VAT Manager

VAT Manager (VAT Advisory, Accountancy Practice)

We are hiring a VAT Manager to join our expanding VAT advisory team within a leading UK accountancy practice.

This VAT Manager role is a practice‑based position focused on delivering high‑quality advisory services to a diverse portfolio of UK and international clients.

You will support the VAT Partner and wider VAT team in delivering and growing our firm‑wide VAT advisory offering, while also managing client relationships and contributing to the development of junior team members.

This role could be based from Bristol, Birmingham, or Exeter.

• Mid‑market and large corporate clients
• Education, public sector organisations, charities, and not‑for‑profit bodies
• International businesses with cross‑border VAT issues

• Land and Property transactions and Construction VAT
• Cross‑border VAT
• M&A and Transactions VAT
• Partial exemption and business/non‑business apportionment
• HMRC enquiries and disputes

• Delivering VAT advisory services to UK and international clients across multiple sectors
• Advising on VAT implications of supply chains, structuring, and transactions
• Supporting education, charity, and not‑for‑profit clients with VAT recovery and partial exemption methods
• Advising on VAT issues in land and property transactions, working with external advisers such as solicitors
• Managing client relationships, expectations, and ongoing advisory work
• Monitoring budgets and agreeing fees with clients
• Supervising and reviewing work produced by junior team members
• Contributing to internal and external VAT technical updates (e.g., blogs and market insights)
• Supporting business development within sector groups such as Education, Housing, Food & Drink, and Charities

• Experience in VAT advisory within an accountancy practice or HMRC environment
• Strong experience managing a portfolio of VAT clients across multiple sectors
• Experience supervising or managing junior team members
• Strong technical knowledge of UK VAT legislation and advisory work
• Ideally CTA qualified
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels
• A proactive approach and desire to contribute to the growth of the VAT team

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra time off at Christmas – we close between Christmas and New Year
• Hybrid and flexible working
• A contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
• Numerous opportunities for development

We welcome applicants seeking flexible working arrangements, including part‑time or working from home, to support responsibilities such as caring commitments or further study.

We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We support a culture where people are valued and treated with respect, and where differences are understood and celebrated.