Assistant Manager - Operational & Product Tax

Robert Walters UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Operational and Product Tax team in London. This role involves developing technical knowledge in operational taxes and managing client relationships. The ideal candidate has experience in finance and tax regulations. The company offers a dynamic work environment and embraces hybrid working, providing opportunities for growth and progression.

Qualifications

• Deep technical ability relating to tax or financial services.
• Practical experience dealing with operational taxes.
• Understanding of financial markets and products.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining technical knowledge across operational taxes.
• Supporting management of client relationships.
• Identifying areas for provision of operational tax services.

Skills

Technical ability relating to tax

Project management skills

Client-facing delivery skills

Knowledge of Withholding Tax

Understanding of financial markets

Job description

Overview

Our client is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Operational and Product Tax team. This role offers a dynamic and challenging work environment within a supportive leadership team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of an expanding business, working with some of the best-known financial services firms as well as mid-size and new market entrants. The team embraces hybrid and flexible working, offering huge opportunities for growth and progression.

Salary and Location

Salary: Competitive and based on experience

Location: London

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining a high level of technical knowledge across operational taxes and related areas.
• Supporting the management of client relationships and projects.
• Identifying areas for the provision of operational tax and other services.
• Developing and advising on cutting-edge client propositions.
• Collaborating with teams across the UK and globally to provide high-quality operational tax support.
• Participating in the development of new client propositions, including working with technology teams to develop new solutions.

What you bring

• Deep technical ability relating to tax or financial services.
• Practical experience dealing with operational taxes within a Financial Services context.
• Understanding of financial markets, participants, and products.
• Knowledge of Withholding Tax, Transaction Tax, Information Reporting (FATCA, CRS/AEOI), Qualified Intermediary or International Tax principles.
• Excellent project management, delegation/coaching and client-facing delivery skills.
• Enthusiasm to work with emerging technologies combined with evolving tax regulations.

What sets this company apart

Our client is a fast-growing part of the financial services tax sector, offering a dynamic and challenging work environment within a supportive leadership team. They have a diverse client base spanning the financial services sector, providing services to banks, custodians, brokers, asset managers, alternative investors, wealth and hedge asset managers and global institutional investors. The team is diverse and collaborative, with individuals based across London, Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh. They embraced hybrid and flexible working long before it became the norm!

What’s next

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About the job

Contract Type: Permanent

Specialism: Accountancy & Finance

Focus: Tax

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Location: City of London

Job Reference: AOPN9R-6D6E395D

Date posted: 4 March 2025

Consultant: Thomas Geleschun

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