VAT Associate Director

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom RSM Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled VAT Associate Director to join our team at RSM. As a key member of our VAT practice, you will be responsible for managing the interface between our clients and the firm, ensuring that their expectations are met in terms of service, quality, and cost.

As a fast-growing faculty, there are significant opportunities for client development and a strong emphasis on delivering and/or overseeing the junior member's delivery of a strong pipeline of varied advisory work. This will include identifying and pursuing opportunities, primarily from within the existing RSM contact base and working with the broader RSM team to bring these opportunities to fruition.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team at an exciting part of the journey, working on a hybrid basis and reaping the rewards of being at home and in the office on a weekly basis. The variety of projects will challenge you every day, helping you expand your capabilities and grow professionally.

Responsibilities:

  • Identifying and advising on a wide range of VAT matters, and undertaking specialist technical assignments as required.
  • Responding to clients' correspondence as a matter of priority, and to keep the client and partner fully informed of the current status of the VAT work.
  • Leading due diligence projects, reviewing the VAT affairs of a business and reporting in a succinct and timely manner.
  • Maintaining an active awareness of topical VAT issues and opportunities and proactively seeking to generate new business via existing and prospective clients of the Firm.
  • Acting as the principal point of contact to clients on VAT queries and to maintain excellent client service at all times.
  • Undertaking work delegated by the Partner or Director.
  • Ensuring appropriate liaison takes place with other departments.
  • Closely monitoring work in progress reports, to ensure the profitable recover-ability of work done and to bill clients on a timely basis.
  • Developing an advanced level of technical knowledge through appropriate reading and courses, and an awareness of the firm's services, brochures and publications.
  • Identifying, meeting and converting prospective clients as well as assisting other departments in the research and preparation of formal proposals for new work.
  • Taking an active involvement in prospective client seminars, effectively following up with contacts made.
  • Assisting in review and quality control procedures and the administration of the department where required.
  • Attending staff meetings and training as required.
  • Carrying out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the role and its grading, as requested by the line manager or Head of Department.

About the Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a VAT Associate Director with previous experience of working at Manager or Associate Director level within VAT, as well as previous experience of winning work and/or the ability to unlock fees from the existing client base. You will be confident in helping to develop junior members of staff and driving forward a good team environment. In particular, you will demonstrate:

  • Ability to build and develop a team of VAT practitioners.
  • Strong commerciality with the ability to implement and meet targets.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with demonstrated experience of client management.


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