Tax Ops Support, Associate

The Tax Operations EMEA team consists of five teams being:

• National Tax Reporting responsible for the distribution process as well as fulfilling all German tax requirements for our fund range of German, Luxembourg and Irish funds.
• Tax Reclaim (responsible for filing tax reclaims in various countries on behalf of our fund range of German, Luxembourg and Irish funds)
• International Tax Reporting responsible for filing tax declarations and/or tax reporting in various countries such as India, Pakistan, Taiwan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, UK.
• Quality & Strategy responsible for analyzing new tax laws as well as tax law changes and developing strategies to implement changes for all of the other teams as well as analyzing existing processes and process gaps to ensure continuous tax compliance and efficiency.
• Tax Operations Support responsible to fully and/or partially support all tax operational activities across all tax teams including ongoing review of data quality.
• Currently, the Tax Operations Support team is seeking to increase their service level and create an additional Associate role. As Tax Ops India Support Associate role, you will be responsible to perform day-to-day processes and be a part of process transitions and improvement. Going forward you shall continuously support the other teams within Tax Operations EMEA, i.e.:
• Support and be responsible for the distribution process for our Luxembourg and Irish fund range, compiling appropriate documentation for the application/delivery of various tax documentations as well as creating and monitoring timely submission of tax report packages to internal/external stakeholders. For all these processes/reporting/data work you will be responsible to identify and implement standardization and/or automation of reports pursuing to increase efficiency and/or reduce risk.
• Support the Tax Reclaim team for which you will coordinate the surveillance, analysis and solution of tax breaks, i.e. cash differences between the custodians and our own accounting. Also, you will identify, and compile data required to file tax reclaims in various countries as well as preparing applications forms and compiling/monitoring withholding tax rates for different jurisdictions.
• Support the team working with local tax advisors to publish/file tax reporting/tax declarations in various countries such as India, Pakistan, Taiwan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, UK, etc. In your role you will be supporting the complete process beginning with the scope determination, the engagement process of local tax advisors, the compiling of data and the monitoring of timely filings/publications.
• Support to identify root causes for tax breaks (incl. coordination with custodians and internal stakeholders), setting up and monitoring checklists to decrease tax risks, analyzing existing processes and support automation/standardization efforts.

Your key responsibilities

• Coordinating and monitoring of various tax processes for all the other Tax Operations teams including the (interim) distribution process for our Luxembourg and Irish fund range
• Compiling, processing, and analyzing (tax) data for all of the other Tax Operations teams by strongly coordinating with internal stakeholders (other Operations team, Front and/or Middle Office) and external stakeholders (administrators, custodians, tax advisors, tax agents, etc.)
• Ensure timely preparation and tracking of various reporting requirements (internal/external)

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor and/or Masters degree.
• 5-6 years of working experience in Financial Industry is preferred.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills with an ability to understand/ dissect complex problems; strategic and creative thinking aptitude.
• Collaborative problem solver focusing on outcomes and strong project management skills.
• Comfortable working in a multi-dimensional/fast-paced environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to clearly articulate ideas, issues and solutions.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal), German is a plus.
• Excellent Microsoft Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint skill is essential