Location: Newton Abbott

Salary: GBP35,000 - GBP60,000

This is an excellent and exciting opportunity to join a well established and professional Accountancy Practice. Our Client is focused on providing a quality service to small and medium sized enterprises and individuals. Our Clients services a wide variety of UK organisations and is now seeking a specialist VAT Consultant to provide a wider range of services to their clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Providing Specialist VAT Consultancy and Advice to a wide range of clients, across the company and assisting Partners on specialist VAT issues

Acting as internal expert point of reference taking responsibility for compliance across the whole company

Establishing and maintaining the company`s internal standards and precedents for VAT compliance, including standard letters and reports

Developing detailed product notes for internal use on specific topics

Keeping the VAT section of the company`s website up-to-date and interesting, liaising with marketing to ensure that information is formatted in such a way as to encourage clients to contact the firm for more information

Identifying and providing pro-active VAT marketing and PR material for use by the firm including provision of copy and creating and issuing (via marketing) newsletters etc to create a high profile for the VAT advisory business

Skills:

ATT, CTA, ACA or ACCA Qualified

A good depth of knowledge of VAT is essential and advising on a variety of VAT issues to a range of clients would be beneficial

Confident in a Business Development role, making presentations, and networking

Excellent and concise, written and oral communication skills

An aptitude for understanding and interpreting technical material, and converting it into suitable terminology for all potential audiences

Organised with attention to detail

Proficient IT skills desirable - including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

Ideally Tax related qualifications but not essential.