Indirect Tax Associate Director - #2111673

Job Title: Indirect Tax Associate Director

Location: City of London - flexible working

Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 + benefits package!

About The Firm:

My client are part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, with a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. In recent years, there has been a domestic and global trend of governments shifting emphasis from direct to indirect taxation. Globally, while corporation tax rates have generally decreased, VAT rates have risen. What's more, businesses now face complex VAT systems, case law, guidance and legislation. Companies need to comply with thorny VAT rules when entering new markets, stretching out globally or joining international supply chains. Meanwhile, liabilities, errors and assessments can also attract interest and penalties.

A look into the role:

As an Associate Director in the Indirect Tax team you will:

• Be responsible for the scoping, delivery and billing of client work. Delivering high quality technical advice, working with a diverse range of clients
• Ensure that junior staff are guided in researching and producing work that meets the firm's commitment to quality, whilst also supporting the Directors and Partners.
• Provide technically accurate advice on a range of Indirect Tax matters, supporting your decisions with appropriate knowledge of legislation, case law, and technical analysis.
• Be adept at business writing, able to tailor your style depending on the recipient. You will understand complicated technical issues and be able to explain them to stakeholders who may have limited tax knowledge.
• Produce technical work which requires minimal review and conveys key points to clients and stakeholders.
• Review the work of other members of the team.
• Be compliant with the firm's risk management processes for clients starting from initial take on to completion of assignments.
• Take responsibility for financial hygiene including billing, gross margin, utilisation, WIP management.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience of VAT / Indirect Taxes, perhaps from an advisory or in-house environment.
• Relevant tax qualification (CTA / ATT).
• Experience of managing a large and varied portfolio of indirect / VAT tax clients.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills required because you will be working with a number of different colleagues at any given time on work for a great many different clients and targets.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and be able to demonstrate that you are able to forge long standing business relationships.
• Comfortable when working as part of a mixed discipline team to take the lead and drive forward a project to its conclusion.
• Experience of advising on complex technical indirect tax matters across a range of VAT areas and sectors.