)
  • Real estate transactions for residential and commercial developers and investors (e.g., purpose-built student accommodation, care homes, serviced apartments)
  • Post-Brexit complex international supply chains and related VAT compliance and reporting requirements
  • Partial exemption methodology and product liability reviews for FS, Real Estate and Health & Welfare sectors
• Strong project and time management
• Interest in development of junior staff members
• Eligibility:
  Only applicants with the legal right to work in the UK and relevant UK indirect tax experience will be considered

They regularly benchmark salaries against the Big Four to stay competitive. You will also have the opportunity to join the All-Employee Share Reward Scheme, which entitles every employee to a share of the firm’s profits above a fixed threshold, plus a generous benefits package (including voluntary benefits).

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing

• Accounting