VAT Accountant
Posted 5 days ago by g2 Recruitment
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of VAT Accountant is a part-time, fully remote position focused on providing VAT expertise to a local government client. The successful candidate will be responsible for monthly VAT returns, compliance testing, and advising on VAT-related queries. This strategic role requires experience in a local authority setting, with an emphasis on consulting and handling complex VAT issues. The position is expected to last for six months, starting in mid-July.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monthly VAT returns.
- Compliance testing.
- CIS.
- Reviewing VAT reports from the system and flagging inconsistencies/improvements.
- Act as the first point of contact for any VAT advice.
- Partial exemptions.
- Options to tax.
- VAT Project work, liaising with different services and advising on VAT associated with this.
Key Skills:
- Previous experience working as a VAT Accountant within a local authority setting.
- Part qualified or qualified by experience candidates are acceptable.
- Specific VAT experience working for a UK local authority council.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Opportunity – Part Time VAT Specialist – Fully Remote
One of my local Government clients are currently on the lookout for an Interim VAT Specialist to join their team.
VAT Accountant
Contract Length: 6 Months
Pay Rate: DOE
IR35: To be confirmed
Days: Ideally X2-3 p/w
Start Date: Mid July.
Fully Remote
You will be responsible for:
- Monthly VAT returns.
- Compliance testing.
- CIS.
- Reviewing VAT reports from the system and flagging inconsistencies/improvements.
- Act as the first point of contact for any VAT advice.
- Partial exemptions.
- Options to tax.
- VAT Project work, liaising with different services and advising on VAT associated with this.
This is very much more of a strategical role and the council are after a VAT Accountant who can consult and deal with complex queries. Whilst being hands on will also be needed for the role there is a Finance Admin in position who can assist with more junior VAT tasks.
Successful candidates will:
- Have previous experience working as a VAT Accountant performing the above tasks within a local authority setting. – Essential.
- Applicants do not necessarily need to be fully qualified accountants as the client is happy to consider candidates who are part qualified or qualified by experience.
Please only apply to this job role if you have specific VAT experience working for a UK local authority council before in order to be considered for the role.
If this is you and you are interested please don’t hesitate to reach out and send your CV to daniel.worthington@g2recruitment.com or call me on 0115 666 6399. Alternatively please feel free to message me here on LinkedIn.