Tax Manager

Queen Mary University of London - Finance

About the Role

We require an enthusiastic Tax professional to play a key role within the Finance Department.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of the indirect and direct (non-payroll) tax affairs within QMUL and the QMUL group of companies, ensuring that tax liabilities are appropriately discharged.

The Tax Manager is the professional lead for Tax matters in the university providing direct advice to internal stakeholders or procuring this from third parties for more complex tax scenarios. The role therefore plays a key role in managing relationships with external stakeholders such as auditors; advisors; tax authorities and networks

The post is offered with the opportunity for hybrid working and is based at Department W in Whitechapel, London.

About You

• hold a professional tax qualification (CTA, AIIT, or ATT with view to achieving a higher qualification) due to the technical & developing nature of the role, and/orA qualified accountant with a CCAB accounting body with demonstrable tax experience
• have experience of devising tax strategies to maximise the recovery of VAT and other taxes in particular partial exemption models
• experience of VAT; Corporation Tax; CEST requirements and ideally Imports and Exports tax and custom duties
• have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured and logical approach to the completion of tasks.
• have a high standard of written communication, demonstrated by experience in producing reports for senior managers and other stakeholders.
• Good interpersonal skills, demonstrated by an ability to develop and progress working relationships with senior managers across the university, colleagues and key external bodies
• Proficient in use of IT and Microsoft Office products, especially Word and Excel (including pivot tables and VLookup)

About the Department

The role is closely aligned to the Financial Accounting Team and one of four direct reports to the Deputy Director of Finance, Financial Controls and Systems, and part of the wider Finance Department of the Professional Services Directorate. The role is line manager to one member of staff.

For the year ending 31 July 2025 the University annual turnover is c£738m, from activities in the UK and overseas.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.