Tax Specialist- Advisory - CDD 6 months

at  Michael Page Switzerland

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

For our client, a well-known Swiss Private Bank, we are currently looking for :
Tax Specialist- Advisory

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

• Provide high quality advice and support on FATCA, CRS and QI rules acting as a first contact instance for business
• Analyse complex cases together with Compliance WM at onboarding
• Liase with all major stakeholders, coordinate and review solutions from a US tax and CRS perspective
• Draft and update internal processes and procedures relating to QI (QDD), FATCA and CRS (Compliance Program)
• Draft and update client tax documentation as well as communications to the Front Office and Clients
• Act as an escalation unit for the Client Documentation Team and provide advice to Tax Services
• Give training on QI, FATCA and CRS to the Front Office and Client Documentation Teams
• Provide high quality advice and support on QI, FATCA and CRS rules to the booking centers outside Switzerland.
• Assess tax risk in accordance with AMLA
• Assess tax compliance of complex structures as well as transactions, also with a view to identify potential tax offenses
• Participate in central i.e. Swiss-wide or international Tax Compliance initiatives

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Experience in financial services industry as Risk/Compliance Officer of which at least 3 years in a similar function
• Subject matter expertise on FATCA, CRS and QI rules
• Capacity to deal with several matters simultaneously;
• Able to analyze and review wealth and legal structures from a tax compliance perspective
• Well versed on regulations and documentation in relation to onboarding of US clients

Please refer the Job description for details