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Career Opportunities: Operational Tax Officer - Tax, Client & Regulatory Reporting (124954)Your team The Pictet Group is one of the world's leading independent wealth and asset managers. Founded in 1805 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Group is represented at 30 offices in financial centres worldwide, and currently employs over 5200 people. Pictet has been present since 1989 in Luxembourg, where it employs over 700 people. Operations provide secure and efficient processing of Pictet's banking transactions and investment funds. Our teams ensure all activities follow regulations and manage risks.By developing and maintaining a modern, robust infrastructure, we guarantee reliable, high-quality services for Pictet wealth management, asset management and real estate clients. Your role • Understand how double taxation treaties work and apply them in practice.• Analyze the recoverable amount's potential derived from incomes.• Understand differences between legal structures of clients (e.g., individuals, companies, trusts, etc.) from a tax point of view.• Manage the entire tax recovery process: o Prepare tax reclaim requests.o Complete and gather the relevant documentation in a timely manner, following up on the process until acceptance on the sub-custodian or tax administration side.o Respond to external requests for information from sub-custodians and tax administrations.o Reconcile and credit the tax recoverable amounts refunded.• Collaborate with the Business Process Manager (BPM) of the service, as well as the IT department, to implement legal and process changes into the tax system tool.• Ensure all data is up to date in the tax tool to avoid production errors.• Work in close collaboration with the different teams of the Tax department.• Handle inquiries and address country-specific tax questions from internal counterparties.• Analyze potential changes/opportunities in new markets.• Report to management with recurrent and accurate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs). Your profile Requested experience:• Master's degree in Finance or Economics.• Minimum 3 years' experience in the tax department of an audit/tax firm or the back-office department of a bank.• Very good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).• Good knowledge of banking systems (e.g., Avaloq). Soft skills:• Ability to cope with stress and work in a consistently changing environment.• Strong team spirit, analytical skills, and results-driven mindset.• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.• Proactive, autonomous, and able to work both independently and as part of a team. Language skills:• Fluent in French and English. Note We will not accept any CVs via agencies In accordance with the provisions of the Luxembourg law of 23 July 2016 amending the law of 29 March 2013, candidates may be required to provide an extract from their criminal record. This document, issued by the authorities, must not be older than three months. Such a document will be requested with the aim of carrying out a character check on candidates, bearing in mind the area of activity of our establishment and, more particularly, the tasks described in the job description. Flexible and modern ways of working As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote the well-being of our employees through a set of flexible working arrangements, ranging from a work-from-home policy for eligible functions to opportunities for annualised part-time leave and extended parental leave. Diversity & InclusionPictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace.
