Head of Tax

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Leads tax strategy for Vanguard Europe and drives the tax team to optimise tax processes, and ensures compliance with all relevant tax laws and regulations

Head of Tax

London, Walbrook

Full time

Job Description

• Directs Vanguard's tax-related strategies in accordance with overall business strategies to ensure alignment with desired business outcomes
• Leads, directs, evaluates, and develops a team of tax professionals to ensure the organization's tax strategy is implemented consistently and in compliance with all relevant regulations, laws and standards
• Advises senior-level business leaders on tax matters and on the potential impact of laws and regulations on various operations across the enterprise
• Provides real-time tax guidance to the team and to business leaders on implications of tax regulations and standards as new business initiatives emerge and evolve
• Ensures that all taxing authority inquiries and audits are resolved by the team
• Serves as subject matter expert on complex tax compliance matters; Monitors financial, legal, and regulatory environments to ensure strategies align to the enterprise-wide strategy
• Enables and scrutinizes ongoing relationships with external consultants and advisors to ensure Vanguard is receiving high-level standards of service
• Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

In return we offer an attractive base salary, annual performance bonus paid in January, Partnership bonus paid in June, and competitive benefits. At Vanguard we work Monday to Friday and our staff in most roles work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with Mondays and Fridays working from home. As one of the world's largest asset management firms, Vanguard can offer unrivalled career opportunities in Manchester, the UK, and further afield.

About Vanguard

Vanguard is an investment company unlike any other. It was founded by Jack Bogle in the US in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients. Jack helped bring investing to the masses with the index fund. Index funds do not pick individual shares or bonds to beat the market. They track the performance of the entire market. Or as Jack put it, "Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!". We have stood for low-cost, uncomplicated investing ever since. Over the last 45 years people have come round to our way of thinking and more than 30 million investors worldwide now trust us with their money.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years related work experience preferred
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Accounting or Finance degree preferred. Graduate degree required.
• CPA, CTA, CA or other financial designation preferred.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.