EUROPEAN TAX SPECIALIST recruitment
The successful candidate will assist the Head of Tax in the production and delivery of taxation services to Investment Administration clients, within agreed quality, timing and output targets, with a focus on German and European tax reporting projects.
Core Responsibilities:
- Understand and implement the requirements of tax reporting for investment funds as regards annual and daily reporting requirements for EU reporting (e.g. German; Austrian; Swiss, Italian Tax etc) as required.
- Provision of advisory function to support daily reporting by accounting and pricing team with technical queries.
- Assist projects team with the development requirements for accurate daily and annual tax reporting for EU tax reporting.
- Assist implementation team with the successful transition of UK / Irish and Luxembourg funds onto platforms by scoping out requirements for EU reporting.
- Ability to move directly into an ongoing project for Luxembourg fund migration would be an advantage.
- Understand and provide support to Global tax team where relevant in relation to UK reporting Fund regime to allow the development of product for client distribution.
- Understand and provide update to team regarding EUSD reporting requirements.
- Keep up to date with industry changes for EU Tax reporting, FATCA, EUSD, UK Reporting regime etc.
- Assist with training within the UK Tax team in relation to the above.
- Respond to client queries relating to the above efficiently and to a high standard.
- Assist with the deliver of UK Tax reporting (completion and / or review of UK corporation tax computations and quarterly tax rate reviews; assist with reporting for Life fund clients).
Core Skills:
- Ability to speak fluent German would be useful but not essential.
- Must show attention to detail.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills required.
- Team player with the ability to work with limited supervision.
Core Requirements:
- Extensive financial services experience.
- Understanding and practical experience of compliance for EU collective investments funds in relation to:
- German daily and yearly tax reporting.
- UK reporting fund regime.
- EUSD
- Other EU taxes - Austria / Swiss / Italian etc.
- Knowledge of ICON would be useful but not essential.
- Professional qualification - Accountancy/tax.
Core-Asset Consulting offer specialist recruitment services to the Investment Banking, Financial Services, Secretarial Support, and Human Resources markets across Scotland.
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May 13, 2012
• Tags: Accounting & Finance careers in the UK, EUROPEAN TAX SPECIALIST recruitment • Posted in: Financial