Senior Consultant VAT M&A Tax

The Role

The position offers an opportunity to join the UK's foremost restructuring tax team, contributing to a variety of high-profile transactions and impactful projects.

The Restructuring Services Tax team specializes in offering tax guidance to businesses facing financial challenges.

Over the past few years, the team has established a strong reputation, managing some of the most significant and intricate restructuring processes in the UK. These include major insolvency cases such as company administrations, liquidations, receiverships, as well as debt-for-equity swaps, schemes of arrangement, and mergers & acquisitions.

The team's distinguishing features are the diverse range of work it undertakes and its supportive, collaborative culture. Balancing both UK-based and international transactions, the team is currently seeking a VAT specialist at the Assistant Manager or Manager level to expand its capabilities and seize new opportunities within the restructuring sector. This role encompasses advisory duties as well as compliance across various industries.

This opportunity stands out as both intellectually challenging and personally rewarding.

Key Responsibilities

Key areas of focus for the role include:

• Providing VAT advice to insolvency practitioners (administrators/liquidators) regarding the implications of their actions during insolvency proceedings.
• Offering guidance to companies, lenders, and stakeholders on VAT considerations related to complex restructuring processes, including swift disposal of shares, properties, and businesses.
• Engaging with HMRC to address diverse technical and compliance questions linked to insolvency cases.
• Handling day-to-day VAT inquiries from internal restructuring teams.
• Producing VAT reports and deliverables while ensuring compliance with tax authorities through proper submission of returns or documentation.
• Supporting business development efforts by fostering strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Enhancing the technical knowledge of the broader restructuring business through training program design and delivery.
• Collaborating with restructuring and tax teams to improve processes, strengthen controls, and increase efficiency.
• Developing indirect tax thought pieces with contributions from the wider tax team.

Required Skills & Experience

The role requires the following qualifications and skills:

• CTA or equivalent certification (preferred).
• Extensive expertise and knowledge in UK VAT.
• Outstanding communication, teamwork, and project management abilities.
• A strong ability to perform under pressure.
• While experience in transactions or insolvency processes is advantageous, it is not mandatory.

What Is Offered

New employees receive comprehensive support during their onboarding through a week-long induction program, complemented by tailored learning initiatives to support career development.

The benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• 28 days holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cash benefits allowance
• Company pension plan
• Enhanced parental leave options (dependent on service duration)
• Group income protection
• Life assurance coverage
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Regular opportunities for social, cultural, and charitable engagement

To discuss this opportunity further please contact Maisie Horrell on 02074152845 or email [email protected]

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Brewer Morris was established in 1987 as the UK's first recruitment consultancy to focus exclusively on the recruitment of taxation professionals.

We are firmly established as a market leader and take great pride in the enormous number of long-term business relationships that we have developed throughout the tax world. We have also expanded our remit into the recruitment of Treasury professionals. This enables us to better serve our clients’ needs in niche areas and we firmly believe this business line complements the Tax specialist recruitment that you have come to know and trust. From offices based in London, Melbourne and Sydney we recruit across the UK, Europe, The Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

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