Tax Technical Manager - Life Assurance

In this role, you will work with the Heads of Tax within the Life Assurance Industry, as well as government and HMRC leaders in Life Tax. Your role is to ensure the most pressing issues of the UK and overseas tax regimes, such that they impact on Life Assurance businesses, are adequately understood and then either help the industry to lobby for fair changes or mitigate against inevitable tax risks.

A passion for the subject, a network within the sector and/or an ability to drive change via leadership of senior working groups is key to the success of the role.

• An understanding of the UK Tax System and UK Tax Policy, most probably a qualified accountant or tax professional;
• Strong analytical and technical capabilities to deal with complex multi-layered issues in order to inform an evidence-based approach to policy making, decision making, and problem solving;
• An enthusiasm for promoting the interests of the insurance industry and its customers through development of a fair and efficient tax system;
• Ability to gain credibility with those at senior levels within the financial services industry, government or elsewhere. Experience, or a keen understanding of, what is required to facilitate and influence decision-making at those levels would also be beneficial;
• Experience of presenting complex financial concepts to a senior, but not necessarily expert, audience with the ability to achieve good understanding and positive outcomes;
• Ability to understand and anticipate a regulator's needs and approach, and to match industry response to that in order to argue persuasively for the industry's interests;
• Present clear and concise messages with attention to detail to summarise our positions and represent the industry in meetings, seminars and in the media;
• Be flexible across a wide-ranging portfolio, able to prioritise effectively and respond to time critical and/or technical material, and the ability to react quickly to urgent issues and incidents;
• Demonstrable experience of building and managing strong working relationships internally and externally and successfully influencing stakeholders to effect change.

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