Job Description
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow (Hybrid working)
Full‑time | Permanent
Are you an experienced operational tax specialist looking to step into a role where your expertise genuinely shapes outcomes for clients and colleagues? Our Tax Team plays a critical role in delivering accurate, timely, and high‑quality tax reporting across UK and US regimes — and we’re looking for a Senior Operational Tax Analyst to join us.
This is a role for someone who thrives on technical depth, regulatory complexity, and being the go‑to expert others rely on. If you enjoy improving processes, elevating standards, and partnering with clients and internal teams, you’ll feel right at home.
About the Role
As a Senior Operational Tax Analyst, you will be a subject matter expert across all aspects of operational tax. You’ll ensure the accurate delivery of key tax and regulatory reporting, support the integrity of our tax data, and provide quality assurance across our client reporting processes.
You’ll also act as an escalation point for complex tax queries, support the development of the wider team, and contribute specialist insight to projects and change initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver timely and accurate regulatory reporting, including:
• UK tax reporting
• Common Reporting Standard (CRS)
• ISA reporting
• Partner with the Corporate Actions team to ensure correct tax treatment of dividends, including Group 1 & Group 2 positions and equalisation.
• Act as an escalation point for internal and client tax queries, providing clear, expert guidance.
• Drive “right‑first‑time” processing by working proactively with operational teams and sharing best practice.
• Provide quality assurance across client reporting to ensure accurate tax treatments.
Support training, coaching, and development of team members.
Maintain the integrity of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) data, overseeing system controls and file transfers.
Oversee taxation treatment within corporate actions processing.
Contribute specialist technical input to projects, change activity, and process improvement initiatives.
What You’ll Bring
Essential
• Strong technical knowledge of the UK personal tax landscape
• Recognised operational tax qualifications
• Experience in Corporate Actions
• Experience with CGix software
• Experience managing third‑party relationships
Desirable
• Regulatory awareness
• Oversight of operational teams
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Tax Specialist position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in Edinburgh offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.
