Alison Birch

Alison Birch

Consultant Director – Indirect Tax

Alison is an accomplished Consultant Director within the Indirect Tax practice at Andersen LLP in the UK. Bringing over two decades of highly specialised experience in VAT, her career spans extensive periods within Big Four environments and leadership positions as an in-house VAT manager.

Alison acts as a technical advisor to the VAT team, managing complex domestic and cross-border indirect tax engagements for high-growth businesses. Her combined industry and practice expertise gives her an exceptional grasp of how global corporate structures interact with modern tax policy, allowing her to provide pragmatic, technically robust advice.

Operating as an external consultant, Alison enhances the firm’s advisory capacity by providing senior technical oversight to targeted corporate projects. Her deep understanding of supply chain logic, corporate restructuring, and multinational operations makes her a highly valued resource for clients undergoing major operational changes or entering new jurisdictions.

Particular areas of interest include:

  • Strategic restructuring of cross-border supply chains and international logistics networks.
  • Comprehensive advisory on e-commerce trading models and digital marketplace regulations.
  • High-level corporate transaction support and business transformation planning.
  • Multi-jurisdictional compliance and global indirect tax implementation strategies.
  • Flexible senior project execution and technical quality assurance.