Senior VAT Consultant Job at Leeds, Yorkshire Full Time NEW

Do you enjoy solving complex VAT challenges and building trusted relationships with clients? Are you looking for a role where your expertise can make a real difference to the NHS? As a Senior VAT Consultant at NHS Shared Business Services, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality consultancy services to NHS organisations across the UK.

You will work as part of a collaborative and knowledgeable team that supports NHS clients with technically complex VAT matters, helping them navigate legislation, reduce risk and maximise value. This is a highly client-facing role, giving you the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, lead advisory projects and contribute to the continued growth of our VAT consultancy offering. You will balance technical delivery with commercial awareness, supporting both existing clients and new business opportunities.

This role is hybrid, with an expectation of one day per week in our Leeds office, alongside regular travel to client sites and other NHS Shared Business Services office locations. We offer great career progression opportunities, flexible benefits you can tailor to your needs, and a strong focus on learning and development.

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What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering Value Added Tax consultancy services including Contracted-Out Services reviews, partial exemption reviews, business and non-business assessments, capital project reviews, output tax reviews and contract analysis.
• Providing expert advice on HM Revenue & Customs National Health Service VAT guidance and ensuring statutory compliance.
• Preparing clear, accurate technical VAT reports and client communications.
• Identifying and developing new business opportunities and supporting the sale of VAT consultancy services to NHS organisations.
• Managing small VAT projects or workstreams, ensuring timely delivery and high levels of client satisfaction.
• Delivering VAT training sessions and seminars for clients and internal teams.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive experience of NHS VAT and HM Revenue & Customs guidance.
• Strong technical knowledge of Contracted-Out Services under Section 41, Primary Care Network VAT, and government bodies VAT rules under Section 33.
• Proven experience delivering VAT consultancy services within a recognised consulting environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex legislation and apply it to real-world scenarios.
• Commercial awareness, including experience contributing to sales activity and building business cases.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and familiarity with digital tax filing systems such as Making Tax Digital.
• Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification

It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge of VAT treatment for local authorities, charities and broader commercial organisations.
• Experience working with NHS organisations.
• Experience managing projects and supporting project teams.
• Progress towards or membership of a professional qualification such as Chartered Institute of Management Accountants or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
• Experience using Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning systems.
• Exposure to change management or project delivery within a consulting environment.

If you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work-life balance, increase motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Employment Type: Full-time, perm

Location: Hybrid – Leeds office 1pw plus regular travel

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Becky

Salary: up to £50kpa

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension.

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NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?