Policyholder Tax Manager

Aviva; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

Private medical benefit

Employee discounts

Annual leave 29 days

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva in the UK is seeking a Policyholder Tax Manager to deliver practical tax guidance and oversee reporting across the business. You will influence senior stakeholders and work with Finance, Operations, Risk and Change to manage tax risks and drive improvements.

You will shape regulatory change projects and support delivery of customer outcomes while partnering with colleagues to balance risk and opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience with pensions or ISA products and the regulatory environment.
• Strong reconciliation experience and understanding.
• Ability to influence decisions and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical tax guidance for policyholder taxation.
• Oversee key reporting activities and support strategic business change.
• Manage tax risks, strengthen controls and drive improvements.

Skills

Pensions knowledge

ISA taxation

Relationship management

Regulatory change

Risk controls

Job description

York or Bristol based (50% hybrid working)

This is a great job for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, influencing business decisions and building specialist expertise in pensions or ISA taxation. If you're looking for a role where your insight can shape business outcomes, support important regulatory change and help deliver great customer outcomes, this could be the opportunity for you. Working within a specialist team, you'll have the chance to broaden your expertise, work with senior stakeholders and make a real impact across Aviva.

A bit about the job:

Our Policyholder Tax team helps Aviva meet its obligations to customers, regulators and HMRC while supporting good business decisions. As a Policyholder Tax Manager, you'll provide practical tax guidance, oversee key reporting activities and support strategic change across the business. You'll work closely with colleagues in Finance, Operations, Risk, Compliance and Change to manage tax risks, strengthen controls and drive improvements. No two days are quite the same, with opportunities to contribute to projects, solve complex challenges and influence important decisions. It's a role where your expertise will help us deliver the right outcomes today while preparing for tomorrow.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience working with pensions or ISA products and an understanding of the associated regulatory environment.
• Strong reconciliation experience and understanding.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions and communicate clearly.
• Experience supporting regulatory change, business projects or process improvements.
• Good understanding of risk management and controls, ideally within a regulated environment.

What you’ll get:

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We want you to shine. That’s why we have so much to offer you:

• Salary around £55,000 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business’
• Generous pension scheme – we’ll contribute up to 14%
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• 29 days of paid leave exclusive of public holidays - with the option of buying or selling 5 additional days
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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