Operational Tax Manager

Rev & Regs is excited to be working with a global asset management firm to hire an Operational Tax Manager.

You will support the Head of Product and Operational Taxes on tax business partnering to the business on all business initiatives including advice on potential tax exposures and risks.

Responsibilities:

• Providing tax and technical support on matters relating to Product Tax compliance and reporting to both customers and HMRC.
• Providing subject matter tax expertise to support the technical input/sign-off to the Product, Operational and Marketing teams for projects and updates required in relation to new product launches and legislative changes. This will include ensuring that the business meets its Product tax obligations; including liaison with tax authorities, auditors and advisors as required (e.g. at Tax Year End) and ensuring appropriate processes, controls and investigations are carried out.
• Assisting and supporting in the development and improvement of relevant Product tax systems and processes to deliver an efficient tax service to the business.
• Maintaining a good technical knowledge of relevant Product tax issues, monitoring relevant changes in legislation and assessing the impact of these and providing clear briefing for both tax and non-tax specialists (including providing advice, guidance, and tax recommendations to business managers).
• Identifying and communicating Product tax risks to relevant Risk teams and the business (where appropriate) in a way that is appropriate/understood by both tax and non-tax specialists.
• Maintaining Product Tax Risk Control Frameworks in order to understand the Product tax processes across the Pensions and ISA businesses of the group, and to identify and introduce any necessary and desired changes.

Experience:

• Preferably a recognised professional financial qualification (e.g. CTA, AIIT, CA, ACA etc.) or alternatively an equivalent, relevant Financial Services Industry knowledge and previous experience of Product taxes.
• Preferably a member or fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation or with sufficient tax experience to maintain up-to-date professional knowledge relating to Product Taxes.
• Good knowledge of UK Taxes Acts, regulations and HMRC guidance (particularly as they apply to UK pensions and savings product taxes). Including an understanding of the key concepts which drive regulation within our markets and an awareness of the key reporting requirements of the FCA and other regulatory bodies where appropriate.
• Ability to develop and maintain an in-depth commercial awareness of the products offered within the Group, including understanding the regulatory requirements and the impacts that these may have on overall business strategy.
• Ability to advise on the production of both internal and external product tax reporting and compliance requirements.
• Ability to review data for trends, to anticipate problems/omissions and consider potential ways to mitigate them.

Salary: £90,000 plus bonus plus benefits

Location: Hybrid (3 days per week in City of London office)