Senior Specialist Tax Operations (f/m) 100%

About the job

Schwarz und Wyss - our favourite colours since 1899. Simple. Elegant. Straightforward. As an employer, however, we are refreshingly colourful, diverse and varied. And sometimes quite different from what you might think. Like here in the job advertisement. Because who actually says that women are simply included in male texts? Because we want even more female power at BKB, we simply turn the tables and write in the female form. Men? Of course, still welcome. Would you like to learn more about who we are and how we tick? Gladly.

Your new job

• You ensure the complete, correct and comprehensible recording of all payments relevant to US withholding tax for the SLB/Repo business. This particularly includes substitute interest payments from US Treasuries.
• As a withholding agent, the bank must correctly handle every reportable payment. You enrich such payments with tax information (Chapter 3/4, documentation, income, status and exemption codes), ensure correct deductions and reconcile tax bookings with IRS deposits.
• You prepare Forms 1042-S and 1042 and hand over a complete, auditable dossier to our compliance department.
• You establish routines and controls and automate recurring reconciliations.

What we benefit from

• You have a degree in law or economics or an equivalent qualification
• You bring at least four years of professional experience in tax-relevant areas and sound knowledge of tax reporting and operational tax processes. You have prepared at least two complete 1042-S/1042 cycles in operational responsibility
• You apply withholding agent obligations (Chapter 3/4), income, status and exemption codes as well as IRS instructions confidently. You understand how substitute payments arise in SLB and repo payment chains over coupon dates
• You query data via SQL in the DWH and navigate confidently in large data sets in Excel. Avaloq knowledge is a plus
• You think in terms of controls and processes, work precisely and meet deadlines, and document reconciliations in an audit-proof manner
• You work proactively and independently and escalate risks early and clearly
• You communicate confidently in German and English and see yourself as a service provider to trading, service centre, IT, finance & risk, compliance and external counterparties
• You are keen to expand your expertise to custody topics

How you benefit

• A dynamic working atmosphere through flat hierarchies and cooperation between business areas
• We place great value on supporting your personal and professional development
• We give you the scope to develop new ideas and put them into practice
• Work-life balance is very important to us. We offer you flexitime, the possibility of home office, as well as ergonomic and flexible workplaces.
• A workplace right next to the SBB train station
• You expect a comprehensive employment package from us? You are right, here are the details and many other benefits

Any questions?

Gladly! If it’s about technical matters, Philipp Scheunemann, Head of Connectivity & Network Management, looks forward to your call at 061 266 28 77. For all other questions about BKB, Carlo Tasinato is happy to assist you.

P.S. Because we are looking for a banking professional and not a copywriter, you can save yourself the cover letter. Instead, we look forward to you answering three short questions in the application tool. Thank you!