Operational Tax Management Specialist

For a global client based here in Zürich we are looking for an Operational Tax Management Specialist.

You are taking over the BUSINESS ANALYSIS lead for tax topics within the Design stream. You will be focusing on supporting and analysing tax reporting topics (ie BTA, ESD, FATCA and QI). Furthermore, you will be responsible for developing a business tool (eg End User Application) which will support the business units with the manual tax calculation processes, eg Bilateral Tax Agreements (BTA) calculations.

Business analysis experience within the (regulatory) tax environment as well as IT flair are prerequisites for this challenging and interesting job opportunity. The ability to deliver on time and in good quality is critical. Furthermore, it is key that you are able to act and manage in a global and demanding environment. The role demands skills and abilities to understand and strive business operating models, processes, technology infrastructure as well as regulatory frameworks. It covers the full project life cycle from concept, business requirement phase to testing, migration and implementation.

Main Activities:

Responsible for the business analysis of tax topics such as Regulatory Tax Reporting (BTA, ESD, FATCA, QI), Client Tax Reporting and Tax Reclaims resulting from the new legal entity setup in Switzerland
Understand the technical and operational impact resulting from the new setup from an operational tax perspective
Identify potential operational tax risks and issues which have not yet been addressed and hand-in the necessary requirements in alignment with the stakeholders
Advise the affected functions with regard to the tax technical design of operational tax relevant processes
Develop a Business tool (eg End User Application) for BTA tax calculations within NewAG in cooperation with the stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SME)

Requirements:

University degree or equivalent certificate
EXPERTISE IN REGULATORY TAX TOPICS ESPECIALLY BTA INCLUDING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
Several years of business analysis experience and sound knowledge of operational taxes across the different business divisions (Wealth Management, Investment Bank and Global Asset Management)
Profound understanding of the front-to-back processes affected by operational taxes across the bank
Profound knowledge of Investment Banking products
Delivery focused, high-energy, hands-on and independent team player
Excellent MS Office skills (especially Access and Excel)
Good communication skills
Fluent English and ideally some German.