Operational Tax Manager

5 days ago

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Legal & General Full time
Job Title: Tax Operations Manager

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We've been safeguarding people's financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers' money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

Job Summary

We're recruiting for a Tax Operations Manager to join our Group Finance function in Cardiff. The purpose of this role is to lead, motivate and develop a team responsible for the delivery of Operational Tax activities. As a key SME, lead on engagement Group Tax and the divisions in relation to the deliverables.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure Tax Operations tasks are completed in accordance with documented procedures and controls and in accordance with the agreed timetables, to ensure service expectations are always delivered to Group Tax
  • Direct and oversee the reconciliation of Tax accounts with tax submissions, in line with KPIs, to ensure precise accounting and reporting, while coordinating with Group Tax and Group Finance colleagues
  • Establish a robust control framework, consistently review and update processes and risk documentation, and scrutinize all models used for reporting to ensure that strong controls are in place to mitigate risks. Additionally, guarantee that all requests from external and internal audit teams are fulfilled promptly
  • Liaise with Group Tax and Operational areas on all aspects of the Operational Tax outputs from VAT, Corporation Tax, Funds Tax and PSA charges, to ensure the control framework is fit for purpose
  • Manage, inspire, and cultivate the development of employees at all levels in a manner consistent with the company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, to optimize the performance of the area
  • Ensure procedures are maintained within the team and cross-trained cover is available for all tasks. Continually enhance the efficiency and robustness of tax reporting
  • Lead change projects affecting Operational Tax activities, encompassing planning, impact assessment, resource estimation, test script creation, testing, and implementation, to guarantee the team's ability to seamlessly integrate changes into BAU processes
Requirements
  • A qualified accountant, or qualified by acquired experience within a Finance environment.
  • Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including excel, word and PowerPoint.
  • Detailed experience of working on a core accounting system and performing ledger postings and reconciliations.
  • Good understand of corporate tax accounting and reporting
  • Experience of spreadsheet design and financial analysis.
  • Experienced people manager able to demonstrate positive performance management.
  • Able to lead a team and coordinate planning and prioritising of tasks.
  • Builds and develops strong relationships with peers and within the Accounting Ops leadership team, as well as acting as a valued business partner to other parts of the business.
What We Offer
  • The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
  • Generous pension contribution
  • Life assurance
  • Private medical insurance (permanent employees only)
  • At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years' service. There's also the option to buy and sell holiday
  • Competitive family leave
  • Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice
  • There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
  • In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
About Us

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain's Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers' money in things that make life better for everyone.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

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