Head - US Taxation - FATCA

Should have good Experience in FATCA, US taxation and chapter 3 & 4- reporting and validation experience.

Assignment :

- Review of federal, state and international tax returns, calculating year end & quarterly provisions, estimates and extensions and issue identification.

- Assisting Audit team in getting the deferred tax numbers in financials and ensuring the tax footnotes are appropriate

- MIS Reporting and Analysis - Reporting and analyzing reports and executive summaries on a monthly basis. Reports to different cost centers/Services lines/Regions, which include staff chargeability, utilization and availability tracker

- Review of federal, state and international tax returns, calculating year end & quarterly provisions, estimates and extensions and issue identification.

- Working on Compliance and International provision tax, tax packages, international informational returns, RTP schedules, Tax contingencies, cash taxes, Tax Account Roll forwards to be prepared in Corptax, Workspace, Excel Templates, SAP and Hyperion

Roles & Responsibilities :

- Act as a Subject Matter Expert for operational tax processes including filing of tax returns, tax reporting and tax audits

- Keep abreast of market changes (including changes to tax regulations) that have an impact on the business areas supported, and ensure the relevant parties are informed, and necessary changes implemented upon sign off

- Advise on the right level of documentation and tax rates to be applied per counterparty status

- Control/review tax documentation to ensure correct tax is applied

- Preparation of annual tax returns and audit files

- Ensure all client (internal and external) queries are dealt with in a timely and effective manner.

- Timely analysis and resolution of queries from Group Tax and controllers

- Manage the Tax Process for all businesses supported by Operational Tax

- Manage Client/Firm Tax Reclaim, Tax claims, Relief at Source and Certification process service

- Manage and track progress of outstanding tax reclaims including forms received/expired and provide management with feedback

- Ensure continuous maintenance of Tax data on back office systems

- Produce Tax MIS and maintain full audit trails

- Perform MIS and provide feedback to the management team of any breaches to benchmarks

- Review the processes undertaken within the team and redevelop and redesign where cost savings/efficiencies can be made

- Carry out regular one to one meetings with direct reports

- Provide clear and accurate objectives, in line with the Global Operational Tax Operating model, to the direct reports

- Identify areas of development, both in terms of technical expertise and personal development, and ensure relevant training plans are deployed