The Tax Sr. Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall management of the tax liabilities, of Citi, both directly and in connection with transactions with clients, including the related compliance, financial reporting, planning and controversy processes.
• Contributes to the planning, accounting, filing and the reporting of tax liability of the company.
• Assists in determining and compiling information required to satisfy income tax filing and related requirements at all levels of jurisdiction.
• May participate in managing payments to tax authorities in compliance with specific tax regulations.
• Strategic professional who advises on directional strategy by analyzing subject matter and its application in own job and the business.
• Focuses on the implementation of policies and procedures.
• Recognized technical authority for an area within the business.
• Uses communication and diplomacy to guide and influence others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.
• Technical expert who acts as an advisor on significant business/product decisions.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience

Education:

• Bachelors degree, potentially Masters degree

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Qualifications:

• 15 to 17 years experience in U.S. FATCA, OECD CRS, U.S. 1441 / Ch.3 Regulations -  8 to 10 years.

• Experience of U.S. Qualified Intermediary (QI) and Qualified Derivatives Dealer (QDD) regimes

• Tax Forms validation knowledge and experience re: Forms W-8, W-9, FATCA/CRS Self-Certificates 

• 1042s/1099 reconciliations and reporting experience as well as FATCA 8966/M1 IGA and AEOI/CRS reporting experience

•  Ability to act as a change agent for organization.

• Experience of working with local tax authorities

• Experience of building and implementing governance, assurance and regulatory change management within tax

• Tax Operations and team management experience is a must

Language: English (Read, Write and Speak)

• Good communication

Education:

• Bachelors degree, potentially Masters degree