Job Purpose (Job Summary): Senior Fund Tax accountant is to gain thorough understanding of Tax processes, become SME and help team achieve desired operational efficiency and mitigate all Risk factors. Key Responsibilities / Duties:
Participate in off shoring of various tax functions from multiple geographical locations.
Training and assisting new Joinees.
Own up maintenance of checklists, Volume trackers and review logs.
Compile various data pointers useful for daily functioning of process.
Participation in any system migration / enhancements.
Keeping Track of changes to existing processes and procedures.
Seamless partnership with various stakeholder such as Custodians and onshore point of contact to ensure smooth functioning of all tasks.
Participate in any system migration / enhancements.
Participation in several cross-functional initiatives and groups for identification of collaboration opportunities around innovation and best practices sharing.
Undertake analysis, spot checks and review of outstanding volumes, exceptions and approaching process deadlines.
Initiate and participate in creation of Macros using Excel and other applications in order to reduce manual inputs and avoid errors.
Work Experience / Knowledge: Domain knowledge:
4-6 years of Fund Tax Services experience
Expertise in interpreting Double Taxation Treaties Predominantly provisions of Tax reclaims and Relief at Source (RAS).
Reconciliation of tax accruals and cash positions between different set of records.
Tax documents preparation to fetch preferential tax treaty rates based on applicable International Tax treaties.
Tracking tax reclaims from inception till refunds are received.
Knowledge of tax vouchers and financial data to that's is required to challenge Double taxation in European Court of Justice.
Resolving/answering queries from Clients/sub custodians/ Tax authorities in relation to all the above mentioned tasks.
Functional experience:
Preparation of MIS reports.
Proficient in preparation of MS Power point presentations.
Problem Solving and contribute to ideation sessions.
Have continuous improvement mindset.
Independently work on projects.
Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:
Excellent Verbal and written Communication
Good Interpersonal Skills.
Have continuous improvement mindset and implement / leverage it operational set up.
Good working knowledge of financial / capital markets (e.g., Good understanding of financial instruments, operation of capital markets, knowledge of various financial instruments and their taxability for the income generated etc.)
Open to work in shifts
Ability to understand the process work flow quickly, identify gaps, new opportunities and suggest improvement using solid business judgement.
Compile and maintain business data in structured manner for future reference and operational analysis/decision making.
Well equipped with good MS office skills and Sound knowledge of MS Excel/Access. (Pivot, tables, queries ,Macros and other numerous functions/formulae) Knowledge of Alteryx will be added advantage.
Must have the ability to handle multitasking, prioritize work, meet deadlines and have attention to details.
Strong analytical skills, Open minded, Target oriented and, flexible.
Ability to perform in a periodically changing process.
Eye for detail and procedure focused to adhere to the Policy guidelines.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritise workload, work accurately and efficiently under pressure.
Employement Category:
Employement Type: Full time Industry: Banking Functional Area: IT Role Category: Software Engineer Role/Responsibilies: Sr Fund Tax Accountant