VAT Manager - Manchester

Manchester £55,000 - £65,000 + Benefits + Bonus Do you enjoy delivering high-level VAT advisory work to a diverse client base?Want to step into a role where your advice genuinely shapes client decisions?Looking for a Manchester-based VAT role with strong Northern client exposure?

• 25 days' holiday + birthday off
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days' holiday
• Annual bonus (up to 10%)
• Pension scheme (5% employee, 5% employer)
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced parental pay
• WPA Health Cashplan
• Perkbox subscription
• Employee Assistance Programme

Our client is a Top 100 accountancy firm with an excellent reputation across the North for providing high-quality tax and advisory services. Following a recent change within the VAT team, they are now looking to strengthen their Northern VAT capability. With an established client base across Manchester, Macclesfield and the wider North, the team works closely with businesses requiring complex and commercially focused VAT advice. Led by highly experienced tax leadership, this is an opportunity to join a growing VAT function with strong client relationships and genuine scope for progression.

As a VAT Manager, you'll take ownership of delivering technical VAT advisory work to a varied client base including owner-managed businesses, mid-market corporates and growing regional groups. You will work closely with senior tax specialists and Partners, advising on areas such as transactional VAT, international trade, partial exemption, property VAT and complex technical queries. This role offers strong exposure to advisory projects while also giving you the opportunity to build long-term client relationships and develop into a senior figure within the VAT team.

• Delivering technical VAT advisory support across a broad client portfolio
• Managing complex VAT queries and advisory projects
• Supporting Partners with strategic VAT planning work
• Developing relationships with clients across the Northern region
• Identifying advisory opportunities within existing client relationships

• Strong UK VAT advisory experience within practice
• ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified (or equivalent experience)
• Broad technical VAT knowledge across multiple sectors
• The ability to manage client relationships and deliver commercial advice

• 25 days' holiday + birthday off
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days' holiday
• Annual bonus (up to 10%)
• Pension scheme (5% employee, 5% employer)
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced parental pay
• WPA Health Cashplan
• Perkbox subscription
• Employee Assistance Programme

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