DescriptionTake a lead role in acquiring managing and retaining meaningful relationships that deliver outstanding experience to our customers. In this role you will balance your focus on business results by offering options and finding solutions to help our customers with issues.
Job Summary:
As a Client Tax Associate II in the Indirect Tax Operations team you will play a key role in gathering tax requirements assessing potential business impacts and offering guidance and support to business areas affected by regulatory change. You should be a motivated fast learner with strong business analytical background ready to work independently and grow your expertise in a dynamic environment.
Job Responsibilities
- Work closely with Corporate Tax SMEs and external tax consultants to gather requirements identify impacted business scope and transactions as part of a global E-Invoicing programme.
- Identify in-scope billing systems capture key business metrics and document billing system functionality
- Develop and maintain up-to-date documentation related to tax requirements billing systems processes and procedures ensuring accessibility for all stakeholders.
- Conduct due diligence to evaluate billing system and invoice compatibility with tax requirements identifying potential risks and compliance issues.
- Conduct training sessions and provide ongoing guidance to business lines on new e-invoicing tax requirements compliance processes and any changes to e-invoicing tax regulations.
- Support the communication of tax and functional guidance to business lines in partnership with Corporate Tax SMEs.
- Provide support and training to the PMO team assisting development of technical knowledge project planning and preparation of project working group materials.
- Maintain project documentation and prepare updates and reports for senior management and stakeholders as required.
- Identify and mitigate potential risks monitor risks and escalate issues as needed.
- Monitor e-invoicing regulatory changes and share insightful reports and analyses with the project team.
- Partner with tax technology teams to ensure system builds are compliant with tax requirements.
Required Qualifications Skills and Capabilities
- Project Management: Demonstrated ability to plan execute and oversee projects ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills capable of conveying complex information clearly to various stakeholders.
- Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including line of business product operations and technology.
- Analytical Skills:Strong ability to assess and document business requirements evaluate systems and identify compliance risks.
- Attention to Detail:High level of accuracy in documentation risk identification and regulatory adherence.
- Controls Mindset:A focus on identifying risks implementing preventative measures and ensuring adherence to compliance standards.
- Problem-Solving:Ability to analyse complex regulatory requirements and provide practical business-aligned recommendations.
- Adaptability:Ability to stay updated on regulatory changes and apply them to ongoing and future projects.
- Technical Proficiency:Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with experience in using business intelligence tools for data analysis and reporting.
Preferred Qualifications Skills and Capabilities
- At least 5 years indirect tax project management experience within either a Big 4 or in-house tax function of a financial institution possessing a professional qualification or CA/CPA background.
- Understanding of UK and/or EU VAT/APAC indirect tax principles in line with e-invoicing requirements.
- Familiarity with billing system architecture and their functionality in relation to tax compliance
- Experience working with indirect taxes such as VAT and familiarity with international e-invoicing regulations and compliance requirements.
- Ability to understand and hands-on design processes and controls to manage compliance obligations and risks associated with large volumes of complex data.
Required Experience:
IC