Head of Treasury and Tax

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About the role

What you’ll be doing

Treasury Management

• Develop strategies to optimise cash flow, liquidity, and capital.
• Manage cash forecasting and banking relationships.
• Mitigate financial risks through hedging and reporting.
• Implement treasury systems and ensure regulatory compliance.

Tax Management

• Create and execute tax strategy to minimise risk.
• Oversee corporate tax compliance and accurate reporting.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely compliance with UK Corporation Tax and VAT requirements, oversight of the Polish equivalents, and management of cross-border issues.
• Advise on tax implications for new products and initiatives.
• Monitor legislation and recommend proactive adjustments.

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and develop a high-performing treasury and tax team.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to shape financial strategy.
• Present insights and risks to the Board and Treasury Committee.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and best practices.

About you

• Experienced leader with proven track record in a Treasury function for a business with high volume cash flow
• Deep knowledge of treasury operations, cash management, and financial instruments.
• Technical knowledge of the UK's CT, VAT and Employer Duties regimes. 
• Experienced in identifying process weaknesses and driving process improvement.
• A team-player adept at cultivating strong working relationships with the Finance team, stakeholders in the wider business, and external parties such as banks, HMRC and advisers.
• Reliable and trustworthy, with an attention to detail and very high levels of integrity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and confident in communicating complex technical treasury and tax issues to internal and external stakeholders.

Interview process

A 2-stage interview process consisting of competency-based questions and a presentation. There will also be a leadership psychometric assessment.

Working Schedule

The role is based in our Bristol head office. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. For this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern to allow you to work from home or the office (minimum 2 days per week).

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

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Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.