Direct Tax Accountant in Surrey

This role is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract ending December 2027.

As a Direct Tax Accountant, you will contribute to delivering a high-performing central tax function for the Allianz UK Group, ensuring corporate and direct tax compliance requirements are met while supporting tax reporting, advisory activities and business projects. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your technical expertise within a global organisation and gain exposure to a broad range of tax matters across the business.

Location: This role is based in our Guildford office, please note that this is a hybrid role with the expectation you attend the office on Mondays and Thursdays.

Salary Information: Pay is circa £65,000 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

As a Direct Tax Accountant, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing, submitting and obtaining agreement from HMRC on all relevant corporate and direct tax returns and associated payments.
• Maintaining compliance records and documentation to ensure all required tax filings and payments are made within statutory deadlines.
• Maintaining tax accounts and balances for the Allianz Insurance UK Group.
• Supporting on tax advisory matters and contribute to specific tax projects across the business.
• Monitoring developments in tax legislation and communicate relevant updates and impacts to stakeholders.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external advisors and tax authorities.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the tax function.

Essential Skills

• Fully qualified ACCA, ACA or CTA, or working towards becoming fully qualified.
• Proven experience in corporate and/or direct tax, tax reporting and compliance activities.
• Excellent Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
• Experience using tax specialist software such as AlphaTax and accounting systems such as SAP.
• Ability to interpret, research and clearly communicate technical tax matters.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience supporting tax advisory projects or process improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of insurance industry tax considerations.
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from - so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options.
• Hybrid working.
• Annual performance related bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Development days.
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet.
• Retail discounts.
• Volunteering days.

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We're here to support you.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme. Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Conor McCourt.

Closing date: October 15th 2026. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications. Join us - Let's Care for Tomorrow.