Tax – Canada – VP recruitment
Department Overview
Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ over 140,000 people.
We provide large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Our clients also benefit from access to the breadth of expertise across Barclays. We're one of the largest financial services providers in the world, and are also engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate banking, and wealth and investment management.
For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com.
It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.
Main Duties
Ensure timely analysis and disclosure as required for both Group level and local reporting purposes
Ensure accurate and timely filing of all tax returns
Ensure proper exposure analysis
Respond as required to external tax authority inquiry
Advise on product and transactional issues as they arise from front office or through internal tax initiatives, including working with external counsel to ensure the appropriate tax provisions are embedded in the documentation and that the documentation will be respected by CRA.
Implement and evaluate procedures/controls to mitigate Canadian tax risk, including guidelines required by Corporate Tax.
Assist with GST/HST tax filings and examinations.
Assist in writing, monitoring, and updating tax rules in the various Barclays systems, as SRA and Openlink.
Assist with implementing the new Canadian information reporting regime.
Monitor Canadian tax legislation and update senior management on any legislation that could impact Barclays.
Work closely with global transfer pricing personnel to ensure consistency in methodologies
Represent tax on all New Product and Transaction Review Committees with a Canadian impact
Person Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
8+ years experience in canadian tax compliance and reporting.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degree a plus.
Strong analytic, organizational and interpersonal skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.