Description of the Department: 

The Tax Services team is a customer focused team; they support the business and client activities of the operations division of BNP Paribas Securities Services.  The team works in partnership with our clients to ensure all client deliverables are met accurately and on time. The team also has extensive interaction and dealings with all teams within the operations division as well as other internal BNP Paribas Securities Services teams such as the Risk Function and Relationship Management teams. 

The team is responsible for managing the successful delivery of tax operations services to all our clients. 

This includes the following- 

·                Managing the client relationship from a tax reporting perspective. 

·                Ownership of monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc client tax deliverables. 

·                Maintenance of tax reporting infrastructure and templates.

·                Tax process control and risk management.

·                Working with other departments to resolve internal and external queries.

·                SME involvement in transitions and projects.

All services delivered by this team are required to consider current legislative and regulatory requirements and they must comply with operational risk guidelines.  The team is involved in all major projects and transitions, as well as the investigation, management and resolution of any client and internal queries which are directed to the team.

Summary of the Role:  

The Tax Delivery Solutions and Implementation role is responsible for supporting the Tax Services team specifically, but also the broader Fund Services teams, to deliver the desired level of service to our clients, from both an operational perspective and a change perspective. The role will manage, facilitate, support and execute legislation changes and non-BAU initiatives. This role is the business and technical expert who will work with our Product and Client Line to   manage any related change via process improvements or systems upgrades as required. As a result, this role requires strong interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with all internal and external stakeholders.

The role is also responsible for ensuring all client year end and half-yearly client deliverables have been met.  This includes but is not limited to coordinating the planning and delivery across internal and external stakeholders, issue log management, reporting to senior management, and logistics), assessing project impacts to the yearend, post implementation reviews and managing Year End Program Steer Cos.

The role contributes to building and sustaining client relationships by supporting the efforts of Account Managers, Operations Managers and Client Service Managers as well as the broader Client Delivery team.

Primary Role Responsibilities

·       Ensure the tax systems and procedures meet industry best practice and adhere to legislative and client requirements

·       Proactive involvement in delivering a successful year end for our clients

·       Liaise with product, technical and other operational teams to ensure new product offerings, services or legislation changes are deployed successfully to production

·       Manage clients and auditor queries through any tax change process

·       Actively drive initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational risk within the business. 

·       Engages externally with clients, consultants, partners and auditors in a way that conveys the strength and values of BNP Paribas

·       Central coordinator for Year End deliverables

·       Manage timetable tracking & reporting progress

·       Gathering Year End requirements from all stakeholders

·       Manage logs of outstanding issues/actions for Fund Services

·       Facilitate regular meetings with all business coordinators

·       Conduct post year-end review (PIR)

Other contributions

The role requires excellent interpersonal abilities and an understanding of investment operations. It requires a strong service ethic and quality focus applied through behaviours and work produced. The role must consider and meet operational risk and compliance requirements throughout the preparation and delivery of work. 

What is required for you to succeed?

·       Experience in a similar role and/or at least 8 years’ experience, at a senior level, in fund administration, custody or investment operations environment with unit trusts and/or superannuation funds. 

·       Awareness of all aspects of a complex master custody environment.  The role does not require formal project management training but will need a similar mindset in solving logistical timetable problems through delivery of low risk and practical solutions. The role will be required to quickly develop an understanding of the BNP Paribas business network.

·       Detailed knowledge of tax accounting principles for financial instruments, trusts, Superannuation funds, Life and Insurance companies.

·       Knowledge of fund accounting, reporting and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function

·       Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

·       Demonstrated history of successful internal and external stakeholder management

Candidates with workflow or business intelligence skills together with an understanding of how to collate and present data/metrics will have an advantage.

The role requires the ability to escalate issues for resolution and ensure all work completed meets compliance standards in terms of signoff. 

·       Degree or Diploma qualified in Business or Accounting

About BNP PARIBAS

BNP Paribas is a top-tier European and international banking establishment, with an uninterrupted presence in the APAC region since 1860 and in Australia since 1881. Combining global expertise and local know-how, BNP Paribas in Australia and New Zealand delivers solutions to our clients through Corporate and Institutional Banking and Asset Management - a bridge between corporate and institutional clients.

 We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

·       BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

·       BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

·       Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

·       BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at bnpp.hrss.recruitment.admin@asia.bnpparibas.com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information 

BNP Paribas - Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas - The Bank Of Green Changes

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