Tax Manager

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories.

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The Opportunity As a Tax Manager within Markets & Securities Services Operations, you’ll support the delivery of UK tax reporting for Life Tax clients and collective investment funds. The role focuses on completing daily monthly and annual reporting accurately on time and in line with defined controls and checklists. You’ll oversee review activity across the team to make sure Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and loan relationship positions are processed correctly before daily pricing.

You’ll keep the team aligned to tax technical and regulatory changes translating updates into practical guidance. You’ll also work with client’s, internal teams and third parties to resolve tax issues within agreed deadlines. As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

What you'll be doing:

Deliver UK tax reporting for Life Tax clients including daily monthly and annual tasks with evidenced controls and completed checklists

Oversee review of daily CGT control reports ensuring errors are identified resolved and escalated in time for daily pricing

Review and authorise corporation tax computations and returns for collective investment funds

Prepare or review income tax computations VAT returns and annual adjustment calculations

Complete quarterly tax rate reviews including forms CT61 plus asset set up and tax table queries

Maintain strict adherence to departmental processes and procedures and identify efficiency improvements where appropriate

Keep up to date with life fund tax technical and regulatory changes and support training across the Tax Team Coordinate service changes including new client implementations and fund mergers to minimise client disruption

Partner with client’s internal teams and external third parties to resolve taxation queries within agreed deadlines including attendance at client service review meetings as required

What we're looking for:

Bring substantial financial services experience in fund tax operations gained in Operations and or a Group Tax environment

Strengthen risk and governance through consistent adherence to procedures maintenance of internal control standards and clear escalation of operational risk (including risk arising from process or technology change)
Own client and stakeholder queries end-to-end across internal teams, external clients and third parties to deliver a premium service experience

Demonstrate experience preparing reviewing or authorising UK tax computations and returns for funds or similar vehicles

Apply strong attention to detail when reviewing reporting outputs and evidencing key controls, while managing competing daily and periodic deliverables and maintaining quality under tight timescales.

Use research skills to interpret technical tax and regulatory updates, sharing practical guidance with colleagues.

Strengthening UK Fund Tax Reporting This role sits at the heart of UK tax reporting that…