GS Client Operations – Life Tax (CGT), Senior Associate recruitment
Our Company
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $21.807 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.866 trillion in assets under management at December 31, 2011, State Street operates in 29 countries and more than 100 geographic markets and employs 29,740 worldwide. For more information, visit State Street’s web site at www.statestreet.com
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We’re a company that insists on, and rewards, performance excellence. We know our success hinges on attracting the best people to join us — people like you.
We encourage you to explore the possibilities that a career at State Street can offer you.
State Street is committed to embracing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Core
• Exhibits highly detailed understanding and execution of all A1/A2 tasks and functions
• Assist with general organisation of team
• Cover for line manager during absence, on non staffing matters
• Set and maintain high standards within team
• Provide coaching and support to team members
• Ensure deadlines/deliverables are met
• Identify and implement process enhancements
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of team checklists and QC as required
• Work independently on highly complex issues/clients
• Regularly contribute to projects impacting the wider group
• Provide performance feedback to manager on staff
• Run or participate in client meetings/conf calls
• Demonstrates clear leadership potential and/or product expertise
• Actively participate in appraisal process by completing self appraisal and suggesting appropriate development goals
• Promote and implement training and development activity for individuals and the team
• Ensure effective logging and resolution of enquiries and liaise with appropriate parties to resolve / escalate queries and problems within agreed deadlines
• Ensure the line manager and others, as appropriate, are kept aware of all issues/problems/queries/work in progress that may impact the quality of service being provided
• Take responsibility for personal development and training
CGT Specific
• Preparation and review of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual CGT Computations
• Prepare and review calculations of CGT liabilities/reliefs in daily pricing
• Prepare and review current CGT position for forwards, currencies, futures and options
• Prepare and review holdings reconciliations between CGT system/accounting and funds/company as required
• Review and maintenance of procedures.
• Plan and assist in the management of day to day workflow
Skills/Experience
• End to end understanding of CGT principles relating to Life funds.
• Broad understanding of fund administration process
• Completion and review of CGT / Gains losses calculations in adherence with procedures for all funds
• Demonstrate good understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Ability to manage day to day workflow of tax administrators.
• Studying professional qualification (preferred) or IAQ qualified
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