VAT Assistant Manager

Location: Greater London

## VAT Assistant Manager Apply locations:
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Full time posted on:
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R20420
** Ideas | People | Trust
** We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‐growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.
** We’ll broaden your horizons
** Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team.

If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry.  As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth.  Whether it’s advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you’ll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world.  You’ll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals.  Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you’ll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.
** We’ll help you succeed
** Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice.  That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively.  You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.
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* The Role:

** This role will provide VAT compliance and advisory services for a wide range of corporate clients in the FTSE
100, FTSE
250, AIM and private equity backed and privately owned businesses. UK VAT experience/knowledge is essential.

The primary responsibility will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of existing clients and assist with the development of targets in order to ensure the continued growth of the business. You will also provide assistance to senior members of staff in both client work and in the management of the group and on occasions the practice.
** Responsibilities:
*** Provide Tax compliance and advisory services to a wide range of clients.
* Manage a portfolio of clients including control of billings, and identification of opportunities to improve recoveries, together with cash collection.
* Pay attention to self-development and continuing professional education with a view to progressing within practice.
* Develop professional relationships with clients and within the Firm and adapts the approach for the relevant audience.
* Understand potential risks to the Firm in relation to the Firm’s quality control procedures and raising to the appropriate person.
* Get involved in special assignments on an ad hoc basis.
** Requirements:
*** An in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation with specialist VAT knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax issues
* Project and staff management experience
* Ability to manage a substantial client portfolio profitably whilst being able to actively seek opportunities for developing new clients and for selling new services to existing…