My Client, is a well known and highly reputable firm of chartered accountants based in Maidstone, Kent. We're assisting them in their search for a VAT Director to further strengthen their well-established and highly reputable indirect tax team in Kent and the Southeast. This position will be advisory focused, while overseeing the compliance function, working with a wide array of clients across the South-East. There are excellent career prospects on offer as you develop within the position including future partnership.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the VAT team on all areas of VAT advice
  
• Technical research for a breadth of topics and keeping the wider tax team apprised of technical developments
  
• Drafting reports and letters of advice for a wide range of clients and industries
  
• Liaising with clients and attending meetings
  
• Business development including marketing areas of opportunity
  
• Managing and developing members of the VAT team.
  

Advisory Exposure:

• Leading topical advisory matters to clients across the practice
  
• Advising businesses on VAT efficient structuring of their affairs
  
• Advising on VAT considerations for international trade
  
• Implementing partial exemption special schemes
  
• Ad hoc advice on a wide range of VAT matters for the firm’s diverse client base
  

VAT Director in Maidstone:

• You will have significant experience providing VAT advice, working within a practice environment, in house, or at HMRC.
  
• You will have had broad exposure to most areas of UK VAT, with a working knowledge of EU VAT requirements as they apply to UK businesses.
  
• ACA / ACCA / CTA or equivalent, or qualified by experience.
  

VAT Director in Maidstone:

• Highly competitive salary dependent on experience and background, negotiable- circa £90,000- £100,000 per annum
  
• 25 days holiday (plus public holidays) and the option to buy or sell up to 5 days;
  
• On site parking
  
• 5% matched pension
  
• Private Medical
  
• Informal Bonus Scheme
  
• Hybrid/ flexible working
  
• Please apply for the vacancy or contact Tristan Finch for a confidential conversation.