End Date Monday 02 December 2024 Salary Range £0 - £0 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Job Share Job Description Summary TITLE: VAT Manager SALARY: £78,849-£87,610 (London) or £68,202-£75,780 (Edinburgh) LOCATION: London or Edinburgh HOURS: Full time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our London or Edinburgh office. Group Tax is a key function within the Finance community of LBG, having responsibility for managing the Group’s tax affairs. The Group has a wide range of tax payments, deductions, and reporting obligations both for its own account but also for its colleagues and customers. Group Tax manages these obligations on behalf of the Group, ensuring the tax consequences of all transactions are understood and that the Group is in full compliance with its statutory obligations. Job Description What you’ll do: Provide informative, high quality sophisticated indirect tax advice to all business areas taking mentorship from their senior tax peer group. Build relationships with important internal stakeholders and act as their business partner to understand new product offerings and transactions. Helping to ensure the VAT compliance of the VAT group is correct by preparing and reviewing returns, liaising with the business and working with senior managers to provide dashboarding to senior stakeholders. Management of and assistance with indirect tax audits and enquiries where applicable. Identify areas to improve the effectiveness of our VAT activities and initiates efforts to streamline and improve processes using the group’s tax technology resources. Working with the business and Senior Managers to document processes and controls and monitoring implementation of those procedures within the organisation. Delivers own small-scale or medium-scale projects by working within an established programme management plan. Develops and designs content for training courses in specific functional areas to fill gaps in established programs; runs sophisticated and/or customised training courses to improve employee performance within specific functional area. What you'll need: ACCA/ACA and/or CTA qualified. Strong VAT / Indirect Tax Advisory experience preferably in financial services. Good understanding of Tax Technology and data management. Experience working in either Big 4, Top Tier Accountancy or Financial Institutions organisations. Accuracy, time management and ability to meet tight deadlines. Initiative and good people skills with ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues in all parts of the Group and with HM Revenue and Customs. About working for us: Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative, and it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.