Description

This is an incredible opportunity for a Banking Tax specialist to take on a senior position in the in-house tax team of a leading international banking group with further strategic expansion planned over the next 5 years.

The UK tax team is responsible for managing tax issues across Europe and APAC, providing strategic tax planning and advisory support to the business as well as managing the group's tax reporting, compliance and accounting requirements across the regions. Reporting directly into the Head of Tax for Europe and APAC, this role would suit an ambitious candidate with prior experience working in the banking sector, on both domestic and international tax issues, joining a team that has plans to grow and the opportunities that come with that.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Head of Tax to manage corporate tax, tax reporting and related issues. Specific ownership and responsibility for all tax compliance matters across Europe and Asia Pacific (including branch tax issues such as Bank Levy, CATA, CIR etc)
• Ensuring the accuracy and compliance of consolidated tax reporting for across these regions. This would include the oversight of third party providers and junior members of the team.
• Provide first line of contact for advice and support to the businesses on various live trade, lending, and other product and business opportunities (UK, Europe, Canada, USA and APAC) as well for corporate structural and planning in the Europe and APAC.
• Proactively assesses operational efficiencies and leverages technology to automate, streamline processes
• Oversight of the VAT / indirect tax returns and maintenance and review of VAT special partial exemption method
• Lead and manage the implementation and maintenance of tax proposals or tax aspects of a transaction including, serving as a team member on multifunctional projects, interpretation and resolution of tax issues, reviewing transaction documents and monitoring and ensuring ongoing compliance with tax guidelines.
• Interaction with tax authorities across multiple jurisdiction within the Europe and Asia Pac regions

The ideal candidate will be ACA/CTA qualified (or equivalent) with significant UK corporation tax experience gained in the Banking Sector, either in-house or in a professional services environment. They will need strong technical knowledge in UK and international tax planning, relevant to the banking and financial services sector and experience in providing tax advisory services, and the necessary strategic, commercial and communication skills to support this. As part of a mid-sized team, wider experience or understanding of indirect tax / transfer pricing would be advantageous.