Operational Tax Risk & Advisory - AVP

This multi-faceted and dynamic role requires the candidate to review existing operational tax processes, analyse the operational tax impact of tax regulatory changes and new business proposals in order to be able to influence the implementation of change. The candidate will be driven to provide consistently high standards, keen to identify and resolve issues, will challenge existing processes and controls whilst working with cross functional teams to implement operational improvements.

Competency Skills:

The successful candidate will preferably therefore:

Have a good understanding of transactional and/or withholding tax issues including identifying tax issues as they impact processes and the ability to read, understand and relay tax regulations

Have the ability to be analytical, problem solve with a good attention to detail with a record of identifying and dealing with issues as they arise

Be motivated, self-driven and excited by an operational role with changing priorities and objectives often with tight deadlines Possess strong team working skills, willing to put forward ideas and challenge current practice

Be a strong communicator with good organization skills as it will involve communicating to a large variety of people at many different levels within the firm

Be strong and proficient in influencing and impact in order to enact change within the division and across a large stakeholder group

Although the position may not initially involve having direct reports the candidate will be liaising regularly with a number of internal and external parties.

Knowledge Base:

Provide cross Operational and Business Unit tax support in regards to operational taxes hence knowledge of the banking sector and ideally experience of working in an operational taxes environment or supporting operational taxes from a tax technical perspective

Demonstrate good knowledge of Stamp Duty, Transaction Taxes, Withholding Tax or Capital Gains Tax regimes and how they impact operational processing and infrastructure

Detailed tax technical knowledge of transactional taxes (e.g. Italian and French Transaction Taxes, UK SDRT, Irish Stamp Duty or Swiss Stamp Tax), withholding tax or capital gains regimes, and international reporting regimes such as EUSD, UK CDOT or T18/ BBSI

Role & Responsibility:

Monitor and review tax policy/ regulation changes that affect current tax processing and communicate the operational tax implications to various key stakeholders

Work with the Corporate Tax Department and external tax advisors to interpret the legislation, provide steer on operational implementation and partner with various Operations teams and Business areas on actual implementation

Create and document operational tax requirements, processes, policies and procedures for Operations to correctly set up systems to ensure tax compliance

Attend and represent the company at industry forums where legislation and practical difficulties are being discussed

Work effectively across geographical and functional boundaries demonstrating strong relationship skills

As a global company there can be opportunity for mobility within the group as well as across Operations broadly as part of the firm's mobility program

The company is passionate about self-development and provides study support towards accounting or tax qualifications