Location – Glasgow, Edinburgh
This role will provide VAT compliance but predominantly advisory services to a wide range of businesses. The primary responsibility will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of businesses including being involved in special assignments on an ad hoc basis, whilst ensuring our client’s quality and risk standards are met.
The role will also assist the Associate Director and Partner, the management of the group and on occasions the wider VAT practice. A key part of the role requires the individual to actively seek, and keep the Associate Director and Partner informed about any new business opportunities arising on existing and new businesses.
Key responsibilities
- Provide VAT compliance and advisory services to a wide range of clients, getting involved in special assignments on an ad hoc basis.
- Ensure the Firm’s quality control procedures are adhered to as appropriate, and the Firm’s professional standards are met. Identify risk, quality control and technical matters to the Partner/Associate Director, whilst exercising judgement within agreed parameters.
- Develop professional relationships with clients and within the Firm, adapting the approach for the relevant audience.
- Manage a portfolio of clients including client take on and engagement; billings and recovery rates; and debt management.
- To act as a key point of contact within the Firm for the client, together with the Partner/Associate Director. This will involve responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients.
- There will be an expectation that you will take full responsibility for project delivery on the portfolio.
- Ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/Partner/Associate Director informed of overruns.
- Liaise with HMRC and other stakeholders.
- Self-development and continuing professional education with a view to progressing within the Firm.
- Support, train, mentor and advise others in own area.
- Challenge current practice – driving improvements and championing change.
Skills and attributes
- An in depth, up to date, knowledge of VAT and the ability to deal with complex issues
- Project and staff management experience
- Ability to manage a client portfolio profitably whilst being able to actively seek and develop opportunities for both existing clients and developing new clients
- Experience of dealing with client senior management and HMRC
- Educated to degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent
- Demonstrable post qualified experience
- Take personal responsibility for own decisions and actions.
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