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Job title:

Tax Manager

Employee status:

Permanent, full-time

Department:

Finance

Reporting to:

Financial Controller

Location:

Office location London. Hybrid working available.

Date:

June 2026

Company overview

Our client writes a diversified book of business through a Lloyd's syndicate where, year after year, they're ranked in the top quartile for performance.

In an increasingly complex and volatile world, brokers and clients are looking for risk transfer partners who are accessible, resourceful and there for the long haul. At our client, their structure and mindset mean that their resources are an excellent match for their clients' risks.

They're here to find solutions: their underwriters are available and empowered to try their very hardest to find a way to say yes.

They're here for the future: being privately-owned means they take long term decisions about the business they do.

They're here for their customers: collaboration is a cornerstone of their culture, their policies and their claims handling. They believe in operating for the mutual benefit of all their business partners.

Purpose of the role

To manage the company's tax compliance and accounting activities, ensuring timely reporting, adequate tax strategy, and compliance with internal risk monitoring and all regulatory requirements. To liaise with external tax advisors where required.

Duties and accountabilities

• Manage all tax compliance and accounting activities in a timely and efficient manner.
• Drive best practice policies and procedures for the business.
• Ensure the business is compliant with all regulations including (but not limited to) Lloyd's of London and HMRC, preparing and submitting relevant returns, liaising with external tax advisors where required.
• Assist, prepare and review, where appropriate, tax returns including VAT, Tax Computations or other Lloyd's tax returns.
• Partner with the Group Tax Team for US tax provisioning process, and ad hoc projects as required.
• Liaise with external tax advisors, where required (ie: Tax computations). Provide necessary supporting documentation to tax advisors in a timely manner.
• Support the continued transformation of the Tax function and migration to new General Ledger.
• Manage tax compliance and controls framework ensuring that finance risks are identified and regularly monitored.
• Provide necessary evidence to auditors in a timely manner.
• Manage various tax health checks / projects on ad-hoc basis.

Skills, knowledge and experience

The successful candidate will:

• Be qualified with a recognised professional body (CTA) with +5 years relevant experience.
• Have relevant work experience gained in the tax accounting and compliance. Ideally they will have worked in the London Insurance Market.
• Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word and Excel.
• Have strong, clear and well-structured written and verbal communication skills.
• Builds and maintains good internal and external relationships including the Group tax team and external tax advisors.

Our Values

Fairness and respect

We make decisions considering the best interests of key stakeholders. We are direct and straightforward in our actions, working collaboratively to create a culture of fairness and respect.

Open and inclusive

We act with integrity, valuing diversity of thought and background. We take time to listen to the needs of our customers, stakeholders and colleagues working together to seek and share information.

Ambitious

We have a passion for success, aspiring to be recognised as best in class. We embrace new opportunities, encouraging innovation in pursuit of our goals.

Striving to be better

We strive to improve at all times, challenging complacency, being agile and adapting to change. We always seek to improve our customers' experience with us.

Investing in people's potential

We provide an environment where each employee can reach their personal potential. We encourage personal accountability for performance and individual ownership for growth and success.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the value of a diverse workforce in facilitating better decision making and business growth. They encourage a variety of differing views, perspectives and insights to create a collaborative working environment. Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental to their business and they encourage applications from all backgrounds recognising the diversity of society and their customers.

It's important to us that you are able to perform at your best when applying for this role. If there are any adjustments we can reasonably make to ensure that the process is accessible for you, please let us know.

As a business, our client understands individual circumstances may differ and aims to be adaptable and to support flexible working practices. Talk to us to understand how they can help support you in reaching your full potential.

Contact information

Stephen Nolson