Policyholder Tax Manager

12-month fixed-term contract

Location: York or Bristol based

Salary: £65,000 – £75,000

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Policyholder Tax team within Aviva on a fixed term contract. You’ll be accountable for regulatory compliance across BAU, regulatory and strategic change. You will be responsible for managing a dynamic team of Policyholder Tax specialists who you will support in delivering process improvements and change, considering the wider business impacts. You will be responsible for ensuring the Aviva risk and control framework is adhered to, and continuously assess any emerging risks. You will have excellent communications skills, being able to articulate risks, issues and their impacts to senior leaders and stakeholders, both internal and external.

A bit about the job:

The responsibilities of the Tax Manager will include:

• Oversight and sign-off of HMRC regulatory returns
• Lead delivery of complex and commercially significant change projects (regulatory and strategic) as a Policyholder Tax SME
• Managing an independent and driven team of policyholder tax specialists, including managing people leaders
• Ensuring Policyholder Tax processes and procedures are appropriately managed within our risk and control framework
• Oversight and support of balance sheet tax reconciliations
• Making decisions within risk appetite, engaging with the relevant finance, risk and governance teams
• Support the business with complex and technical tax queries and complaints

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Policyholder Tax knowledge and practical experience in respect of Pension and ISA products, and their administration in line with the underlying legislation/regulations
• Strong collaboration skills as an active and engaged participant at working groups with HMRC and other industry bodies: e.g ABI, and collaboratively amongst industry peers.
• Ability to work to tight timescales, balancing conflicting demands whilst maintaining professional standards
• Good understanding of our risk and control framework with the ability to make appropriate risk-based decisions
• Great at communication, networking, influencing and relationship building, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and straightforward manner
• Strong track record in delivering work to key deadlines
• Confident to communicate and liaises with stakeholders, including finance, and operational areas and provide regular updates on Policyholder Tax/change activity
• Flexible and adept at problem solving, with the ability to deliver solutions considering both tax and wider business requirements.  

What you’ll get for this role:

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 have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary around £65,000 -  £75,000  - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity - 12% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• 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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