VAT Director - route to Partner

Director with route to Partner - Indirect Tax (VAT)

London | Top 30 Accountancy Firm

The Opportunity

A highly regarded, fast-growing Top 30 accountancy firm is seeking to appoint a high-calibre Director or exceptional Senior Manager to join its expanding Indirect Tax team in London with clear route to Partner.

Following a significant strategic acquisition, the firm's VAT offering has been substantially strengthened, combining the technical pedigree of Big 4-trained specialists with the entrepreneurialism and agility of a successful boutique advisory business.

This is a pivotal strategic hire - not simply a replacement, but a genuine opportunity for an ambitious VAT professional to join a growing team with clear succession planning and future leadership potential.

For the right individual, this role offers the chance to develop into a senior leadership figure within the indirect tax practice over the coming years.

About the Team

The team has recently undergone substantial growth and now offers:

• A strengthened leadership platform
• Big 4-trained expertise
• A highly commercial, client-first culture
• Broad capability across VAT and duty

The practice advises an impressive and diverse client base, ranging from multinational blue-chip organisations and household names through to entrepreneurial businesses and privately owned groups.

The Role

This is a highly visible, market-facing role with responsibilities including:

• Leading and growing client relationships
• Delivering commercially focused indirect tax advice
• Supporting and driving business development activity
• Building strong internal referral networks
• Helping shape the strategic direction of the VAT team
• Developing into a future leadership / succession hire

What They're Looking For

The successful candidate will be:

• Commercial and pragmatic
• Proactive and entrepreneurial
• Highly client-centric
• Comfortable in a visible, market-facing position
• Strong at relationship building and business development
• Broad in their VAT capability, or willing to diversify beyond current sector specialism
• Ambitious, with genuine leadership potential

Ideal Background

Sector expertise is welcomed, but flexibility is key. Candidates may come from financial services, property, supply chain, or multinational advisory backgrounds, but must be willing to work across a broad and varied client portfolio.

What This Role Is Not

This is not a purely technical, behind-the-scenes specialist role.

The team already has strong technical depth and is specifically seeking someone who can pair technical credibility with:
Commerciality + client leadership + visibility + growth mindset.

Why Join?

• Genuine progression and succession opportunity
• Clear future leadership runway
• Entrepreneurial and high-growth environment
• Strong, high-profile client base
• Big 4 quality work without Big 4 bureaucracy
• Opportunity to work alongside highly experienced VAT leaders

The Bottom Line

This is an outstanding opportunity for an established VAT Director or ambitious Senior Manager who may currently feel constrained within a larger structure and is looking for a platform to accelerate their career, broaden their impact, and position themselves for future leadership within a dynamic and growing practice.

Please get in touch with Rebecca at [email protected] to discuss further.