Senior Manager – Corporate Tax Compliance Oversight and Tax Risk Management

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

M&G is seeking an accomplished Senior Manager – Corporate Tax Compliance Oversight and Tax Risk Management to play a pivotal role in leading and enhancing our global corporate tax compliance and tax risk management frameworks. This is a high-impact leadership position for a tax professional who combines deep technical expertise with a passion for process innovation and transformation. You will act as a subject matter expert in corporate tax compliance, tax risk governance, and global outsourcing, while driving meaningful improvements across our tax processes, systems, and controls.

Responsibilities:

• Global Corporate Tax Compliance Leadership: Oversee the Group’s corporate tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring full adherence to local and international regulations. Lead coordination with internal teams and external advisors to deliver accurate, timely tax filings. Manage the end-to-end compliance cycle, including reviewing outputs from outsourced providers. Oversee UK quarterly instalment calculations and global tax payment processes. Drive efficiency, automation, and continuous improvement across compliance workflows.
• Tax Advisory & Business Partnering: Provide technical expertise and strategic tax input on key business initiatives, transactions, and operating model changes. Identify opportunities to optimise tax outcomes, including areas such as R&D credits and reliefs. Respond to tax authority queries and audits (UK and international), partnering with advisors where needed. Monitor changes in legislation and ensure readiness for new regulatory requirements.
• Tax Risk & Governance: Act as Tax Risk Champion for the function, owning and evolving the Group’s tax risk management framework. Ensure alignment with M&G’s broader enterprise risk strategy and finance governance standards. Lead the annual refresh of the Tax Strategy and Tax Risk Policy. Provide expert oversight on Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) and Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO) compliance. Identify, assess, and mitigate tax risks, ensuring robust controls are embedded.
• Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement: Deliver clear, insightful reporting on tax compliance and risk to senior leadership and the Board. Maintain comprehensive documentation of tax processes, controls, and risk assessments. Build strong, trusted relationships with HMRC, global tax authorities, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Experience & Expertise:

• 7–10+ years’ experience in corporate tax compliance and tax risk management, ideally within financial services or a complex multinational environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax, with exposure to international tax compliance.
• Proven ability to lead and improve outsourced tax compliance models.
• Demonstrated success managing tax risk frameworks in large, regulated organisations.

Qualifications:

• Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CTA or equivalent).

Skills & Mindset:

• Strategic thinker with a track record of driving transformation and process improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with sound judgement under pressure.
• Excellent communicator, able to translate complex tax matters into clear business insights.
• Collaborative leader who thrives both independently and within high-performing teams.

Why Join M&G?

At M&G, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation committed to long-term value creation and responsible investing. This is an opportunity to:

• Lead in a high-visibility role influencing senior stakeholders.
• Shape the future of tax through innovation and transformation.
• Work in a collaborative, inclusive culture that supports career progression and development.
• Contribute to a business with global reach and strong governance standards.

Ready to make an impact? If you’re a senior tax professional ready to elevate your career and shape best-in-class tax operations in a global financial services environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help define the future of tax at M&G.

Job Level: Manager/Expert

Location: Fenchurch Avenue, London

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions.
• 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy.
• Comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options.

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions.