Operational Tax Manager

Phoenix Group

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Competitive Salary
Closing Date: 22 April 2021
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Job Description

At Phoenix Group, our talented people act with integrity, deliver on promises and care about our customers, charities, and our role in the wider economy. Were really proud of our legacy of helping our customers plan responsibly for their future. We utilise our diversity of outlook and unrivalled expertise to serve our customers better than anyone else. Working together for the right reasons we can achieve great things; for you, for our customers, for the business, and for society as a whole.

 

Were currently recruiting for an Operational Tax Manager to join our operational tax team within Group Tax to contribute to the Company's compliance with operational tax regulatory requirements.  This role will provide the successful candidate with fantastic opportunities to flourish and develop as the team delivers critical support to the business during a period of exciting change when operational tax impacts need to be clearly understood and managed. 

 

Key Responsibilities

 

Undertake and deliver tax compliance/assurance reviews with the OSPs and Standard Life Assurance Limited (SLAL).

Undertake risk assessments, maintain local tax risk universes, consider Solvency provisioning and make recommendations to mitigate risks.

To own /support /oversee the resolution of SLAL/SLIDAC/OSP risk events and incidents and where appropriate support the disclosures to tax authorities.

Monitor, oversee and support the implementation of regulatory tax change by OSPs for Phoenix, SLAL and SLIDAC.

Provide technical tax advice to business functions.

Provision of support to operations teams and company projects e.g. new products, 'call scripts', in house calculators, Part VII transfers etc.

Maintain tax data MI (e.g. PAYE), undertake data analytics and trend analysis, and undertake work to improve the assurance and oversight model

 

 What Were Looking For

 

 Essential

Operational Tax knowledge and practical experience in respect of Pension, Life and ISA products, and their administration in line with the underlying legislation/regulations.

Proven track record in providing accurate, reliable and pragmatic consultancy support to a wide range of internal stakeholders.

Ability to work to tight timescales, balancing conflicting demands whilst maintaining professional standards.

Desirable

Experience of working with HMRC/HMT and other appropriate fiscal authorities and collaboratively amongst peers at Industry level.

What We Offer

 

Bring your whole self, skills and dedication to the Phoenix Group and well recognise your effort, support your development and help to drive your ambition. Well ensure youre rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes an attractive pension, annual bonus potential, private medical insurance, generous holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity and adoption leave and a range of other financial services and lifestyle flexible benefits. 

 

Join us and you join a unique organisation. Its not just the 14 million policyholders we serve, or the £300 billion of assets we look after. Or that were a FTSE 100 company that has been listed as one of the UK's Top Employers for nine years running.  Its our talented, inclusive and diverse workforce that makes us a success.  We offer flexible working opportunities ensuring we attract and retain the very best of talent. Find out about more about our peoples stories, our values and our commitment to diversity.

 

Online Interviews and Onboarding

 

All our interviews, onboarding and new joiners are now managed remotely.  We have in place a strong virtual support network to ensure new colleagues are supported and developed as they navigate their first few months with us.

About Us

Phoenix Group is a member of the FTSE 100 index and is the UKs largest long-term savings and retirement business. We specialise in the acquisition and management of Heritage life insurance and pension funds. Weve businesses in the UK, Germany and Ireland and hold a broad range of both Heritage and Open products split across three key business segments: UK Heritage, UK Open and Europe.  Our open business manufactures and underwrites new products and policies to support people saving for their future in areas such as workplace pensions and SIPPs, primary under the Standard Life brand. And we market corporate pension trustee services and manufacture products to be sold under other brands. Did you know Phoenix Life manufactures SunLifes market leading Guaranteed Over 50s plan? 

We value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone.


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