VAT Compliance & Advisory Manager

Location: Middleborough or Colchester, UK; in-person work three days a week or more, with flexibility to work from home or remotely at other times

Company

Informa connects specialists with knowledge through live and on-demand events, digital and data-driven services, and academic research, with more than 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries.

What you will do

• Oversee EMEA VAT compliance for all legal entities and liaise with tax advisers and UK and overseas tax authorities.
• Provide complex VAT advice on legislative changes, business developments, acquisitions, divestments, product changes, and due diligence.
• Lead VAT registrations, process improvements, systems implementation, automation initiatives, and VAT rate updates.
• Manage VAT risk reviews, balance sheet reconciliations, internal controls, audits, reporting, and performance metrics.
• Prepare and deliver VAT training for tax, accounting, and business teams.
• Lead, motivate, develop, and resource the VAT team while supporting recruitment, career development, engagement, and people-management processes.

Requirements

• Professional tax qualification such as CTA and/or accounting qualification such as ACA or ACCA.
• At least six years of relevant VAT experience.
• Strong knowledge of tax processes, people management, process improvement, and tax technology.
• Significant experience with SAP, Oracle, and relevant sales order processing systems.
• Knowledge of acquisitions and disposals, strong stakeholder communication, influencing, presentation, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and Outlook skills, with the ability to meet stringent deadlines and maintain attention to detail under pressure.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative international environment with in-person and online community events and diversity and inclusion networks.
• Up to four paid volunteer days per year with charity match funding.
• Bespoke training, mentoring platforms, LinkedIn Learning access, and support for internal career moves.
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day.
• Opportunity to work from almost anywhere for up to four weeks per year, alongside flexible personal benefits and company-funded private medical cover.
• ShareMatch, wellbeing support, employee assistance, mental health first aiders, health apps, and recognition programmes.