Tax Manager - Investment Tax

An exciting opportunity to join a global Asset Management firm as a Tax Manager, based in London.

Reporting to the Senior Manager - Investment Tax, the Manager Investment Tax provides valuable support within the investment tax function as well as other business lines within FSI.

Key responsibilities:

* Ensure the provision of effective tax advisory support across the FSI pooled fund range

* Ensure effective controls and processes are in place to identify and manage all applicable tax risks and obligations in relation to the funds and investment universe

* Ensure an efficient and appropriate tax compliance calendar of activities and workflow is maintained - managing tax claims and maximising recoveries for funds where appropriate

* Maintain a thorough understanding of the fund range and their investment universe

* Manage working relationships with external parties and outsourced service arrangements

* Keep up to date with relevant UK and overseas taxation changes, rulings and regulation that affect the fund range and advise business areas of any implications that may arise

* Ensure tax risks are identified and managed, and facilitate effective support as required on tax issues impacting the fund and/or investment manager

* Ensure the provision of effective tax support to the Product and Operations teams on new fund propositions, rationalisations and mergers, coordinating external advisors as necessary

* Work with FSI's Product team to update fund documentation for relevant tax disclosures

* Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across various functions and business lines within FSI.

* Prepare technical tax papers and updates for various internal Committees and Boards

* Review and develop the tax strategy and risk framework for the product range

The ideal candidate will have:

* Relevant accounting qualifications from an appropriate industry body with a taxation specialty
* Strong tax background and experience with international (non UK) tax issues - emerging markets experience highly regarded
* Experience of product and/or investment tax issues in a financial services environment
* Big 4 background preferred
* Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
* Motivated self-starter with ability to operate effectively in an unstructured environment
* Excellent written and oral communication and influencing skills
* Manage relationships effectively with senior internal and external stakeholders (up to Board level)
* Ability to meet tight deadlines
* Ability to assimilate, analyse and present complex taxation issues to audiences with a non-tax background
* Demonstrated ability of applying risk based approaches to manage priorities and workflows
* Effective team player, interpersonal and collaboration skills