This role will provide a general level of assistance and support to the VAT Team to include VAT compliance services for a wide range of clients. You will be part of the VAT team, ensuring that all of their compliance deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
You will be self-motivated, have an attention to detail, be able to work to tight deadlines, have excellent interpersonal skills together with an ability and interest in understanding their clients' business.
You may be involved with VAT advisory work on an ad hoc basis.
Responsibilities
Project involvement:
* Assist the VAT Team to service their clients' compliance needs
* Preparation of VAT returns, ESLs, Intrastats etc
* Applying for VAT registrations and overseeing the registration process
* Completion of VAT checklists for audit clients
* Ensure client files have all relevant documentation on the appropriate section
* Carry out ad hoc requirements as may be reasonably required by more senior members of staff
* Take responsibility for all client matters as directed by members of the VAT Team
* Active adherence to budget and time pressures, bringing matters to the attention of the senior or manager
* Preparation of engagement letters and client acceptance documentation
Communication and representation:
* Must demonstrate strong team playing skills in all client and internal management dealings
* Develop professional relationships with clients and within the firm
* Provide an efficient and pro active service to clients and their internal management to ensure that their needs are fully met
* Willing and open to take on tasks and challenges provided by their manager
Requirements
* Experience of UK VAT compliance in practice, industry or HMRC
* Demonstrates strong organisational skills and attention to detail
* Ability to communicate effectively with Colleagues, Managers, Partners and Clients (verbal and written communication).
* Able to update Manager on appropriate issues on a timely basis, taking in to account potential risks and issues
* IT literate with a high competence in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
* Ability to work on own initiative and highlight issues as they arise.
* Ability to work towards tight deadlines
* Ability to plan and organise work well, and ability to prioritise
* Enthusiastic / motivated / self-confident
* Ability to deliver excellent client service We request applications to be submitted in a word format only.
Pure Recruitment Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. Pure Recruitment Group Limited aims to promote diversity and equal opportunity through its work - we monitor and evaluate our performance on a regular basis.
Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience that we anticipate will be needed to fulfil the position. However, we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role and they will be considered on an equal basis.
Pure Taxation was established in 1999 as part of the Pure Recruitment Group. Rather than imitate existing providers of tax recruitment consultancy, we sought to create a new methodology based on quality, relationships and integrity. Since then, Pure Taxation has become market leader in the UK because of our approach to recruitment and the excellence of our experienced consultants, making us a profitable business every year since inception.
Our current team comprises of 16 specialist consultants in London and Hong Kong focusing on permanent tax recruitment in the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, three specialists in interim tax recruitment and four dedicated support and research staff, making us the largest dedicated tax recruiter in the UK.
