Tax Manager – Operational Tax

Job title:

Tax Manager – Operational Tax

Company

Nationwide

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Product Tax Manager to join our Tax Management team, focusing on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and the Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) due diligence and reporting to HMRC.Our team comprises of individuals with a wide range of experiences who are building processes and capability to meet current and future requirements.We have an exciting time ahead and are seeking to grow the team with high calibre individuals.As a Tax Manager in the team, you will be accountable for executing on the team vision, ensuring that our FATCA CRS obligations are always delivered on time, in line with HMRC requirements and free from errors.At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.For this job you’ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you’ll spend 40% of your working time, at either our London or Swindon offices. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to .If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.What you’ll be doingThis role will lead Nationwide’s FATCA / CRS program, working with stakeholders across the business to provide a high-quality due diligence process and external reporting output for both HMRC and our customers.You will be responsible for:

• The preparation and submission of UK FATCA / CRS returns, working closely with stakeholders across the end-to end process.
• Maintaining good technical knowledge of FATCA / CRS, monitoring any changes in legislation and reporting, assessing the impact thereof, and sharing complex changes with stakeholders in simple terms to ensure the Society complies with legislative requirements.
• Building effective working relationships with stakeholders across Nationwide to develop and maintain internal procedures, checklists and guidelines for FATCA / CRS related tasks, ensuring policies and governance documents are in place and updated.
• Providing subject matter expertise to support technical input/sign off to the Product and Operational teams for projects and updates required in relation to tax due diligence and FATCA / CRS reporting validations. This will include ensuring that the Society meets all tax due diligence obligations, including liaison with HMRC, auditors and advisors as required and ensuring appropriate processes and controls and investigations are carried out.
• Assisting and supporting the development and improvement of tax systems and processes to deliver improvements to efficiency and risk reduction.

About youAs a minimum you will be:

• A qualified accountant and/or qualified tax professional.
• Experienced in operating and developing a FATCA CRS due diligence and reporting framework in an in-house financial services environment or have experience supporting from within Practice.
• Experienced in providing tax advice to product business and operations teams covering FATCA CRS regimes.
• Experienced in improving governance and controls with a proven track record of implementing change across tax due diligence journeys.
• An excellent communicator, able to engage effectively with and influence people at all levels across Nationwide, ensuring FATCA CRS is communicated at the relevant level of depth.

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel – We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight – We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better – We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done – We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.The extras you’ll getThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of societyWe forge our own path at Nationwide.As a mutual, we’re owned by our members – those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.We are Purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.What to do nextIf this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.#LI-POST

Expected salary

Location

London – Swindon

Job date

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:13:28 GMT

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