VP – Tax Counsel recruitment

Department Overview

Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices around the world, employs over 23,000 people and has the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.
For further information about Barclays Capital, please visit our website www.barclayscapital.com. It is the policy of Barclays Capital 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 Function

The main function of the position will be to provide, within Group Tax, support regarding the U.S. federal tax matters associated with structured transactions.

Main Duties

The main duties would include interacting and negotiating with, and responding to requests from, the IRS during their tax audits and representing Barclays during the IRS audits and IRS issue resolution processes in order to have the audits and issues resolved in the most efficient manner possible. Such duties would include providing support during the appeals process and providing support with respect to any potential tax litigation.
Additional duties of the position would include working closely with members of Group Tax, front office personnel, and outside counsel in order to assist: (i) in reviewing and evaluating structured transactions from a U.S. federal tax perspective, and (ii) in executing and monitoring the structured transactions. The assistance would include reviewing, understanding, and evaluating the structured transactions, evaluating tax advice received from outside counsel, and researching relevant tax issues. The assistance would also include coordinating cross-border tax issues with other Barclays' tax professionals located outside of the U.S.

Person Requirements

Basic Qualifications: Individual must have a Juris Doctorate.
Individual must have a minimum of 3 years experience as tax counsel with respect to capital markets transactions or structured finance transactions.Tax litigation and controversy experience Preferred Qualifciations: Individual has an LL.M. in Tax.