Tax, Global Banking & Markets, Tax Advisory, Associate, London

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Opportunity Overview

CORPORATE TITLE: Associate

OFFICE LOCATION(S): London

JOB FUNCTION: Regional Tax

DIVISION: Tax

Our Impact

Global Tax is a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s worldwide taxes. Global Tax analyses and supports the activities, operations, reporting obligations and transactions of the firm’s business lines to ensure that the tax consequences and reputational risks are evaluated appropriately. Our work contributes directly to the firm’s success, and Global Tax is ideal for creative and collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.

Your Impact

An opportunity has arisen in Global Tax for a tax professional to advise the firm's front-office businesses primarily in the Global Banking and Markets Division. This position will involve significant interaction with people at all levels in these business units and will require strong transaction management skills. If you are a self-starter who is excited by the prospect of working with a challenging team this role will appeal to you.

Primary Responsibilities

• Advising businesses in the Global Banking and Markets Division on equities and fixed income trading, structured note programmes and derivatives trading and structuring
• Advising on operational tax matters, including FTT, SDRT and CRS
• Working with, and challenging the input from, external advisors throughout EMEA
• Liaising with other tax colleagues within the firm, including in the US and EMEA

Required Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Professionally qualified – UK Lawyer or ACA/CTA
• Minimum 4 years’ tax experience with a financial services focus at a leading firm
• Strong technical UK corporate tax knowledge
• Experience of cross-border transactions and structuring, including knowledge of tax regimes in other European jurisdictions
• Understanding of CRS / FATCA desirable, but not required
• A team player with the energy and enthusiasm to excel in a challenging business environment
• Ability to adapt quickly and work with teams across the firm

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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