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    4. Tax Analyst Wythall 2023
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    We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Tax Analyst to join our Tax team.

    Who are we?

    We want to be the best place that any of our 6,800 colleagues have ever worked.

    We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer our 13 million customers products across our market-leading brands, including Standard Life, SunLife and ReAssure, with c.£310 billion of assets under administration. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

    The role

    • Assisting the UK IFRS tax reporting process for life insurance and non-life insurance companies within our group. These include life companies, holding companies, companies providing financing to operating entities, service companies and small trading and investment companies
    • To identify and implement improvements to the tax reporting process to reduce time taken, improve quality and reduce risk, including automation where possible / cost effective
    • Assist with calculation of tax cash flow forecasts for annual operating plan and periodic refreshes as required by the business
    • Provide support in the calculation and settlement of tax balances including instalment payments, intra-fund and linked fund settlements as required
    • Develop and maintain an understanding of the group’s company businesses and key drivers to assist in the delivery of effective tax advice to support those businesses including working with advisors where appropriate
    • Providing input into projects and support to the business on matters involving the above entities; and
    • Maintain up to date professional knowledge in an environment of fast moving regulatory change
    • Maintenance of up-to-date procedural documentation for the role and tasks carried out

    What are we looking for?

    • Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent)
    • Basic accountancy qualification is desirable but not essential
    • Interest in financial services, ideally with some relevant experience
    • Extensive IT literacy, including Microsoft office
    • Ability to work flexibly to meet critical deadlines

    We want to hire the whole version of you.

    We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

    If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.