International Tax Utility Frankfurt Director (AVP-equivalent) Frankfurt

at  Morgan Stanley

International Tax Utility Frankfurt Director (AVP-equivalent) Frankfurt
Job Number:

3262259
POSTING DATE: Nov 14, 2024
PRIMARY LOCATION: Europe, Middle East, Africa-Germany-Germany-Frankfurt
EDUCATION LEVEL: Bachelor’s Degree
JOB: Other
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
JOB LEVEL: Director

DESCRIPTION

International Tax Utility Frankfurt Director (AVP-equivalent)
Frankfurt
3262259
We’re seeking someone to join our team as a International Tax Utility Frankfurt Director (AVP-equivalent) to Operations division.
We partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships, driving strategic automation solutions by embracing a transformation mindset and challenging the status quo.
This is a Director position within Operational Core Services, which is responsible for performing and managing product-agnostic and centralized operational services across several businesses and products.
EMEA Operational Tax Risk & Advisory team forms part of the broader Tax operations group, a department dedicated to streamlining and enhancing the operational tax environment within Morgan Stanley. The group is responsible for setting best practice with regards to controlling and mitigating operational tax risk and performs a number of control / operational functions over a variety of withholding and transactional taxes generated by trading activities across multiple divisions including Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives and Financing. The successful candidate will therefore work closely with all Operations groups across the firm covering all product lines, Corporate Tax Department and the Business Units.
Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.
Established in 1987, Morgan Stanley Frankfurt offers a comprehensive range of services including Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Equity and Debt Capital Markets, Sales and Trading, Real Estate Investing and Investment Management. Our expertise in global capital markets, combined with our unwavering focus on the needs of our clients, allows us to offer global opportunities and solutions to the most complex problems. We are collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by our diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe in empowering individuals to advance their careers through exposure to innovation, hands-on collaboration and enriching learning and development opportunities.
Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What will you be doing?

• Work effectively across geographical and functional boundaries demonstrating strong relationship skills.
• Support of operational functions within the Tax operations space, including but not limited to withholding tax, tax reclaim and documentation, transactional taxes, audit, and reconciliations.
• Timely submission of tax documentation to custodians/tax authorities, supervision of monthly, quarterly and annual regulatory reporting through the RRM tool.
• Support of the risk framework, analysing Key Risk Indicators and impact of regulatory market updates.
• Control of client tax offerings and liaising with the relevant BU to ensure compliance.
• Supporting the ITO Enhancement strategy to improve systemic tax processing.

QUALIFICATIONS

What you’ll bring in the role:

• Provide cross Operational and Business Unit tax support regarding operational taxes hence knowledge of the banking sector and ideally experience of working in an operational tax environment or supporting operational taxes from a tax technical perspective.
• Knowledge of Transaction Taxes, Withholding Tax or Capital Gains tax regimes and how they impact operational processing and infrastructure would be advantageous.
• Experience with AI-powered business process automation would be an asset.
• Have the ability to be analytical, problem solve with a good attention to detail with a record of identifying and dealing with issues as they arise
• Communicate with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, Tax Authorities, Agent Banks internal Legal & Corporate Tax, Risk Management and across Operations
• Be motivated, self-driven and excited by an operational role with changing priorities and objectives often with tight deadlines
• Possess strong team working skills, willing to put forward ideas and challenge current practice
• Be a strong communicator with good organization skills as it will involve communicating to a large variety of people at many different levels within the firm.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.
At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity
We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.
Flexible work statement:
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Internal Applicants:
Internal mobility can be a way to grow your career and realize your professional potential. Typically, you must be in your position for at least 18 months and performing satisfactorily before applying for another job at the Firm. Internal applicants can find out more regarding career navigation, mobility guidelines and policy on our employee portal by clicking here.

What will you be doing?

• Work effectively across geographical and functional boundaries demonstrating strong relationship skills.
• Support of operational functions within the Tax operations space, including but not limited to withholding tax, tax reclaim and documentation, transactional taxes, audit, and reconciliations.
• Timely submission of tax documentation to custodians/tax authorities, supervision of monthly, quarterly and annual regulatory reporting through the RRM tool.
• Support of the risk framework, analysing Key Risk Indicators and impact of regulatory market updates.
• Control of client tax offerings and liaising with the relevant BU to ensure compliance.
• Supporting the ITO Enhancement strategy to improve systemic tax processing

What you’ll bring in the role:

• Provide cross Operational and Business Unit tax support regarding operational taxes hence knowledge of the banking sector and ideally experience of working in an operational tax environment or supporting operational taxes from a tax technical perspective.
• Knowledge of Transaction Taxes, Withholding Tax or Capital Gains tax regimes and how they impact operational processing and infrastructure would be advantageous.
• Experience with AI-powered business process automation would be an asset.
• Have the ability to be analytical, problem solve with a good attention to detail with a record of identifying and dealing with issues as they arise
• Communicate with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, Tax Authorities, Agent Banks internal Legal & Corporate Tax, Risk Management and across Operations
• Be motivated, self-driven and excited by an operational role with changing priorities and objectives often with tight deadlines
• Possess strong team working skills, willing to put forward ideas and challenge current practice
• Be a strong communicator with good organization skills as it will involve communicating to a large variety of people at many different levels within the firm