VAT Compliance & Advisory Manager

Location: Hybrid role based two days per week at the Howick Place office in London and one day per week at the Colchester office; three days per week in person or at other hirify.global workplaces. Home or remote working is available at other times.

Company

hirify.global is an international FTSE 100 business connecting specialists through live and on-demand events, digital and data-driven services, and academic research.

What you will do

• Oversee EMEA VAT compliance for all legal entities and liaise with tax advisors.
• Provide complex VAT advice on legislative changes, new requirements, acquisitions, divestments, and business developments.
• Lead VAT process, systems, testing, and automation improvements, including new VAT registrations and VAT rate updates.
• Manage interactions with UK and overseas tax authorities, audits, due diligence, risk reviews, and internal controls.
• Oversee VAT balance sheet reconciliations, reporting, training, and performance metrics.
• Lead, motivate, develop, and resource the VAT team while supporting recruitment and people-management processes.

Requirements

• Six years of relevant VAT experience.
• Professional tax qualification such as CTA and/or accounting qualification such as ACA or ACCA preferred.
• Strong knowledge of tax processes, people management, process improvement, and relevant technology.
• Significant experience with SAP, Oracle, and sales order processing systems.
• Leadership, coaching, communication, influencing, presentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and Outlook skills, with the ability to maintain accuracy and meet stringent deadlines.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative international environment with colleagues across 30 countries.
• Flexible home and remote working outside required in-person days.
• 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.
• Private medical cover, wellbeing support, personal benefits, and employee assistance services.
• Training, mentoring, LinkedIn Learning access, volunteering leave, charity match funding, and internal career opportunities.