VAT Manager

Job Summary

VAT Manager at a Top 100 accountancy firm based in Manchester.

Remuneration: £55,000 – £65,000, plus benefits and bonus.

Our client is a Top 100 accountancy firm with an excellent reputation across the North for providing high‑quality tax and advisory services. Following a recent change within the VAT team, they are now looking to strengthen their Northern VAT capability. With an established client base across Manchester, Macclesfield and the wider North, the team works closely with businesses requiring complex and commercially focused VAT advice.

As a VAT Manager, you will take ownership of delivering technical VAT advisory work to a varied client base, including owner‑managed businesses, mid‑market corporates and growing regional groups. You will work closely with senior tax specialists and partners, advising on transactional VAT, international trade, partial exemption, property VAT and other complex technical queries. The role offers strong exposure to advisory projects while also building long‑term client relationships and progressing within the VAT team.

• Deliver technical VAT advisory support across a broad client portfolio.
• Manage complex VAT queries and advisory projects.
• Support partners with strategic VAT planning work.
• Develop relationships with clients across the Northern region.
• Identify advisory opportunities within existing client relationships.

• Strong UK VAT advisory experience within practice.
• ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Broad technical VAT knowledge across multiple sectors.
• Ability to manage client relationships and deliver commercial advice.

• 25 days’ holiday + birthday off.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days’ holiday.
• Annual bonus (up to 10%).
• Pension scheme (5% employee, 5% employer).
• Company sick pay.
• Enhanced parental pay.
• WPA Health Cashplan.
• Perkbox subscription.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

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