Interim VAT & Financial Operations Specialist (Outside IR35)

Summary: OakRock is seeking an experienced VAT specialist to design and implement a robust partial exemption process while enhancing billing, invoicing, and collections for a medium-sized business. This operational role requires a hands-on approach and the ability to act as the in-house VAT expert in a complex environment. The position involves significant stakeholder communication and collaboration with the finance team to improve revenue processes. The role is hybrid, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing an internal partial exemption VAT process
• Acting as the business's VAT expert, supporting compliance and best practice
• Building and improving billing and invoice processes, including templates and workflows
• Managing invoicing and collections across a portfolio of customers
• Supporting pragmatic, relationship-led communication with key stakeholders
• Leading an initial data collection and scoping exercise to stabilise inputs
• Helping the wider finance team improve consistency and control in revenue processes

Key Skills:

• Strong VAT experience, specifically partial exemption
• Comfortable operating as a broad finance practitioner/FC-style support
• Strong stakeholder communication skills
• Pragmatic, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail
• Ability to bring structure quickly in a complex environment

Salary (Rate): £500.00 Daily

City: Nottingham

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

OakRock is supporting a medium-sized business in recruiting an experienced VAT specialist to help design and embed a robust partial exemption process on a project basis, while also strengthening billing, invoicing and collections across a portfolio of customers.

This is a hands-on, operational role for someone who enjoys building structure in complex, evolving environments and acting as the in-house VAT expert.

The role

You'll take ownership of:

• Designing and implementing an internal partial exemption VAT process
• Acting as the business's VAT expert, supporting compliance and best practice
• Building and improving billing and invoice processes, including templates and workflows
• Managing invoicing and collections across a portfolio of customers
• Supporting pragmatic, relationship-led communication with key stakeholders
• Leading an initial data collection and scoping exercise to stabilise inputs
• Helping the wider finance team improve consistency and control in revenue processes

The environment

• Highly operational, varied "finance all-rounder" role
• Cyclical workload with a significant set-up phase in the first 2 months
• Hybrid working

What we're looking for

• Strong VAT experience, specifically partial exemption
• Comfortable operating as a broad finance practitioner/FC-style support
• Strong stakeholder communication skills
• Pragmatic, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail
• Ability to bring structure quickly in a complex environment