Senior Indirect Tax Manager (7 months)

Closing date for applications: 26/05/2026

Location Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job typeFixed Term Contract \| Contract typeFull Time

Remote / On\-site Hybrid

You’ll spend some of your time at home, working with your team digitally. You’ll also regularly work at your office or hub to collaborate with your colleagues.

Senior Manager

This is a general indication and doesn’t always reflect day\-to\-day responsibilities. Check the job description for full details.

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Job description
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This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Join us as a Senior Indirect Tax Manager

• Play an important role in delivering impact by providing timely, accurate, and business\-focused VAT advice across all areas of our transactions, projects, and new products


• Gain exposure to HM Revenue \& Customs (HMRC) engagement through obtaining rulings and making declarations and claims


• Enhance your expertise through collaboration, instructing and reviewing opinions from leading tax counsel and other specialist advisers


• We're offering this role until January 2027

As a Senior Indirect Tax Manager, you’ll liaise with other tax colleagues to ensure the consistency of VAT advice with direct tax, transfer pricing, and commercial considerations. You’ll provide additional specialist input and support, including the quarterly VAT compliance process, and settlements and elections with HMRC, as well as supporting VAT account management and reconciliation. You’ll also support services and functions, taking primary responsibility for the analysis and review of complex deals, products, and initiatives.

Furthermore, you’ll proactively work with business areas to ensure competitive cost and invoicing policies, including liaising with clients and external lawyers regarding the liability of our supplies and the legalities surrounding the recharging of costs. You’ll oversee the indirect tax implications arising from offshored services provided to the UK and manage litigated disputes. You’ll also be responsible for meeting HMRC expectations, especially in relation to Partial Exemption, ensuring compliance with the Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks, and becoming well regarded and respected while maintaining strong working relationships at both local and head office level.

In addition, you’ll be:

• Obtaining rulings from, making claims on, and delivering information to HMRC and other fiscal authorities based on the collection of confirmed factual circumstances


• Assisting in the review of error correction notices and mitigating the bank’s exposure to the penalty regime for careless errors


• Assisting in the review of discrete sections of the bank’s VAT returns, including Annual Adjustment and Capital Goods Scheme calculations


• Developing colleague abilities through monitoring and mentoring


• Proactively raising awareness of the indirect tax team and ensuring effective relationships are maintained with all key internal contacts


• Assisting with building and managing the relationship with HMRC and other external contacts through attendance at networking events, industry seminars, and forums for the long\-term benefit of the bank

We’re looking for someone with excellent indirect tax technical knowledge, with expertise in financial services as a key strength. You must have significant experience in VAT advisory or indirect tax advisory within financial services such as banking, capital markets, insurance, or asset management, along with relevant and proven experience of dealing with indirect taxes in a professional or major organisation advisory role.

You’ll also need to hold a Chartered Tax Adviser qualification from the Chartered Institute of Taxation, or an equivalent professional accounting or tax qualification, with proven delivery experience in a complex organisational environment. Moreover, you’ll demonstrate up\-to\-date awareness of relevant tax, regulatory, accounting, and overseas indirect tax issues, alongside strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior management.

In addition, you'll need:

• The ability to manage relationships with often difficult and demanding business colleagues


• The ability to provide coaching and guidance to less experienced colleagues, and to take responsibility for aspects of their technical development


• Good general business and commercial awareness


• The ability to handle a high volume of workload within overall deadlines and service standards


• Sound knowledge of Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Here’s a quick look at what your pay package and annual leave could look like if you get accepted for the role. We have a wide range of benefits to support you in your working life and beyond.

Tap each segment for details.

Your pay package

80% Base pay This is the part your your pay package that you take home every month.

10% Pension funding 10% of your salary goes towards your pension every month.

10% Benefit funding 10% of your salary goes towards a range of benefits you can choose from.

Your leave allowance

30 days Annual leave You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase up to 5 additional days off.

3 days Volunteering Take time off to support the causes you’re passionate about.

3 days Training Take time to build the skills you need to grow your career.

Total rewards package

Welcome to our Gogarburn hub
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Set in large grounds including beautiful woodland, Gogarburn offers a conference centre, a business school with hotel bedrooms, a restaurant, relaxing zen gardens, onsite parking, and excellent transport links.

Key facts:

• Surrounded by 85 acres of woodland


• Our carparks provide electric vehicle charging


• Opened in 2005

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