Senior Director, VAT Compliance

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

The Senior Director will work closely with our company's teams and leaders; will apply the technical expertise and sound decision making throughout engagements to consistently enhance outcomes for clients, team and Firm; will promote an excellence relationship management and increase the revenue for the team and the practice by consistently exceeding client expectation and proactively identifying new solutions and service lines that will benefit the client; will supervise the projects planning and leading highly efficient and productive teams, leading to premium pricing for team engagements; will respond to challenges calmly and with focus; will constantly inspire others to focus on solutions, being resilient and not give up.

The Senior Director will be responsible for creating positive team member experiences and consistently allows for the voices of other to be heard and encourage leaders to cultivate open, inclusive environments with their teams.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads VAT Compliance practice in Europe with operational and P&L responsibility

• Global vision of operations of all clients in VAT compliance practice.

• Apply the technical expertise and make decisions to constantly achieve the clients, teams, and Firms goals.

• Works with the Managing Director to develop strategic goals and lead projects to develop new service lines for the clients, teams, and Firm.

• Actively develops Ryan as a Best Place to Work

• Promotes Ryan values, mission and strategy to the business

• Maintains good client relationships and focuses on communication of complex technical concepts to individuals with a varied degree of technical knowledge

• Works with Principals and Business Development team members to increase market share and revenue growth through new business sales and expansions and extensions of existing engagements

• Ability to act as a relationship builder and consistently builds trust with clients and tax officials by actively nurturing the relationship.

• Take steps to deeply understand the clients needs, set team expectations, and/or realign teams when client needs evolve, resulting in an enhanced client experience.

• Excellent resource management skills by diligently monitor team efficiency in projects to keep cost low, thus increasing profitability for the team and the Firm.

• Lead teams that are cognizant of project progress and know how to address challenges to ensure goals are attained.

• Ability to consistently evaluate team productivity with a lens of working smarter and encouraging innovations, efficiencies, and automations.

• Provides the MD and Ryan’s executive leadership accurate and timely revenue forecasts to ensure proper visibility of business

• Develop both current and future leaders by providing targeted coaching and feedback and identifying opportunities for growth and visibility.Has a record of leading high-performing teams because of the ability to motivate and empower others.

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal/communication skills with professional staff, senior level executives and the community at large.

• Ability to overcome obstacles by consistently demonstrating a sense of urgency and showing resourcefulness and persistence in removing barriers and coaching the team to achieve what is required.

• Ability to inspire the others to remain driven and focused.

• Proactive

Education and Experience:

Bachelor / 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 minimum of 10 years in a multinational company / environment.

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:

Leads VAT Compliance team, with Senior Managers reporting directly to this role

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 and vendors both in person and via email and telephone.

• Independent travel requirement: 5 – 10%