Tax Lead Analyst - VP

The Tax Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for in-scope processes related to multiple Citi lines of business within the centralized Tax Information Reporting function. This position supports compliance with the regulatory risk through accurate and timely reporting and enhanced due diligence on customer accounts. The incumbent is expected to migrate information reporting work from various sub-units within the Business Line into TIR; this process includes training and job shadowing, building documentation such as procedures and process flows, and identifies gaps in the process based on IRS regulations. In addition, the incumbent will support a specific business vertical and is expected to provide tax technical guidance to the team and develop and enhance the teams product knowledge.

This is an Operations manager role within the tax information reporting and managing various processes covering Tax form validation, Pre-FATCA reporting, CRS across businesses and is expected to manage the Service delivery of the businesses

Manage the tax information reporting operations.
Enhance Tax Information Reporting capabilities in Mumbai in partnership with the Global Lead
Ensure strong controls are put in place from and Operations and Audit perspective, ensure satisfactory results for any process reviews done internally or by the Stakeholders. Self-identification of the risks (if any) and remedial and preventive plan.
Act as a tax / information reporting specialist to execute the FATCA advisory/rollout, systems conversions/rollouts.
Executes the tax information reporting processes to products issued by Citi’s business
Migration of work into our centralized hub
Develop "Go To" processes and implement appropriate procedures/ controls to ensure consistent compliance with Information Reporting & FATCA requirements
Ensure adherence to KPI’s and KRI’s for the team
Support the process improvements / reengineering initiatives.
Support TIR’s Service Delivery / Engagement model with client constituency and other key stakeholders
Identify and participate in process reengineering & redesign to achieve better controls, compliance and efficiency
Support audits with IRS and Internal Audit (IA), and any other special audits.
Participate in self-assessment testing, MCA, any audits with IRS or Citi's IA.
Ensure tight controls over owned processes to include key controls and Continuity of Business
Manager Review, validation process of W-8 and W-9 tax forms and related documentation according to IRS Chapter 3, chapter 61, Section 3406 and FATCA
Support Technology projects from a technical tax perspective
Contribute towards departmental requirement to adhere to strict regulatory and Compliance requirements, per IRS and Citi policy.
Perform reviews of written tax policy and procedures, research and respond to inquiries from operational areas
Handle Tax reporting for US and Non US legislations
Qualifications:

6-10 years relevant experience
Education:

Bachelors degree, potentially Masters degree
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Job Family Group:

Finance
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Job Family:

Tax
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Time Type:

Full time
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Most Relevant Skills

Assessment, Credible Challenge, Financial Acumen, Management Reporting, Risk Management.
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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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