VAT Consultant

Are you a VAT Consultant interested in working for a rapidly growing consultancy?

We have a new Consultant role within our NHS SBS VAT Consultancy team for someone with an extensive background in NHS or Public Sector UK VAT & Tax. The role is sought to support the development of our VAT Consultancy service offering, working alongside our VAT Team in Leeds who oversee production of close to 300 VAT returns across our NHS client base.

We can offer excellent training and experience to support your career aspirations, ability to be based anywhere across the UK and benefits which you can flex to meet your needs.

There will be some travel to some of our offices such as Leeds, or various client sites a few days a month depending on work load.

What you'll be doing:

The role will be heavily client facing, working towards challenging sales targets and helping shape the expansion of the service line. The successful candidate must be driven to succeed, available for frequent travel, give seminars/training and undertake a variety of VAT consultancy services in an efficient and professional manner.

Working both independently and alongside the Operational VAT Manager, Senior VAT Consultant and the wider VAT Team to promote and manage the sale of VAT Consultancy services to the NHS.

• Support the expansion of VAT Consultancy Services and generate income through the achievement of sales targets.


• Manage and facilitate routine VAT seminars to potential clients.


• Prepare technical VAT documents and communications for clients.


• Frequent travel to client sites for VAT work/meetings.


• Working with finance and commercial teams to support on billing arrangements.


• Provide internal and external training to develop the team and clients.


• Provide VAT consultancy services to clients such as Partial Exemption and Business/Non-Business reviews; NHS VAT Capital reviews; Output Tax reviews; Contract reviews and; any ad-hoc work required by client organisations in order to meet their VAT statutory obligations.


What you will bring:

• Comprehensive experience of the UK VAT ideally from the NHS or Public Sector.


• Experience in dealing with HMRC requests.


• Good communication, coaching and presentation skills.


• Proven track record in meeting and exceeding sales targets.


• Ability to make well informed decisions on complex raw data complying with any relevant legislation.


• Good commercial mind to make value judgments and recognise potential sales opportunities.


• Excellent IT skills - in particular the use of Microsoft packages.


• Full UK driving license and ability to travel across the UK to client sites.


It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge of Oracle ERP system


• Knowledge in other areas of VAT and Tax.


If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Location: UK Anywhere - Hybrid Variable.
Internal Recruiter: Emma W
Salary: Up to £40,000.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.
We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.
Would you like to join us on our journey?


• Comprehensive experience of the UK VAT ideally from the NHS or Public Sector.


• Experience in dealing with HMRC requests.


• Good communication, coaching and presentation skills.


• Proven track record in meeting and exceeding sales targets.


• Ability to make well informed decisions on complex raw data complying with any relevant legislation.


• Good commercial mind to make value judgments and recognise potential sales opportunities.


• Excellent IT skills - in particular the use of Microsoft packages.


• Full UK driving license and ability to travel across the UK to client sites.


It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge of Oracle ERP system


• Knowledge in other areas of VAT and Tax.
  
  NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.
Would you like to join us on our journey?

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.