Tax Manager – Tax Risk & Governance

at  Nationwide

We have an exciting opportunity for a Tax manager to join our Tax Management team focussing on tax risk, governance and controls.
Our team comprises individuals with a wide range of experiences who are building processes and capability to meet current and future requirements.
We have an exciting time ahead and are seeking to grow the team with high calibre individuals.
As a Tax Manager in the team, you will be accountable for executing on the team vision, ensuring that our tax governance and controls are always delivered on time, in line with HMRC requirements and free from errors.
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’ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you’ll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon or London offices. 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.

AT A MINIMUM YOU WILL BE:

• A qualified accountant and/or qualified tax professional with proven tax experience across a range of tax disciplines
• Experienced in operating and developing tax governance and control frameworks
• Experienced in the Senior Accounting Officer regime
• Able to display stakeholder management and relationship building skills, at all levels of the organisation
• Able to make decisions independently, keeping relevant parties informed
• Able to manage multiple conflicting priorities and identify the right course of action for the Society

Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.

• Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
• Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
• Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.

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You will maintain and develop a robust internal tax governance framework to support the tax team in managing tax risk, ensuring compliance with the Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks, the Senior Accounting Officer Regime and supporting HMRC’s Business Risk Review process.
This will include maintenance and development of the external Tax Strategy and internal Tax Policy, as well as being responsible for the operation and development of the Senior Accounting Officer regime process, Tax Judgement Forum, Tax Risk Register and other tax governance processes.
You will be the primary point of contact for colleagues in Internal Audit and Financial Controls Testing for tax-related matters and work closely with Risk Partners.
Additionally, the role will cover ad-hoc projects, co-ordination and reporting on behalf of the tax team for wider Finance governance, process, data and control activities.
You will be working in an agile environment, expected to make decisions at pace. You will understand the importance of controls in the reporting which we do and be able to deliver to a high quality.
You will be demonstrating your strong leadership skills as you coordinate and lead in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and priorities. You will be speaking to colleagues regularly to ensure that they can deliver information to you in a controlled and timely manner.
You will be excellent at managing stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds, both internally and externally, at all levels of the organisation. You will be skilled at generating a culture of collaboration across numerous pieces of work and managing conflicting accountabilities.
You’ll work closely with colleagues and senior leaders within Finance and be expected to express your opinions in a clear and professional manner. You have an important role to make sure that the requirements are understood and can clearly articulate the vision of the future to everyone.