Indirect Tax Manager

Allianz Management Services Ltd; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Contributory pension

Development days

Discounts on Allianz products

Job summary

Allianz UK Group in Guildford is seeking an Indirect Tax Manager to lead UK VAT/IPT, manage a team of tax accountants, and provide specialist tax advice across Finance, Operations, and more. The role is hybrid with office attendance Monday and Thursday.

The candidate should have a CTA or equivalent, strong UK indirect tax experience, and excellent stakeholder skills. The company offers flexible benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified CTA or equivalent professional qualification required.
• Proven experience with UK indirect taxes (VAT and IPT).
• Experience in insurance sector with partial exemption methods.
• Strong knowledge of indirect tax compliance, reporting, and governance.
• Ability to interpret complex tax legislation for non-tax stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead indirect tax matters and manage a team of tax accountants.
• Oversee VAT, IPT returns and compliance deadlines.
• Provide specialist indirect tax advice to stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Underwriting, Claims, Procurement and Technology.
• Support business change projects with indirect tax implications.
• Maintain governance, controls, and risk management for indirect tax.
• Manage HMRC inquiries, audits and information requests.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes through automation.
• Monitor regulatory developments and communicate implications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on business planning and commercially focused tax advice.
• Develop colleagues within the wider tax function.

Skills

CTA

VAT & IPT

Insurance sector

Partial exemption

Indirect tax governance

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Education

CTA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

OneSource

Job description

Indirect Tax Manager

Role Description

As an Indirect Tax Manager, you will be the subject matter expert for Indirect Taxes and provide the Allianz UK Group with specialist indirect tax expertise, supporting the business across VAT, Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) and other indirect tax obligations. You will be responsible for delivering comprehensive compliance, reporting, advisory and tax risk management services, helping the business navigate a complex and evolving tax landscape while supporting key strategic initiatives.

Location: This role is be based in our Guildford office, this is a hybrid working role with the expectation that you will attend the office Monday and Thursday each week.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £95K 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

As an Indirect Tax Manager, you will;

• Be responsible for managing all indirect tax matters
• Managing and coaching Tax Accountants who support your role
• Lead the preparation and review of VAT, IPT and other indirect tax returns, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements and deadlines.
• Provide specialist indirect tax advice to stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Underwriting, Claims, Procurement and Technology.
• Support business change and transformation projects, ensuring indirect tax implications are identified and addressed at an early stage.
• Maintain and enhance indirect tax governance, controls and risk management frameworks.
• Proactively manage HMRC enquiries, audits and information requests.
• Identify opportunities to improve indirect tax processes, systems and controls through automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assessing the impact of changes on the Allianz UK Group and communicating recommendations to stakeholders.
• Play an active role in business planning by building strong relationships with key stakeholders and providing commercially focused tax advice.
• Support and develop colleagues within the wider tax function, promoting best practice and technical excellence.

Essential Skills

• Fully qualified CTA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Proven experience across UK indirect taxes, including VAT and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT).
• Experience working within the insurance sector or another partially exempt business, with a strong understanding of partial exemption methodologies and VAT recovery principles.
• Extensive knowledge of indirect tax compliance, reporting and governance requirements.
• Experience managing indirect tax risk and maintaining effective control frameworks.
• Ability to interpret complex tax legislation and clearly communicate technical issues to non-tax stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Highly developed analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Attention to detail whilst maintaining an understanding of wider commercial objectives.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and broader Microsoft Office skills.

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

Desirable Skills

• Experience working within a large multinational insurance or financial services organisation.
• Experience designing, implementing or reviewing partial exemption special methods.
• Experience managing HMRC audits, reviews and enquiries.
• Familiarity with SAP, OneSource or similar finance and tax reporting systems.
• Experience leading indirect tax process improvement, automation or digital tax initiatives.
• Understanding of cross-border VAT and international indirect tax issues.
• Self-motivated with excellent project and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage, including the effective and ethical use of AI tools to improve productivity, insight and decision-making.

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.

Join us – Let’s Care for Tomorrow.

#LI-Hybrid