Interim VAT & Financial Operations Specialist (Outside IR35)

OakRock is supporting a medium-sized business in recruiting an experienced VAT specialist to help design and embed a robust partial exemption process on a project basis, while also strengthening billing, invoicing and collections across a portfolio of customers.

This is a hands-on, operational role for someone who enjoys building structure in complex, evolving environments and acting as the in-house VAT expert.

The role

You’ll take ownership of:

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• Designing and implementing an internal partial exemption VAT process
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• Acting as the business’s VAT expert, supporting compliance and best practice
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• Building and improving billing and invoice processes, including templates and workflows
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• Managing invoicing and collections across a portfolio of customers
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• Supporting pragmatic, relationship-led communication with key stakeholders
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• Leading an initial data collection and scoping exercise to stabilise inputs
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• Helping the wider finance team improve consistency and control in revenue processes
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The environment

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• Highly operational, varied “finance all-rounder” role
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• Cyclical workload with a significant set-up phase in the first 2 months
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• Hybrid working
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What we’re looking for

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• Strong VAT experience, specifically partial exemption
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• Comfortable operating as a broad finance practitioner / FC-style support
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• Strong stakeholder communication skills
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• Pragmatic, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail
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• Ability to bring structure quickly in a complex environment
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Once the processes have been set up and key stakeholders are on board, the role will be largely remote working.