Tax - Senior Accountant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Tax - Senior Accountant to join our Product Taxes team, operating within our Tax Management team. The Product Tax team owns HMRC reporting for Nationwide’s Retail customer products, including current and savings accounts reportable under the Bank & Building Society Interest return or the Automatic Exchange of Information return and the reporting of tax efficient products, including ISAs, Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds. Additionally, the team works closely with Product owners and other internal stakeholders, providing high quality expert tax advice to ensure that customer products and propositions are operated within the relevant tax rules.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with senior tax colleagues, develop strong stakeholder relationships, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality tax compliance and advisory services that support our business strategy. We have an exciting time ahead and are seeking to grow the team with high calibre individuals. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you will spend at least two days per week, or if part time you will spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

• Working as part of the Product tax team, the role will support accurate customer tax reporting, tax advice, continuous improvement and effective risk management and governance.
• You will be responsible for preparing and submitting the Bank and Building Society Interest return alongside other Interest, and Irish Stamp Duty returns in line with statutory deadlines and regulatory requirements in doing so collaborating closely with stakeholders across the business.
• Monitoring legislative changes impacting these areas, assessing implications of our products on our customers and the Society, and communicating updates clearly to business stakeholders in simple easy to understand terms will also be part of the day-to-day role.
• You will act as a trusted advisor to Product and Operational teams, providing practical tax guidance and advice to support business decisions with clear tax impact assessments on new initiatives, product changes, and compliance obligations.
• Supporting the team to embed and maintain robust governance and controls will be a key responsibility, ensuring processes are fully documented, risks are escalated, and compliance standards are adhered to.
• You will also support improvements in tax systems and processes, driving efficiency, and reducing operational risk, using automation and AI. In doing so, you will be developing stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage and ask questions and liaising with HMRC, Irish Revenue, auditors, and external advisors as required.

About you

• A qualified UK tax professional (CTA) and/or a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with recent relevant experience working in a tax compliance or advisory role.
• Able to demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement and act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders by explaining complex tax matters in clear, simple terms.
• Able to demonstrate a strong attention to detail and have a well-organised approach to deadlines.
• Comfortable working across business-as-usual activities alongside project work.
• An excellent communicator, able to engage effectively at the relevant level and depth to work collaboratively across teams.
• Keen to learn and develop new knowledge and skills in a fast-paced environment.

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind.
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand.
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development.
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get

• Access to private medical insurance.
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance related bonus.
• Training and development to help you progress your career.
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death.
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year.

We forge our own path at Nationwide. As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us. At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society. We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You will need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.