Regulatory and Tax Reporting Senior Manager

Management Level

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ’s vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Role Summary

Our team require a Regulatory & Tax Reporting professional to lead on of all aspects of the reporting process in relation to our obligations under the FATCA/CRS regimes, as an ISA Manager, a qualified Intermediary and other tax reporting related to the custody and trading of securities.

This role is critical in ensuring compliance with evolving global tax and regulatory obligations, supporting operational excellence and risk mitigation across custody and trading services.

The role will be initially be a fixed term contract 12-18 months, with the potential for extension or conversion to a permanent role, based on business needs. There are no direct reports currently, but support is available in the form of wider team colleagues (Chennai based) as required.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Review current operational practices and system functionality, document necessary changes required to support the various regulatory requirements.
• Create and establish an appropriate control framework across the client lifecycle, including onboarding, account maintenance and external reporting.
• Support internal and external audits by ensuring documentation and controls are appropriate.
• Define & help build out the longer-term operating model.
• Provide support and guidance to business stakeholders to ensure data is captured completely and accurately for reporting purposes.
• Act as subject matter expert on regulatory reporting requirements: Proactively review and implement the relevant reporting guidelines and rules to ensure the business maintains compliance.
• Lead the preparation and accurate and timely submission of regulatory reports in line with industry standards.
• Provide reporting to relevant governance committees as required

Skills, Capabilities & Attributes

• Degree Level or equivalent/ relevant industry experience
• Big 4 management consulting or large company experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of the QI regime, FATCA/CRS
• Working knowledge of HMRC ISA reporting & other tax reporting (e.g. Spanish Financial transaction tax)
• Experience of managing/leading operational design of processes and controls for a regulated business.
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, regulated environment
• Adaptability and resilience in managing change
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What We Offer

Save For Your Future – Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%

All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.

Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.

Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.

Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.

Time Off – Typically 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.

Winning together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.

Learning & Development – Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks.