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Senior Tax Manager (Compliance & Advisory) - 6m FTC
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Are you an experienced tax professional looking for a high-impact role within a major UK investment organisation? This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established tax function and play a pivotal role in overseeing UK tax compliance, providing strategic tax advice, and driving process improvements across a significant property and infrastructure investment portfolio. Based in London with hybrid working, this six-month fixed-term contract offers the chance to work alongside senior stakeholders and contribute to a business managing billions of pounds of long-term investments.
Your New Company
Our client is a leading investment and pension fund organisation responsible for managing over £20 billion of assets. With a long-term investment outlook and a strong focus on governance, sustainability, and member outcomes, the organisation operates across a diverse portfolio that includes significant property and infrastructure investments. You will join a collaborative and highly regarded tax team during a period of transition, providing valuable senior-level expertise and support.
Your New Role
As Senior Tax Manager (Compliance & Advisory), you will provide senior oversight across investment tax compliance activities while acting as a key adviser to investment stakeholders on property and infrastructure tax matters. Approximately 60% of the role will focus on compliance, 30% on advisory and project work, and 10% on tax risk and governance activities.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing the investment tax compliance calendar across corporation tax, partnership tax, VAT, and CIS.
- Reviewing corporation tax and partnership tax returns for property investments.
- Reviewing corporation tax returns prepared by external advisers for infrastructure investments.
- Overseeing recurring VAT and CIS compliance activities, including filings, payments, and query management.
- Acting as the primary tax adviser to property and infrastructure investment teams.
- Advising on acquisitions, disposals, asset management activities, financing arrangements, and investment structures.
- Managing relationships with external tax advisers and reviewing the quality of their deliverables.
- Supporting tax governance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Improving controls, documentation, operating procedures, and compliance processes across the tax function.
- Collaborating with Finance, Operations, Investment Accounting, and investment stakeholders to resolve technical and operational tax matters.
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What You'll Need to Succeed
To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified tax or accounting professional with strong experience across UK tax compliance and advisory within an investment, property, real estate, infrastructure, asset management, or related environment.
You will ideally bring:
- ACA, ACCA, CTA, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Strong experience in UK corporation tax, partnership tax, VAT, and CIS compliance.
- Background in property, real estate, infrastructure, or asset management tax.
- Experience overseeing complex tax compliance processes and governance frameworks.
- Ability to manage and challenge external advisers to ensure high-quality outputs.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to work across finance, operations, and investment teams.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical tax matters in a commercial and practical way.
- A proactive, collaborative approach and the ability to operate independently in a senior role.
What You'll Get in Return
- Six-month fixed-term contract with immediate impact and visibility.
- Hybrid working arrangement based in London.
- Opportunity to work on a substantial property and infrastructure investment portfolio.
- Exposure to senior stakeholders across tax, finance, and investment functions.
- Broad mix of tax compliance, advisory, and process improvement work.
- Collaborative and purpose-driven environment with a highly respected in-house tax team.
Apply Now
If you're an experienced Senior Tax Manager looking for a challenging and rewarding contract opportunity within a leading investment organisation, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion about this role.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Investment Tax
- Corporate Tax
- Partnership Tax
- VAT
- Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)
- Tax Compliance
- Tax Advisory
- Tax Risk Management
- Tax Governance
- Property Tax
- Infrastructure Tax
- Real Estate Tax
- Asset Management Tax
- Corporation Tax Returns
- Partnership Tax Returns
- Tax Controls & Processes
- Process Improvement
- Tax Operating Models
- Tax Reporting
- Tax Review
- Tax Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- Adviser Management
- Transaction Support
- Investment Structuring
- Acquisitions & Disposals
- Tax Due Diligence
- Compliance Management
- Financial Services
- Pension Fund Taxation
- Project Management
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Senior Tax Manager (Compliance & Advisory) | Fixed-Term Contract
- Led investment tax compliance activities across corporation tax, partnership tax, VAT, and CIS workstreams.
- Acted as the primary tax adviser to property and infrastructure investment teams, providing practical and commercial tax guidance.
- Reviewed corporation tax and partnership tax returns for complex property investment structures.
- Oversaw corporation tax compliance for infrastructure investments prepared by external advisers.
- Managed VAT and CIS compliance processes, ensuring timely filings, payments, and issue resolution.
- Advised on acquisitions, disposals, financing arrangements, asset management activities, and investment structures.
- Identified and mitigated tax risks across property and infrastructure portfolios.
- Managed relationships with external tax advisers, challenging outputs and ensuring high-quality delivery.
- Collaborated with Finance, Operations, Investment Accounting, and investment stakeholders to support tax compliance and advisory activities.
- Enhanced tax governance frameworks through improved controls, documentation, and reporting processes.
- Developed and maintained compliance timetables, process notes, SOPs, and review procedures.
- Drove process improvement initiatives, strengthening controls, data quality, and operational efficiency.
- Provided senior technical oversight and support during key compliance periods and strategic tax projects.
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