A leading Top 5 Accounting firm are recruiting for a VAT Associate Director or Director focusing on Financial Services to join their team in Central London. The team consists of a mixture of home grown talent and external hires whom are lead by 5 Partners,As a senior member in the team you will utilise a commercial approach when developing and maintaining client relationships, and you will take the lead on a variety of interesting, often complex advisory projects and technical assignments.Your responsibilities will include:There will be an expectation that you will take full responsibility for project delivery on your portfolioReview of work prepared by more junior members of staffLiaise with HMRCTo ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/Partner informed of changes in scope / overruns and plan staff assignments in order to give an appropriate spread of experienceIdentify risk and technical matters, as well as selling opportunities, to the Partner, whilst exercising judgement within agreed parameters.Provide overall support to Partners on client matters and assist Partners in the management and leadership of the group, this will include support at times for the recruitment and management of staffA key skill will be the ability to recognise business development opportunities and inform and work with the Partner and the client to develop these when they ariseDevelop contact with clients at senior level and maintain contact with other levels as app