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title: 'VAT - Manager at CFGI'
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# VAT - Manager at CFGI

- **Company:** CFGI
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/cfgi/9210e05d-75c3-415c-9aef-cb4fe13891bd

## Job description

VAT – Manager Join a new and entrepreneurial VAT practice where you will have a genuine opportunity to help build something from the ground up. As a VAT Manager, you will support in the growth of our VAT practice, combining deep technical VAT expertise with client ownership, project leadership and assisting with business development. You will help shape our client offering, propositions and ways of working as the practice develops. The work is varied and no two days are quite the same. You could be leading advice on a complex cross-border supply chain matter, overseeing a client’s VAT compliance challenge, developing a new opportunity or helping shape the future direction of the practice. This is an opportunity to have a real voice in a growing practice. You will have significant autonomy to take ownership, develop areas of expertise and influence how we deliver VAT services, while working closely with experienced senior members of the team. Roles & Responsibilities Support the delivery of complex UK and international VAT advisory and compliance engagements, providing technically robust, practical and commercially focused advice. Support a varied portfolio of VAT work, determining the appropriate approach, managing delivery and identifying wider risks, opportunities and solutions for clients. Support the development of CFGI’s VAT technology capability, including ERP systems, tax engines, digital reporting, automation, AI and agentic workflows, and help shape how technology is embedded into the client offering. Assist with business development activity, identifying new opportunities, developing client propositions and contributing to the growth of the VAT practice. Help shape the future direction of the practice, including its propositions, processes and ways of working. Work closely with senior members of the team to develop the practice and identify opportunities across the broader CFGI offering.

## What you must have

At least 6 years of VAT advisory or compliance experience gained within a professional services environment, or through a combination of practice and in-house roles. What sets you apart Strong technical VAT knowledge across UK and international VAT matters, with experience advising on complex issues. Experience working across complex VAT engagements and managing delivery across multiple workstreams or stakeholders. Proficient in translating complex technical VAT matters into clear, practical and commercially focused advice. Having worked on a varied portfolio of advisory and compliance work and determining appropriate approaches to client challenges. Willingness to contribute to the development of new propositions, processes or ways of working.

## Nice to have

Experience with tax technology, including ERP systems, tax engines, digital reporting, automation, AI or agentic workflows. Broad international indirect tax experience. Experience across both professional practice and an in-house environment. Who thrives here Someone who takes ownership and wants to influence the direction of a growing practice. Enjoyment of building something new and entrepreneurial. Someone who combines technical expertise with a commercial mindset. Comfortable with autonomy, responsibility and a varied workload. Someone who enjoys developing client relationships and working with senior stakeholders.

## About CFGI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CFGI is an independent accounting, tax, and advisory firm that supports CFOs by providing former Big Four professionals to execute critical finance initiatives without auditor independence constraints.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by The Carlyle Group and CVC Capital Partners)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2001 (some sources cite 2000)
- **Founders**: Nick Nardone and Shane Caiazzo

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Accounting Advisory, Tax, Capital Markets, Risk Advisory, Cybersecurity, ESG, Financial Transformation
- **Target customers**: CFOs and finance teams at public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and portfolio companies (B2B, Enterprise)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To serve as a full-service resource equipped to efficiently address clients' most crucial accounting, reporting, tax, and compliance challenges, functioning as an extension of the internal team.

## Products & Services
- **Value Creation Execution Office**: Program management, financial value reconciliation, VCP governance, EBITDA bridge modeling, and board reporting for private equity-backed companies.
- **Financial Transformation & Technology**: FP&A design, ERP/EPM implementation, close optimization, finance automation, and post-merger integration.
- **Transactions & Catalyst Events**: IPO readiness, carve-outs, spin-offs, quality of earnings, working capital analysis, sell-side readiness, and purchase accounting.
- **Accounting, Reporting & Compliance**: Technical accounting, audit readiness, tax provisions, SOX compliance, treasury, cybersecurity/vCISO, and ESG reporting.
- **Interim & Managed Services (AI Native)**: AI-native finance managed services powered by PRISM (Close, FP&A, Tax, P2P), interim CFO/CAO/Controller roles, and embedded team scaling.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (acquired by CVC Capital Partners in 2021 for an estimated USD 1.85 billion per LinkedIn)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $215M (LinkedIn), with 3,000+ active clients and 1,400+ ex-Big Four professionals
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The Carlyle Group (investment in 2018), CVC Capital Partners (investment in 2022), Pine Hill Group (acquired 2019), PAS Financial Advisory (acquired 2024)
- **Growth Signals**: 30+ global offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific; headcount of ~924 employees (+10.5% YoY); expanded to London (2022), Edinburgh, Dublin, and Singapore; completed 10,000+ transactions and 300+ IPOs

## Competitive Advantages
- **Independence from audit constraints**: CFGI is not an audit firm, so it can prepare memos, financial statements, and documentation that auditors cannot, and works directly with audit teams.
- **Senior practitioner model**: Engagements are staffed with senior professionals (ex-Big Four national office backgrounds), not junior teams supervised from a distance.
- **Embedded, not advisory**: Practitioners work alongside management as an extension of the internal team, doing the work rather than just advising.
- **Full-service under one roof**: Covers technical accounting, tax, capital markets, technology, risk, ESG, and operations without siloed handoffs.
- **Institutional backing**: Backed by two of the world’s largest private equity firms (Carlyle and CVC), enabling national and global growth without compromising independence.

## Strategic Focus
- **Global expansion**: Continuing to build out its footprint across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific (30+ offices currently).
- **AI and technology integration**: Embedding AI, automation, and proprietary technology (PRISM platform) into every engagement for faster, sharper delivery.
- **Deepening PE sponsor relationships**: Serving over 500 sponsors and focusing on value creation and transaction advisory for the private equity ecosystem.
- **Scaling the senior practitioner model**: Replicating the grassroots, local-office approach that worked in Boston and New York across new international markets.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a "community-first corporation" where people are the priority internally and externally; employees are empowered to leverage their previous knowledge to craft innovative strategies.
- **Work model**: Practitioners work near clients (side by side), with a "roll-up-the-sleeves" approach. The firm maintains a local presence in 30+ cities, so roles are likely hybrid/office-based near client sites.
- **Career opportunity**: Work on the most complex and interesting accounting and advisory challenges (IPOs, carve-outs, large transactions) alongside the best clients, with direct access to senior leadership.
- **Team composition**: Exclusively former Big Four professionals (1,400+), meaning you join a peer group of high-caliber talent from Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG.
- **Growth trajectory**: Rapid headcount growth (+10.5% YoY), recent international expansion, and backing from top-tier PE firms signal strong momentum and career advancement potential.

## Sources
1. [cfgi.com - About Us](https://www.cfgi.com/about/)
2. [cfgi.com - Homepage](https://www.cfgi.com/)
3. [cfgi.com - Team](https://www.cfgi.com/about-us/team/)
4. [LinkedIn - CFGI](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecorporatefinancegroup)
5. [Lever - CFGI Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/cfgi)

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