Head of Tax Liability Insurance in London

Job Description

Our client is a market leading M&A insurance MGA with an establised team of Underwriters. They are now looking for an experienced Tax Underwriter to lead their tax risk insurance business. The role offers a rare opportunity to develop your tax career as part of a market-leading insurance business by underwriting tax liability risks across all regions outside of the US in a fast-paced and collegiate environment.

Responsibilities

Underwriting tax liability insurance risks (independently, as head of the team and also working with other team members) including:

• Analysing and assessing tax risks
• Reviewing relevant transaction documentation from a tax perspective (e.g. sale and purchase agreements and due diligence reports)
• Drafting and negotiating complex policy language
• Establishing and growing strong relationships with brokers, clients and advisors
• Mentor other tax team members and provide technical guidance

Skills and Experience

• Tax legal or accountancy background with at least 2 years of UK/EU tax insurance underwriting or broking experience
• Strong ability to analyse a broad variety of corporate tax issues arising in domestic and crossborder transactions/structures as well as operational tax issues to determine key issues
• People management – ability to engage and lead a team

Unfortunately at this time we will not be able to consider candidates working outside the M&A / tax insurance industry.