Senior Tax Manager – Indirect tax

Overview

In this role you help manage VAT risk across Lloyds Banking Group by applying indirect tax expertise and partnering with internal teams. You’ll advise on new products, income streams and transactions while strengthening VAT compliance and governance. The position offers broad exposure to processes, technology and control improvements, with opportunities to design training and drive impactful tax transformation. You will work across the Group to deliver practical, high-quality VAT guidance and strengthen tax resilience.

Pay / Benefits

• generous pension contribution up to 15%
• annual performance-related bonus
• share schemes including free shares
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• wellbeing initiatives
• generous parental leave policies

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality indirect tax advice on new products, income streams and transactions
• Build strong internal partnerships to understand and support new business initiatives
• Ensure VAT compliance through return reviews and dashboards for senior stakeholders
• Lead systems and process assurance reviews to identify VAT risks and drive governance
• Improve VAT activities and processes using the Group’s tax technology resources
• Document processes and controls and monitor their implementation
• Design and deliver tailored training to address capability gaps
• Analyze data from multiple sources to identify themes and impacts
• Identify shortcomings and improve VAT processes and structures across owned areas
• Develop procedures and interpret policy to achieve business outcomes

Key requirements

• Trusted VAT Advisor with strong VAT expertise to ensure obligations are fulfilled and managed
• CTA or equivalent work experience within Financial Services (preferred)
• Holistic tax risk management capability with sound judgement for complex priorities
• Tax technology and data management ability to interpret technical information and develop solutions
• Excellent communication to explain complex information to diverse stakeholders
• Collaborative approach to cross-organisational relationship-building

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Stakeholder management
• VAT expertise and advisory skills
• VAT compliance and governance
• Tax technology and data analysis

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