Senior VAT Accountant

Take the lead in shaping VAT strategy and ensuring tax compliance across a complex group structure spanning multiple entities and sectors, as a Senior VAT Accountant.

Join a mission-driven organisation with both commercial and not-for-profit operations. As Senior VAT Accountant, you’ll bring clarity, ownership, and proactive insight to a fast-moving finance team, helping the organisation stay tax-efficient while supporting its wider objectives.

What you’ll gain:

• Ownership and influence – take responsibility for all group VAT matters, lead reconciliations and returns, and act as the key VAT contact across the organisation.
• Varied and challenging work – work across multiple business models, with both UK and international VAT considerations.
• Process improvement – identify efficiencies, strengthen controls, and improve reporting, helping shape how VAT is accounted for across the group.
• Professional collaboration – work alongside internal finance teams and external advisors, engaging proactively across different areas of the organisation.
• Career development – expand expertise in VAT and international taxation within a high-profile, mission-driven setting.

What you’ll do as the Senior VAT Accountant:

• Prepare and file quarterly VAT returns to HMRC and foreign jurisdictions.
• Ensure accurate monthly reconciliations of income, sales tax, and recoverable expenditure.
• Interpret external VAT advice and ensure correct accounting across the group.
• Review and improve existing processes, introducing best practices and efficiencies.
• Support international expansion, researching VAT registration requirements and compliance in new jurisdictions.
• Lead year-end VAT accounting, liaising with auditors to ensure complete and accurate reporting.
• Build proactive relationships across internal teams to ensure timely and accurate flow of information.

What you’ll need:

• A full professional accounting qualification.
• Strong experience in VAT accounting, including HMRC compliance and filing.
• Proven ability to take ownership of end-to-end VAT processes and drive improvements.
• Excellent planning, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a proactive approach to cross-team collaboration.
• Experience interpreting and implementing external VAT advice and legislation changes.

Ready to make an impact?
Apply now and bring your VAT expertise to a high-profile, mission-driven organisation navigating both commercial and public-interest challenges.