Senior Operational Tax Manager, IG Group
12 Month Fixed Term Contract, Maternity Cover
+ Performance-related bonuses
3 days a week in office (Cannon Street, London)
The UK's No.1 trading provider
Open for applications
The UK's No.1 trading provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
+ Performance-related bonuses
3 days a week in office (Cannon Street, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
We challenge anything that holds investors back.
Role
Who you are
- Given the complexity and breadth of our obligations, prior operational tax experience is essential
- ACA/CTA qualified or equivalent (Qualification by experience will be considered)
- 8+ years’ experience in financial services tax
- Strong analytical skills – with a natural curiosity and confidence to proactively question and dig deeper if information does not make sense
- Excellent communication style and a collaborative mindset to aid establishing and maintaining effective working relationships across the business
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Strong data management skills with an attention to detail
- Adaptable and enjoys a dynamic, rapidly changing working environment
What the job involves
- IG’s Tax function is headquartered in London and reports directly to the CFO. The team comprises the Group Head of Tax and five tax professionals covering four core areas: Corporate Tax, Operational Tax, Employment Taxes and Indirect Taxes. This role sits within the Operational Tax team
- Operational Tax is a highly cross‑functional area that works closely with both client‑facing teams and a wide range of non‑finance functions across IG
- You will be responsible for managing the Group’s day‑to‑day operational tax compliance obligations globally, as well as leading the support provided to the business on tax requirements arising from new product launches
- This is a broad, high‑visibility role with extensive interaction across multiple teams at IG. Our product suite spans CFDs, Spread Bets, Stocks, Futures, Options and Crypto, exposing the Group to a wide range of operational tax regimes—including US withholding tax (as both QI and QDD), FATCA/CRS/CARF, ISA and various financial transaction taxes
- The successful candidate will have the autonomy to refine and enhance existing processes and to design new ones that keep pace with both our expanding product portfolio and evolving global tax legislation
- As many operational tax obligations require business processes and data flows to be adapted to meet tax requirements, this role demands more than technical tax ability. Success relies on strong collaboration, relationship‑building, and the ability to navigate complex processes—alongside the analytical skills you would typically expect in a tax role
- The particular areas this role will have responsibility and oversight, globally, are as follows:
- US tax obligations regarding US WHT as a QI and QDD
- Including all filings related to the annual compliance cycle
- QI audits and self-certifications
- Ensuring we are collecting the right KYC data to support accurate application of WHT on customers’ income
- Group-wide AEOI reporting obligations (FATCA/CRS/CARF)
- Responsible for end to end process, from advising the business on the data to capture, to preparing and filing the relevant reports to the tax authorities, including working with 3rd party advisors, as required
- UK ISA and Other Interest returns and advising the business on the various ISA rules that we need to adhere to and suggesting suitable controls thereon
- Monitor and advise on updates to the German withholding tax system to ensure appropriate tax is applied to client trades and assist client teams with end of year tax statements for clients and ensure compliance with changing laws
- Lead tax advisor on ad-hoc projects and implementation of business initiatives such as the operational tax implications of launching new financial products or in setting up in new jurisdictions. This includes liaising with local advisers
- Liaising with IT and Front Office teams to build systems/solutions to capture relevant logic to calculate operational taxes such as FTT or GWHT
- Reviewing monthly/annual tax calculations, payments and tax returns to the Italian authorities. This includes a) Financial Transaction Taxes, b) Capital Gains Tax and c) Wealth tax
- Operational tax Governance. Operational taxes involve a number of teams around the business from KYC, to Dealers, Corporate Actions and finance. The role will involve liaising with all the business stakeholders to ensure they understand their involvement with respect to operational taxes and documenting controls as required
- Whilst some of the above items are system generated or produced by other teams for the tax team to review, this role will still require significant hands on data extraction/manipulation work
- There will be opportunities to get involved in other tax areas, such as Transfer Pricing
Application process
- End Date: February 6, 2026
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founded in 1974 by Stuart Wheeler as a UK-based spread betting company for gold, IG Group, abbreviated from Investors Gold Index, was initially set up to allow people to speculate and trade on the price change of gold without owning physical gold. And in the year 2000, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and its gradual evolution into the world of fintech began.
By 2011, the company had played a part in numerous international buyouts before narrowing its focus down to financial wagers. During the latter half of that decade, IG shut down its binary options trading platform and focused instead on building an investment portfolio with partner BlackRock Investments, all whilst maintaining its Forex and CFD trading processes. Since then, it has become a fast-paced market leader in the investment space.
In recent years, IG Group has developed major platforms for various trading actions and has grown profit and revenue significantly. Alongside this it has acquired a number of companies, including tastytrade and Freetrade, and launched its own crypto product, making it the first UK-listed company to launch crypto trading to retail investors. This further proves how much of a staple IG Group is in the world of financial trading.
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Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Think big
- Deliver at pace
- Raise the bar
- Lead and inspire
- Champion the client
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Breon Corcoran
(Group CEO)Joined IG Group as CEO in January 2024. Prior to this, they were the CEO of WorldRemit and a Non-Executive Director at Tilney Group.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at IG Group
- Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture.
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