Banking Specialist - Foreign Taxes - Berlin

Banking Specialist - Foreign Taxes - Berlin

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

The Global department is located in three different regions: Germany (Berlin, Düsseldorf), Switzerland (Zürich, Bioggio) and Singapore. Providing excellent business processes as a service, the Foreign Tax Team in Germany is supporting its customers in operational matters. With Avaloq’s state-of-the-art banking software and smart reliable processes, the Foreign Tax Team aims to provide efficient value-added-services in a constantly changing environment.

Key tasks

• Regulatory reporting to various regulatory or tax bodies in Germany and abroad
• Various tax services, e.g., Tax Relief, Financial Transaction Tax, US QI reporting or FATCA/CRS
• Delivery of operational processes and services for international markets
• Supporting the team improving the functionalities of Avaloq’s core banking platform and the related operational processes to increase efficiency and decrease operational risks
• Supporting the team in projects and testing of new functionalities or regular releases

Qualifications

• University degree in economics or law or apprenticeship in banking or equivalent education
• First professional experience within the financial services industry, for example in the back office of a bank
• Open-minded, team player, quality-oriented and autonomous
• Flexibility and willingness to learn
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced and complex environment
• Very good command of English, fluency in German

It would be a real bonus if you have

• Banking operations experience in tax & asset services. This would be considered as a strong plus
• Expertise in Tax Relief Services (Tax Reclaims and Relief at Source)
• Expertise in US QI and/or FATCA and/or CRS Reporting
• Know-how in the Income or/and Corporate Actions area. This would be considered as a strong plus

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

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