Interim VAT & Financial Operations Specialist; Outside IR35

Position: Interim VAT & Financial Operations Specialist (Outside IR35)
Oak Rock is supporting a medium-sized business in recruiting an experienced VAT specialist to help design and embed a robust partial exemption process on a project basis, while also strengthening billing, invoicing and collections across a portfolio of customers. This is a hands-on, operational role for someone who enjoys building structure in complex, evolving environments and acting as the in-house VAT expert.

The role You’ll take ownership of:
Designing and implementing an internal partial exemption VAT process Acting as the business’s VAT expert , supporting compliance and best practice Building and improving billing and invoice processes , including templates and workflows Managing invoicing and collections across a portfolio of customers Supporting pragmatic, relationship-led communication with key stakeholders Leading an initial data collection and scoping exercise to stabilise inputs Helping the wider finance team improve consistency and control in revenue processes The environment Highly operational, varied “finance all-rounder” role Cyclical workload with a significant set-up phase in the first 2 months Hybrid working What we’re looking for Strong VAT experience, specifically partial exemption Comfortable operating as a broad finance practitioner / FC-style support Strong stakeholder communication skills Pragmatic, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail Ability to bring structure quickly in a complex environment Once the processes have been set up and key stakeholders are on board, the role will be largely remote working.