Tax Manager AVP

As a Barclays Tax Manager, you will have the opportunity to be the Tax specialist for France and be accountable for supporting the Head of Tax in France and the Barclays Europe Tax Director to ensure Barclays entities in France and other locations meet their tax filing/compliance obligations in an accurate, complete, and timely manner.

You will also help in overseeing tax audits and assist with any queries from the tax authorities. Within the team there is an interesting and constantly changing mix of work. Time is spent on both business-as-usual activities and a variety of ad hoc projects, driven by changes within Barclays.

This role is deemed as a Controlled Function role under the Central Bank of Ireland Fitness and Probity Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandator regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Purpose of the role

To safeguard the financial interests of the bank, using expertise and diligence to maintain tax compliance, mitigate tax risks and ensure tax is appropriately reflected in the Group’s financial planning and external financial reporting.    

Accountabilities

• Preparation or review of relevant tax returns in accordance with applicable tax law and agreeing compliance positions with the tax authorities.
• Preparation or review of tax accounting calculations and disclosures in accordance with applicable accounting standards for group forecasting, reporting and stress testing.
• Provision of technical insight, analysis and conclusions on a variety of tax technical areas to determine appropriate tax treatment.
• Analysis of relevant developments in tax law to ensure the impact on Barclays is understood and appropriately managed.
• Design and operation of tax process controls to ensure tax risk is appropriately managed and tax treatments can be supported.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.