Indirect Tax Associate/ Manager - Inhouse - London

A leading FS business is seeking a highly skilled VAT professional to step into a pivotal Senior Associate role within its London tax team.

As the VAT Senior Associate, you will play a central role in strengthening the firm’s VAT capabilities across EMEA and Asia Pacific. Positioned between the VAT Manager and VAT Associate, you will bring technical depth, sound judgment, and a proactive approach to both compliance and advisory work. This is an opportunity to take ownership of complex VAT matters, influence key processes, and contribute to a high-performing tax function within a leading global financial services firm.

You will report to the VAT Manager day‑to‑day, with strategic oversight from the Head of Tax. This tax team is embarking on significant growth and therefore looking at how it aligns its process and what technology it uses moving for. Being Tax tech, AI friendly and engaged and interested in adapting to change is imperative.

Key Responsibilities
Lead and support the preparation, review, and coordination of UK and international VAT/GST returns across EMEA and Asia Pacific, partnering with the VAT Associate and external advisers (including UK, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, UAE, Singapore, China, Japan, Italy, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia).

Review VAT returns and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy, technical robustness, and audit‑ready compliance. Apply and review partial exemption methodologies (including PESM), capital goods scheme adjustments, and reverse charge mechanisms. Assess inter-company transactions and ensure correct VAT treatment across multiple jurisdictions.

Provide clear, practical responses to VAT queries from the business, finance teams, and other stakeholders, including guidance on non‑routine transactions.

Review VAT provisions in engagement letters and address VAT-related queries from clients and deal teams.

Mentor and support the VAT Associate to ensure timely, high-quality compliance delivery.

This ideal for a CTA/ACA or equivalent, extensive experience in UK VAT is a given, but ideally has experience in multi-jurisdictional oversight (EU & Asia advantageous) is important. Experience managing VAT/GST compliance across multiple jurisdictions is highly advantageous.

The person can come straight from Practice or another inhouse role.