Manager, VAT Consulting

Why Ryan?

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits

• Home Office Stipend

• Business Connectivity Reimbursement (Phone/Internet)

• Gym Membership or Equipment Reimbursement

• LinkedIn Learning Subscription

• Flexible Work Environment

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

• Accelerated Career Path

• Award-Winning Culture & Community Outreach

This role involves working as part of Ryan’s VAT Consulting team to deliver timely, accurate and practical international VAT advice and assistance to both external and internal clients. Managers are responsible for all aspects involved in servicing a portfolio of clients, including supervising work delegated to junior colleagues to ensure that it is delivered on time and in line with clients’ expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assume responsibility for the day-to-day management of a portfolio of clients. 
• Provide VAT technical advice and assistance to clients, including advice on more complex issues.
• Delegate work to junior colleagues in the team, according to their level of experience, in order to ensure that they are kept highly utilised whilst at the same time remaining responsible for the delivery of that work.
• Review the work of junior colleagues to ensure that it is technically correct and that it meets Ryan’s standards in terms of language and format.
• Provide training to junior colleagues in the team.
• Organise workloads and prioritise issues within the team to ensure that advice is provided on a timely basis and in line with clients’ expectations.
• Act as a mentor to junior colleagues, providing regular feedback in order to progress their development.
• Actively participate in calls and meetings with both prospective and existing clients. 
• Maintain close relationships with existing clients in order to gain more work.
• Liaise with third parties, including tax authorities and suppliers (local partners).
• Review news articles prepared by junior colleagues to ensure that they are factually correct. 
• Write longer, more in-depth articles, to be published on the company’s website or in external journals etc.
• Participate in the preparation and delivery of marketing initiatives such as webinars and speaking engagements.
• Review changes to legislation and administrative practice to identify the impact that these may have on our clients and our business. 
• Solicit regular feedback from client contacts.
• Ensure that company policies and procedures are adhered to at all times, including by junior members of the team.
• Prepare/review client and local partner fee quotes and make appropriate recommendations to senior management.
• Ensure that work is delivered efficiently.
• Manage the billing process to ensure that clients are invoiced on a timely basis and recommend billing decisions in line with company policies.
• Prepare/review responses to billing queries from clients.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree / Master’s degree in Law, Management or Economics. Fluent in English (spoken and written). Other languages will also be valued in the recruitment process.

Professional experience of at least 5 years in a VAT advisory role, preferably with an international/cross-border focus.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates and Licenses:

No specific certificate or license.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor office environment.
• Long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Occasional long periods of standing.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push or pull up to 30 lbs.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees, clients and vendors, both in person and via email and telephone.
• Independent travel requirement: 5 – 10%