Tax Manager

Tax Manager

Edinburgh – 3 days p/w on site

Contract until end of 2025

£300.00 p/d PAYE

Overview:

• Assist with the delivery of UK Tax reporting for Life Tax clients as required, ensuring daily; monthly and annual tasks / reporting are completed in a timely manner; effectively reviewed and checklists completed to evidence key controls have been adhered to.
• Ensure junior members of the team effectively review daily CGT control reports, identify errors and resolve unprocessed CGT or loan relationship positions correctly prior to daily pricing position. Monitor effective resolution of errors and escalation of issues in a timely manner.
• Assist with the delivery of UK Tax reporting for collective investment funds as required. To include the review and authorisation of corporation tax computations and returns; income tax computations; VAT returns and annual adjustment calculations; quarterly tax rate reviews; forms CT61; asset set up and tax table queries.
• Ensure attention to detail and strict adherence to departmental processes and procedures to minimise risk. Look to identify process improvements and efficiencies where possible.
• Keep up to date with life fund tax technical and regulatory changes and assist with associated training within the Tax Team. Maintain an awareness of industry issues for Authorised and Life funds.
• Develop effective relationships with clients and external third parties, ensuring that taxation issues/queries are resolved satisfactory, within agreed deadlines and following established procedures. Attendance at client service review meetings as required.
• Coordinate services changes / new client implementations/ fund mergers etc., ensuring that they are managed effectively, with minimal client disruption.
• Knowledge of Withholding Tax. Familiarity with double taxation treaties and cross-border taxation.
• Be proactive in interfacing with other functional areas to ensure that information / data flows are effectively maintained and any issues identified are resolved efficiently.
• To assist in the maintenance of an enthusiastic and motivated team, ensuring that individual and team objectives are progressed.
• Liaise with clients / internal departments in the development of new and existing tax reports or system enhancements to ensure effective and timely implementation.
• Respond to ad hoc queries from clients and other departments proactively and efficiently. Assist with project work and support implementation team as subject matter expert where possible.

Required Skills & Experience:

* At least 5 years financial services experience.

* Ideally educated to degree level.

* Knowledge of ICON would be useful but not essential.

* Must show attention to detail.

* Excellent analytical and communication skills required.

* Team player with the ability to work with limited supervision.

* Comfortable dealing with client contacts and third parties.

* Ability to meet tight deadlines and assist colleagues throughout the business.

* Comfortable researching and disseminating technical knowledge to the team.

If you think you are up for the task and feel you meet the above criteria or interested to hear more information, please contact me on [email protected].

Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days then we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding