VAT Manager - Chelmsford

Salary:
Very Competitive DOE

Hours: 37.5 full time

The Company

Our client is a leading accountancy practice providing first class services to their customers across Essex.

Purpose of the Role

Together with the Director and/or Associates, to act as the primary point of contact for the clients for whom:

• you are responsible in all of their VAT-related dealings with clients
• To provide support to the management of VAT services provided by the firm
• To support the VAT Director on adhoc advisory projects as they arise.

Main area of responsibility are:

• Plan, organise and manage multiple VAT-based assignments and associated other work in consultation with
• Responsible for the planning and completion of assignments, including delegating work, and assigning tasks and responsibilities
• Structure work teams to successfully meet client deadlines and expectations
• Identify and explain legislative developments to both clients and team members
• Involvement in training the wider team on relevant specialist compliance or consulting task
• Team Development
• Advise and support Team Members by promoting a learning environment and supporting the development of others
• Building Relationships
• Liaise with specialists in other areas across the firm and ensure communication to clients on such matters is effective
• Deliver agreed service standards and actively promote consistent, exceptional service across the team
• Strengthen and maintain relationships with clients, contacts and the team
• Take responsibility and be accountable for the planning and completion of the work assigned to you
• Take ownership for the management of a client portfolio, acting alongside the Director or Associate to ensure clients' needs are met
• Participation in developing firm-wide initiatives
• Maintain a motivated assignment team
• Co-ordinate all services delivered to clients and ensure that they are performed in the most efficient and professional manner possible
• Commercial and Entrepreneurial
• Ensure the effective and timely delivery, and the quality of service meets the firm's aims
• Ensure that services are only performed if they are in the best interests of the client and where the client has agreed in advance that the services should be performed
• Responsible for billing clients in a timely fashion in accordance with the firm's guidelines.
• Responsible for the collection of fees due from clients
• Meet annual fee targets and debtor and work-in-progress lock-up targets,
• Assist in marketing and promotional activities of the firm as requested in order to either secure new clients or introduce existing clients to new services

The person & qualifications

• The candidate should hold a tax qualification or be QBE.
• Importantly this is an advisory role - with scope to work on special projects
• The candidate should be very experienced in all matters relating to VAT

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