Tax - Senior Accountant

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Tax - Senior Accountant to join our Product Taxes team, operating within our Tax Management team.

The Product Tax team owns HMRC reporting for Nationwide’s Retail customer products, including current and savings accounts reportable under the Bank & Building Society Interest return or the Automatic Exchange of Information return and the reporting of tax efficient products, including ISAs, Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds. Additionally, the team works closely with Product owners and other internal stakeholders, providing high quality expert tax advice to ensure that customer products and propositions are operated within the relevant tax rules.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with senior tax colleagues, develop strong stakeholder relationships, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality tax compliance and advisory services that support our business strategy.

We have an exciting time ahead and are seeking to grow the team with high calibre individuals.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you ll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

Working as part of the Product tax team, the role will support accurate customer tax reporting, tax advice, continuous improvement and effective risk management and governance.

You will be responsible for preparing and submitting the Bank and Building Society Interest return alongside other Interest, and Irish Stamp Duty returns in line with statutory deadlines and regulatory requirements in doing so collaborating closely with stakeholders across the business.

Monitoring legislative changes impacting these areas, assessing implications of our products on our customers and the Society, and communicating updates clearly to business stakeholders in simple easy to understand terms will also be part of the day-to-day role.

You will act as a trusted advisor to Product and Operational teams, providing practical tax guidance and advice to support business decisions with clear tax impact assessments on new initiatives, product changes, and compliance obligations.

Supporting the team to embed and maintain robust governance and controls will be a key responsibility, ensuring processes are fully documented, risks are escalated, and compliance standards are adhered to.

You will also support improvements in tax systems and processes, driving efficiency, and reducing operational risk, using automation and AI. In doing so, you ll be developing stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage and ask questions and liaising with HMRC, Irish Revenue, auditors, and external advisors as required.

As a minimum you will be:

• A qualified UK tax professional (CTA) and/or a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with recent relevant experience working in a tax compliance or advisory role
• Able to demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement and act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders by explaining complex tax matters in clear, simple terms
• Able to demonstrate a strong attention to detail and have a well-organised approach to deadlines
• Comfortable working across business-as-usual activities alongside project work
• An excellent communicator, able to engage effectively at the relevant level and depth to work collaboratively across teams
• Keen to learn and develop new knowledge and skills in a fast-paced environment

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