Property VAT Senior Manager

Legal And General Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is looking for a Property VAT Senior Manager to shape VAT strategy for its diverse property portfolio. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and provide guidance on property transactions, ensuring compliance and promoting process improvements. This role requires ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualification and strong technical UK VAT knowledge with experience advising fund managers.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Electric car scheme

Discounts on products and services

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification property VAT experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK VAT in property transactions.
• Experience in property acquisitions and disposals.
• Ability to manage relationships with HMRC.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary VAT business partner to Real Estate teams.
• Provide VAT sign-off on property transactions.
• Lead improvements in VAT processes.
• Manage communications with HMRC.

Skills

Post-qualification property VAT experience

Technical knowledge of UK VAT

Advising fund managers

Excellent communication skills

Relationship management with HMRC

Education

ACA, ACCA or CTA qualified

Job description

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Job Description

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping VAT strategy across a diverse property portfolio? We’re looking for a Property VAT Senior Manager to join our Group Finance team and provide expert guidance across our Homes, Property Investment, and Development businesses. This is a high-impact role where you’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders, manage third-party providers, and influence commercial decisions with clear, pragmatic tax advice.

What you’ll be doing:

• Acting as the primary VAT business partner to Real Estate and Homes teams
• Collaborating with Private Markets Tax colleagues to deliver end-to-end VAT support
• Providing VAT sign-off on property transactions and overseeing compliance controls
• Leading improvements in VAT processes and supporting automation initiatives
• Overseeing VAT compliance across funds and investment vehicles in multiple jurisdictions
• Managing communications with HMRC including disclosures and ruling requests
• Delivering training and briefings to enhance VAT awareness across the business
• Engaging with industry bodies and managing relationships with external advisors

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• ACA, ACCA or CTA qualified with significant post-qualification property VAT experience
• Strong technical knowledge of UK VAT in property transactions and fund structures
• Experience advising fund managers and explaining tax issues to non-specialists
• Practical understanding of property acquisitions, developments, and disposals
• Familiarity with REITs, JPUTs, GP/LP structures and build-to-rent models
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across varied audiences
• Proven ability to manage relationships with HMRC and external advisors
• Strategic mindset with a proactive approach to governance and risk management

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.