Fund Tax Manager recruitment

Our client, a leading investment house, is seeking a Senior Fund Tax Manager to work within their Edinburghteam. Reporting directly into the Head of Tax, the Senior Fund Tax Manager is responsible for the production and delivery of taxation services to Investment Administration clients.

Responsibilities of the Senior Fund Tax Manager:

- Deal with client contacts and ensure all client taxation issues are resolved

- Deal with HMRC and ensure all taxation issues are resolved

- Review and authorise tax provisions, computations, returns and tax forecasts for authorised funds and income proof and analysis for life funds and all capital gains tax reports. Ensure compliance with current tax legislation

- Ensure that tax static data and portfolio and asset set ups for tax are correct

- Ensure a high standard of service is provided to clients and coordinate any service changes/new take ons

- Manage User Acceptance of new / upgraded tax software

- Manage tax / standing data system updates

- Manage the allocated taxation team, ensuring that the department objectives are achieved, and develop an enthusiastic and motivated team

Background of the Senior Fund Tax Manager:

- Experience working within financial services highly preferable

- Direct working exposure to funds (ideally collective investment schemes) absolutely essential

- Extensive knowledge of taxation and how tax is applied to funds essential

- Understanding of European (ideally German) taxation highly preferable

- European language skills preferable but not essential

- Excellent attention to detail

This is a permanent Monday - Friday role for a Senior Fund Tax Manager paying an excellent salary plus bonus and benefits.