Manager, Indirect Tax - Insurance Manager jobs in London

Job Description

About the Manager, Indirect Tax Jobs in London

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The Role:
To manage the day-to-day UK VAT affairs of the Corporation of Lloyd’s by: taking responsibility for the preparing and filings of VAT returns and providing technical support to the other functions of the Corporation; being the go-to contact for the Corporation on any VAT issues and queries (including overseas offices); supporting the Corporation on VAT aspects of cross-directorate projects; ensuring the Corporation is compliant with its risk and governance requirements.
Principal Accountabilities:

• Act as principal preparer of the Corporation’s quarterly VAT returns.
• Act as principal preparer of the Corporation’s other UK VAT compliance obligations, including the annual adjustment and capital goods scheme adjustment.
• Provide VAT support and advice to other departments on VAT issues, queries and cross-directorate projects.
• Provide VAT/GST support and advice to overseas offices where required.
• Maintain VAT procedures and other key controls within the VAT risk and governance framework.
• Liaise with HMRC and on VAT-related issues and queries.
• Support with lobbying and industry group representation on VAT issues which impact the Corporation.

Skills, Knowledge And Experience

• Strong data analytic skills and excellent attention to detail;
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate tax-technical issues to a non-tax audience;
• Ability to work independently with guidance only on complex issues and organise and prioritise own work;
• Ability to work as part of a team and liaise with other departments and external contacts;
• Ability to analyse changes in legislation and assess impact of changes on Lloyd’s;
• Proactive attitude toward identifying issues and recommending solutions based on initiative, experience and understanding of procedures;
• Confidence to challenge information provided and to use initiative especially in dealing with areas of ambiguity;
• Consultative approach and the ability to manage conflicting views.
• Solid and broad knowledge of relevant VAT/GST regimes (in particular UK).
• Good knowledge of partial exemption essential.
• Solid and broad grounding in UK VAT from a compliance perspective

Professional Qualifications

• Accountancy or tax qualification required, e.g. ACCA, ACA or CTA. However, not essential if candidate can prove they have experience equivalent to this and can operate at the same level.