Tax Manager Corporates & Compliance | PE Funds UCITS

coni + partner, established 1993, is a consultancy company with headquarters in Zurich and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. We are specialised in custom-fit staffing in tune with the corporate culture by ensuring a perfect match of professional skills, references and personal as well as social skills of successful candidates.

Our client is a large international fund manager in Zurich. We are searching for a tax compliance specialist (m, f, d) as

Tax Manager Corporates & Compliance | PE Funds UCITS

• Support investment team and providing guidance for company's participation in investments and strategic partnerships
• Research compliance issues and interpret tax laws and rulings to resolve a wide variety of tax questions
• Review of tax returns filled by external advisors and the processes of tax reporting
• Advising on tax compliance aspects of private equity business and supporting FATCA and AEOI matters and the review of the IRS Forms W-8 and W-9
• Manage the annual process of complying with tax obligations in various jurisdictions around the world
• Research and interpret tax laws and regulations affecting private equity investments
• Collaborate with investment teams with tax due diligence processes, tax structuring and analysing tax scenarios
• Monitoring tax procedures and controls to ensure they are carried out correctly and on time and assess changes in international and domestic taxation and the impact on the fund investments
• Ensure compliance with U.S. federal, state, and international tax obligations
• Participate in ad hoc tax projects, provide direct ad hoc support and trainings

Qualifikation

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law or Tax Law
• Further education in tax law would be an advantage
• Professional experience at a Big Four firm or a top-tier law firm is required
• Experience in the field of international tax law with corporate tax as well as US tax and investment compliance (FATCA, AEOI)
• Knowledge of corporation tax law and the formation and investment activities of private equity funds structured as both open-ended and closed-ended funds, across various jurisdictions with domicile in Luxembourg, Ireland, Delaware, the Cayman Islands, etc.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to work well in a team
• Efficient working style
• Ability to build interpersonal relationships
• Strong client focus
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Interest in project work
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Fluent English.