Banking Specialist - German Tax
A bit about the role
Your Team:
Providing excellent business processes as a service, the Operational Tax Team in Berlin and Dusseldorf is supporting its customers in operational tax matters. With Avaloq’s state-of-the-art banking software and smart reliable processes, the Tax Team aims to provide efficient value add services in a constantly changing tax environment.
Your Responsibilities:
Monitoring, planning, and executing daily activities related to tax reportings in accordance with the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) agreed with clients.
Key tasks will include:
- Various German tax services, e.g. tax statements production, TaxBox and/or Church tax activities
- Regulatory reporting to various regulatory or tax bodies in Germany
- Supporting the team improving the functionalities of Avaloq’s core banking platform and the related processes to increase efficiency and reduce operational risks
- Collaboration in projects to implement legal requirements and as part of the introduction of new technical functionalities
- Test execution of regressions and extensions of the corresponding subject areas
- Target-orientated communication with customers and internal interface partners
A bit about you
What You Bring:
- Degree in economics with a focus on taxes or training as a bank clerk or comparable training
- Experience in the back office of a bank and in dealing with tax-related banking issues
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and flexibility
- Good team spirit and a positive attitude
- Analytical mindset and confident handling of MS Office
- Ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced, and complex environment
- Structured and careful way of working, paired with a quick grasp of the situation
- Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken
Bonus Points For:
- Experienced in cross-operational processes, e.g. Income, Securities or Corporate Actions
- Practical user knowledge of the Avaloq core banking system
- Know-how about process optimization methods
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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Benefits
- Annual bonus
At Avaloq we work hard to remain an industry leading provider and we love to reward our colleagues with a share of that success with an annual bonus, you will even remain eligible for annual bonus while you do the hardest job of your life – taking care of your children during parental leave.
- Flexible working
We understand that fitting your life around your job can be challenging which is why in most roles we offer flexible working to allow you to thrive both in and out of work.
- Instant recognition
We love to see people thriving in their roles and we have an instant recognition scheme at Avaloq to help managers reward the great work our colleagues deliver with a gift to say thanks.
- Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning
We think it is important to learn and grow professionally, but if you are someone who likes to learn outside of work we give you access to online learning for both professional and personal learning, with over 210,000 courses to choose from.
About us
Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 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.