JOB DESCRIPTION:

Do you have an accountancy and/or UK tax qualification, and seeking your next career move? We are working on an excellent opportunity for a UK Tax Technical Lead - VP to join the team at a leading financial firm.
You will be responsible for assisting tax operational and product teams in monitoring, assessing and implementing tax changes affecting the services offered across the markets.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• UK accountancy and/or UK tax qualification
• Big 4 accountancy firm or service provider tax technical specialist/advisory role/experience
• In-depth knowledge of securities taxation with specific knowledge of UK withholding tax applicability
• Knowledge of UK client types (such as collective investment vehicles, pension funds) including legal form and UK tax treatment. Specifically for collective investment vehicles to include UK & VAT compliance
• Knowledge of UK Reporting Fund Regime

• Assessing & securing the risks linked to the tax business services
• Monitor tax changes using internal and external information providers.
• Monitor changes of tax legislation impacting taxation of securities and related tax relief and tax reclaim procedures
• Inform tax operational team, product team and clients (via Market Updates as applicable) of relevant tax changes
• Assist tax operational and product teams in the understanding of any change of tax regulation
• Assist product teams in the assessment of the impacts of such tax changes on tax product offer
• Take ownership of tax questionnaire to collect tax information when onboarding new clients. This includes, in coordination with Group Tax Department and Global Head of Tax Business Services
• Participate in international and local industry associations to represent the business:
• Be the point of escalation for complex tax matters and client requests