VAT Specialist

It is an exciting time to join us at Redmayne Bentley. After recently celebrating our 150th year in business we are embarking on the next stage of our firm-wide strategy to build improve and develop upon our strong historic foundations.

We are looking for a strong technical specialist to join us and share their expert indirect tax knowledge and manage our VAT reporting and compliance across the firm.

Working closely with the Finance Manager you will be actively involved in reviewing and optimising our VAT processes as well as contributing to firm wide projects as a subject matter expert.

This is a role where someone with experience and a great team ethic can thrive and make a noticeable impact to our aims and mission. Within our close-knit firm you will not be a small cog in a much larger wheel you will be valued appreciated and respected for your skills as well as rewarded by a firm that truly cares about its colleagues and their wellbeing.

Further specific details about the role can be found in the job description attached to this advert.

What We Are Looking For

Qualifications Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Solid experience in VAT compliance reporting or advisory within a regulated or complex environment.
• Good technical understanding of VAT principles rules and processes.
• Holds or is actively working towards a relevant professional qualification in tax or accounting (e.g. CTA ACA ACCA).
• Prior successful experience using Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) for financial processes.

Desirable

• Degree in finance tax accounting or equivalent practical experience
• Prior work experience within Financial Services in a similar role.

Skills & Behaviours

• Adaptable and Resourceful can apply sound judgement and initiative to solve problems and react to changing circumstances.
• Analytical and ProblemSolving Skills - able to confidently identify root causes assess control weaknesses and drive sustainable remediation.
• Collaborative Team Player plays an active role in maintaining a supportive environment and encouraging collective success.
• Confident User of IT Systems able to quickly learn and use bespoke systems.
• Detail-Oriented - maintains highest standards of accuracy and technical rigour.
• Organised & Reliable - able to prioritise effectively and meet required deadlines.
• Professional Communication Skills confident communicator with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Resilient Able to work effectively during peaks of heavy workload and continue to meet deadlines.
• Strong Risk & Control Mindset maintains robust controls able to identify and mitigate VAT risks and confident ability to escalate issues appropriately.

We also expect all candidates to demonstrate our core values of Excellence Integrity Respect Responsibility and Teamwork.

What does the future look like

Once you are settled into the role you will be able to take on more responsibility within the role and develop your skills and experience further through CPD and other development opportunities.

Redmayne Bentley provides support for colleagues to achieve further industry standard qualifications if that is something they wish to do.

For someone who is keen to progress further in this field there will be developmental and coaching support provided for you to potentially progress into a more senior role in the future.

At Redmayne Bentley our goal is to provide excellent personal investment services that enhance clients wealth.

It is an exciting time to be part of our firm having recently launched our new five-year business plan to improve grow and accelerate. We will achieve this through seeking operational and productivity improvements growing the investment management and financial planning services leveraging and protecting existing income lines and considering new acquisition opportunities.

As one of the UKs largest independent investment management and stockbroking firms we are committed to building a modern and diverse workplace where our people are offered unique opportunities to learn grow and develop across the financial sector.

Our friendly inclusive and collaborative environment rewards hard work with generous perks and benefits and we are genuinely committed to your wellbeing through our industry commended &You wellbeing framework.

Our future looks more exciting than ever come and share it with us.