VAT Director (Financial Services)

The Opportunity:

A leading professional services organisation is seeking to expand its Financial Services Indirect Tax team, specialising in VAT compliance for multinational clients with advisory elements across all areas of the sector. This is a varied role, supporting businesses across the spectrum of processes involved with indirect taxes (including analysis of intercompany flows, VAT return preparation, Making Tax Digital compliance, and the interaction of VAT and wider accounting). You will be at the forefront of helping clients navigate opportunities and challenges in today's evolving environment.

The team is diverse, supportive, and high-performing.

You will lead on delivering indirect tax compliance work with advisory elements to clients, and collaborate with colleagues across the globe, other areas of tax, and broader advisory service lines to deliver on larger-scale projects.

This role offers unparalleled opportunities to develop your career, build global indirect tax technical skills, and gain experience working on complex and challenging projects. We are looking for a highly motivated, committed, hard-working tax professional and team player who is seeking a challenging career move.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and sustain effective teams with enthusiasm and vision
• Manage the successful delivery of high-quality compliance output to clients, ensuring technical excellence alongside practical/business focus
• Take day-to-day leadership of client delivery teams
• Supervise, coach, and mentor team members to support their development
• Contribute to team strategy and operations, including junior staff development
• Collaborate with other teams to deliver a broad range of client solutions
• Support and drive the growth of the Financial Services Indirect Tax business
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, providing exceptional service
• Identify and convert opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients
• Ensure overall quality of client service
• Manage leads from other areas of the practice to support clients
• Develop networks and relationships both internally and externally, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
• Deliver maximum value for both clients and the firm while managing risk appropriately

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Client-driven, strategically and commercially aware
• Self-starter with a proven track record of high-quality delivery
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong relationship management skills
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
• Strong project management skills: ability to plan, prioritise, meet deadlines, and monitor budgets
• Negotiation skills, with the ability to develop ideas, form opinions, and handle challenges
• Effective time management, remaining calm under pressure
• Team player with the ability to create, sustain, and lead effective teams

Requirements:

• 8+ years' experience in UK indirect tax advisory, ideally in Financial Services or similar industry, with strong understanding of partial exemption
• Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CA, Law qualification, CTA, or equivalent breadth of knowledge)
• Demonstrated business development skills, with ability to identify and convert opportunities
• Proven ability to build strong client relationships
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to motivate and develop team members