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Indirect and Operational Tax Manager

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Titan Wealth is a fast-growing wealth management business, both in the UK and internationally. It has evolved a fairer, more efficient and effective business model, structured to deliver leading advice-led wealth management services, giving financial advisers and their clients the best opportunity to fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

We provide a dynamic work environment full of opportunity, one where both individual and team initiative and contribution is encouraged, so that together we can deliver better outcomes for our clients over the long term.

To lead the Group’s indirect and operational tax agenda, with a particular focus on VAT, employment taxes and related compliance obligations. The role is responsible for ensuring the business meets all statutory tax requirements, maintains a strong control environment, and proactively identifies and mitigates tax risks across the organisation.

Working closely with finance, people, operations and commercial teams, the successful candidate will provide pragmatic, commercially focused tax advice that supports day-to-day business activities, strategic projects, acquisitions, and organisational change. The role will play a key part in translating complex tax legislation into practical guidance, helping the business make informed decisions while balancing compliance, efficiency and commercial objectives.

As a trusted adviser to stakeholders across the Group, the postholder will drive continuous improvement in tax processes, support governance and regulatory requirements, manage relationships with external advisers and tax authorities, and ensure tax considerations are embedded into business planning and decision-making.

Responsibilities

Indirect Taxes

  • Manage the preparation and submission of UK VAT returns and related filings, including payments and reconciliations.
  • Monitor and manage VAT group registrations, de-registrations and associated obligations.
  • Support indirect tax aspects of statutory audits and tax audits.
  • Ensure robust VAT control/testing processes and documentation to support indirect tax compliance and SAO requirements.
  • Drive forward process improvements and use data analytic tools, to automate and enhance the VAT reporting process.
  • Provide practical VAT and indirect tax advice to finance and operational stakeholders.
  • Identify VAT recovery opportunities, including agreeing preparing PESM calculations with and submission to HMRC.
  • Lead HMRC VAT enquiries and disclosures if/where required.
  • Provide VAT training and guidance to finance and operational teams.
  • Advise on VAT implications of complex transactions, including corporate reorganisations, M&A, property transactions, international trading arrangements and cross border supplies of goods and services.
  • Provide VAT support on staff recharges, secondments, management charges, staff benefits/expenses and international mobility arrangements.
  • Review contracts, products, customer and supplier arrangements and new business initiatives from a VAT perspective.
  • Review overseas VAT registrations, reporting and compliance.
  • Monitor global e-invoicing developments and collaborate with Finance, IT, procurement and business stakeholders on timing, implementation and testing.
  • Manage customs/excise responsibilities, including any import VAT and postponed VAT accounting requirements.
  • Assess changes in VAT and indirect tax legislation and communicate to business.
  • Operational Taxes (training may be given if necessary)

  • Support on employment tax matters (excluding payroll related/BAU matters)
  • Prepare annual PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA).
  • Support the Head of Tax on Employment Related Securities matters, co-ordination and filings.
  • Partner with HR, Payroll and Reward teams to review tax compliance across employee remuneration and benefits programmes and to support in the development / maintenance of employment tax policies, controls and governance procedures, aligning with SAO requirements.
  • Employment tax support relating to Global Mobility.
  • Lead/Support on HMRC employment tax enquiries, reviews and disclosures if required.
  • General

  • Undertake tax technical research to address ad hoc tax queries and to support the Group Head of Tax on specific matters
  • Build networks with UK teams/stakeholders and external advisors to foster supportive, collaborative and open working relationships
  • Critical Skills and Experience required

  • Excellent communication skills, specifically with non-tax proficient stakeholders
  • Experience of tax technology and financial transformation
  • Technical excellence
  • Confidence to advance work independently and with accountability for delivery
  • High attention to detail
  • Professional mindset in communications and behaviour
  • Driving work through to completion, maintaining momentum throughout
  • Ability to prioritise work
  • Agility to develop in role as the Group grows
  • Anticipate deadlines and workflows to manage deliverables
  • Qualifications (Essential & Desirable)

  • CTA and/or qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA)
  • 4+ years post-qualified VAT experience, ideally with strong financial services experience
  • Trained within a leading professional services firm (Top 6 UK desirable)
  • Employment tax training can be provided if required
  • Experience of ERP systems (specifically NetSuite), Anaplan, and data analytics and automation platforms (such as Alteryx)
  • Key Interfaces (Internal and External)

  • Internal stakeholders include Finance, Legal, M&A, Risk, and the wider central functions and commercial and operational teams
  • External stakeholders include advisors, auditors and HMRC
  • Other information

  • Hybrid - 3 days in-office working, at least 1 day per week aligning with Group Head of Tax in the London office on Wigmore street
  • Key behaviours

  • Drive
  • Agility
  • Collaboration
  • Pro-active
  • Tenacity
  • Our employees are talented people, distinguished by excellence. You will be able to demonstrate a willingness to embrace the Company values of:

    Creativity – we recognise we need new ways of thinking, learning and doing to both improve our own productivity and efficiency as well as to help us stay ahead of competitors.

    Commitment – we are team with the willingness to put time, effort and energy into driving change in the organisation, going the extra mile.

    Collaboration – we need teamwork amongst ourselves and with partners to generate more innovative, efficient and effective solutions and thereby a greater sense of achievement.


    Terms
    - Competitive salary
    - Attractive Employee Pension Scheme (7.5% employer & minimum 3% employee)
    - 25 days Annual Leave + public holidays
    - Buy and sell holidays up to 5 days
    - Office Christmas close (3-days)
    - A range of benefits which includes private medical insurance, Group life insurance, and income protection insurance.
    - Hybrid working
    - Further education and training support
    - Discretionary performance related bonus
    - Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
    - 2 days per year for voluntary work
    - And lots of flexible benefits to choose from!

    The Titan Wealth Group is firmly committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for everyone who works with us, regardless of their race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability or disability, or political affiliation. We believe that having a diverse team allows us to create the best possible outcomes for our clients and team members. We strive to provide equal opportunities in all aspects of the workplace with respect to recruitment and career advancement, pay and benefits, training and development opportunities and other job-related activities.

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