VAT Associate Director / Director

VAT Associate Director / Director
Top 10 Firm
Manchester
£70,000 - £100,000 + Hybrid & Wider Benefits

A leading Top 10 professional services firm is seeking an experienced VAT professional to join its growing Manchester-based Indirect Tax team at Associate Director or Director level.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a high-quality client portfolio, deliver complex VAT advisory work and play a key role in growing the regional practice.

The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders, Partners and Directors, with a strong emphasis on technical excellence, commerciality and business development.

About the Role

• Lead and deliver a broad range of complex VAT advisory assignments, including specialist technical work, due diligence, VAT governance and dispute support.
• Take ownership of a portfolio of clients, building trusted relationships and identifying opportunities to generate new business and grow existing accounts.
• Work closely with Partners and Directors across the firm to support business development and market activity, helping to expand the Manchester and wider North West VAT offering.
• Develop and mentor junior VAT professionals, contributing to the growth of the team and helping create a strong, collaborative and commercially focused culture.

About the Firm

• A leading Top 10 professional services firm with a strong reputation across audit, tax and consulting, advising a diverse range of middle-market, large corporate and listed businesses.
• The firm's Indirect Tax practice is one of the largest non-Big 4 VAT teams in the UK, with approximately 130-135 professionals nationally.
• The practice has experienced significant growth, with revenues increasing from approximately £13.5m to £20m over three years, reflecting strong market demand and continued investment.
• The firm combines high-quality technical expertise with a highly accessible, Partner-led service model, providing clients with commercially focused advice and strong senior-level involvement.

Why Should You Be Interested?

• Work with sophisticated middle-market, large corporate and listed businesses on complex and commercially significant VAT matters.
• Join a rapidly expanding practice where there is genuine scope to develop your own client portfolio, win work and build your market profile.
• Enjoy direct access to Partners, Directors and senior client stakeholders, with the opportunity to shape both client solutions and the development of the regional team.
• Take the next step in your career by combining technical VAT expertise with people leadership, business development and commercial responsibility.

Contact Victoria Walker on 0161 5297 109 or email victoria.walker@pro-tax.co.uk for a confidential discussion.

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