We are recruiting for a UK Tax Manager in our London offices

PURPOSE

To work within Group Tax to support the UK Tax Senior Manager and the Tax Compliance and Reporting team.

This is a mixed role involving tax compliance, tax reporting, UK tax technical analysis, M&A, tax advisory and managing tax risks for our businesses. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Support the UK Tax Senior Manager as a tax business partner to our Legal & General Capital division. Provide tax advice on all mainstream UK tax issues in relation to projects, new initiatives and M&A activity. Produce technical analysis and documentation on key tax issues to include transfer pricing and tax accounting analysis where appropriate.
• Providing post-transactional support to operationally devolved areas of the Legal & General Capital division (e.g. L&G Homes). This includes completion of the corporation tax computations and returns (using ONESOURCE software) for the Legal & General Capital division, including the relevant claims and elections, computational Transfer Pricing adjustments and responding to HMRC queries. Prepare the tax disclosures for these entities for the statutory accounts.
• Provide support to the Compliance and Reporting team as needed to support business initiatives.
• Maintain good technical knowledge of UK corporation tax and develop knowledge of VAT as it applies to our Legal & General Capital division. Communicate tax issues clearly to non-tax specialists.
• Liaise with key finance and business contacts to build networks to ensure smooth management and communication of tax issues.  Building networks externally with advisors, relevant tax authorities and industry bodies. 
• Support other members of the tax team with ad hoc queries, projects and transactions. 

Professional knowledge and qualifications

• Qualified Accountant, or with sufficient experience of financial accounting to maintain up-to-date professional knowledge.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation or with sufficient tax experience to maintain up-to-date professional knowledge.
• A minimum of 3 years corporate tax experience whether in HMRC, accounting practice or industry.

Statutory and regulatory legislation

• Knowledge of UK Taxes Acts, including corporation tax, VAT and stamp duty to the extent that they apply to the companies in the group for which tax responsibility held.
• Good knowledge of the tax aspects of UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Develops knowledge of the key reporting requirements of the PRA and other regulatory bodies where appropriate.
• Develops understanding of the key concepts which drive regulation within our markets.

Business/Commercial

• Have an understanding of the general business and financial services environment and regulatory business requirements and its impact on Legal & General's strategy.
• Develops practical knowledge of each of the Group's businesses and how they interrelate including a knowledge of the operational structures of senior management and their reporting lines.
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of the Group's policies and procedures including the Group’s risk management framework.
• Develops and maintains a commercial awareness of all businesses and products offered within the L&G Group.

Reporting requirements

• Ability to manage the production of both internal and external financial reporting documentation and announcements.

Systems and IT

• Develop knowledge of L&G Group’s UK general ledger and management reporting system.
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint.
• Detailed application of the department’s specific tax software packages.

Communication

• Communicate complex technical issues in a clear, simple manner to a wide audience.
• Prepared to listen to others and work to understand their viewpoint.
• Ability to create and deliver clear and concise written or verbal reports.
• Ability to adapt approach to suit audience.

Analytical ability

• Assimilates complex information, identifies key issues, implications and consequences.
• Ability to review for trends, anticipate problems/omissions and consider potential ways to mitigate them.
• Be able to take ‘big picture’ approach.

Leadership

• Prioritisation, planning and organisation of multi task/person assignments.
• Works with and provides guidance and support to other teams.
• Works to build contacts within the organisation.

Initiative

• Proactively seeks solutions to problems.
• Ability to progress idea/solution by undertaking extra tasks proactively.

Judgement

• Clarifies objectives, aims, timescales and required outcomes.
• Obtains appropriate factual data to assist in decision-making.

Managing Relationships

• Builds and develops strong relationships with staff, peers and other contacts within the business and externally

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 27 days' holiday,private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

For further information about the role, please contact Lynn Morriss, UK Resourcing Lead, at lynn.morriss@landg.com