Head of Life Tax

Company: M&G
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Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in Life / insurance taxation, with strong technical and judgement skills
  • Proven experience leading teams and working with senior stakeholders in complex organisations
  • Commercially minded, with the ability to translate technical issues into clear business advice
  • Strong focus on governance, risk management and delivery

What the job involves

  • Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions
  • Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions
  • Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent
  • We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role
  • We are looking for a senior tax leader to join M&G’s Group Tax team as Head of Life Tax, leading our Life tax function and supporting a dynamic and evolving business
  • This is a high-impact role at the centre of the Group’s financial and regulatory agenda, combining technical expertise, commercial insight and strategic influence
  • Lead all aspects of Life tax compliance and reporting, ensuring high-quality delivery in a well-controlled environment
  • Act as a trusted adviser to the Life business, supporting strategic initiatives, transactions and regulatory change
  • Manage key relationships with HMRC, auditors and senior stakeholders across Finance, Risk and the business
  • Play a key role in managing tax risk and contributing to the Group’s wider tax strategy and control framework
  • Build and lead a high-performing team, driving capability development and continuous improvement
  • You will be joining a collaborative, high-performing tax team operating at the heart of a FTSE 100 financial services group. The role offers the opportunity to shape tax strategy, influence business decisions and help design sustainable operating models in an increasingly complex global tax environment

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Posted: June 13th, 2026