What will I be doing?
We're seeking a talented individual at Senior Manager level to join our VAT Tax Team in London, which is responsible for providing VAT compliance and advisory services for a wide range of business clients.
To manage your own portfolio of clients, working with Directors or alone on complicated consultancy and advisory projects. A significant part of the role will be managing client relationships and identifying opportunities on existing clients as well as potentially developing a specialist field of technical and/or sector knowledge and expertise.
As a Senior Manager your responsibilities will include among others
- Client work - Act as trusted adviser and engage with clients to identify wider commercial and strategic issues whilst managing a portfolio of complex advisory and compliance cases. Give exceptional client service, taking the lead in managing and developing certain client relationships and identifying opportunities on client portfolio
- Staff Management and development- Monitoring staff performance and conducting appraisals. Conducting on the job training for junior staff on a one-to-one basis and work collaboratively with peers in team and across firm to ensure joined up approach
- Practice Development – Be involved in business development activities/profile raising locally. Actively develop relationships to drive new business opportunities and cross referral of services
- Compliance- Ensuring procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance, where relevant
Skills & experience
- Significant VAT experience gained within the profession and/or industry at managerial level
- Financial Services experience
- Technically capable VAT adviser who is able to manage complex client work
- Strong advisory experience
- Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients
- Existing business development skills and appetite to grow business
- Project management experience
- Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both internally and externally
Professional Qualifications and Education
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) or tax advisor (CTA)
Additional Information
As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include
- Competitive salary
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension contribution
- Hybrid working model (role dependent)
- Generous holiday package
- Option to purchase additional holiday
- Shared parental leave
- Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Eye care support
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.