Direct Tax Accountant

Allianz; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Insurance product discounts up to 50%

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Job summary

Allianz UK is recruiting a Direct Tax Accountant for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Guildford with hybrid working (office Mon/Thu). The role focuses on corporate/direct tax compliance, reporting and advisory support within a global insurance group.

You will prepare returns, maintain tax accounts, support tax projects, and monitor legislation while collaborating with internal teams and external advisors. Salary is circa £65,000 with flexible benefits.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA/ACA or CTA, or working towards.
• Experience in corporate/direct tax, reporting and compliance.
• Excellent Word and Excel skills.
• Experience with AlphaTax and SAP.
• Ability to interpret and communicate technical tax matters.
• Highly organised with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit and obtain agreement from HMRC on corporate and direct tax returns and payments.
• Maintain compliance records and documentation to meet deadlines.
• Maintain tax accounts and balances for Allianz UK Group.
• Support tax advisory matters and contribute to tax projects across the business.
• Monitor developments in tax legislation and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, external advisors and tax authorities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the tax function.

Skills

ACCA/ACA/CTA eligible

Tax reporting & compliance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Excel

Word

Education

Fully qualified ACCA/ACA/CTA or working towards

Tools

AlphaTax

SAP

Job description

12 Month Fixed Term Contract ending December 2027

Role Description

As a Direct Tax Accountant, you will contribute to delivering a high-performing central tax function for the Allianz UK Group, ensuring corporate and direct tax compliance requirements are met while supporting tax reporting, advisory activities and business projects. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your technical expertise within a global organisation and gain exposure to a broad range of tax matters across the business.

Location

This role is based in our Guildford office, please note that this is a hybrid role with the expectation you attend the office on Mondays and Thursdays.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £65,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

• Preparing, submitting and obtaining agreement from HMRC on all relevant corporate and direct tax returns and associated payments.
• Maintaining compliance records and documentation to ensure all required tax filings and payments are made within statutory deadlines.
• Maintaining tax accounts and balances for the Allianz Insurance UK Group.
• Supporting on tax advisory matters and contribute to specific tax projects across the business.
• Monitoring developments in tax legislation and communicate relevant updates and impacts to stakeholders.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external advisors and tax authorities.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the tax function.

Essential Skills

• Fully qualified ACCA, ACA or CTA , or working towards becoming fully qualified.
• Proven experience in corporate and/or direct tax, tax reporting and compliance activities.
• Excellent Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
• Experience using tax specialist software such as AlphaTax and accounting systems such as SAP.
• Ability to interpret, research and clearly communicate technical tax matters.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

We support the government scheme "Access to Work". Please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme

Desirable Skills

• Experience supporting tax advisory projects or process improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of insurance industry tax considerations
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We're here to support you.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.

Closing date: October 15th 2026

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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