Head of Emea and Apac Operational Taxes

**About this role**:
**In this role, you will**:

- Work with Tax Compliance, Corporate Tax, and all business groups across Wells Fargo to understand the Global Tax Information Reporting (GTIR) guidelines and assess existing operational processes against the guidelines; recommend and support implementationof workflows or enhanced processes needed to address identified gaps
- Provide leadership on all non-US operational taxes impacting all Enterprise groups, with a focus on EMEA, APAC and Canada tax law requirements
- Lead and review existing FTT framework across applicable markets, identify control gaps, partner with global stakeholders on remediation and develop a well-controlled operational workflow for tax payments and reporting; the lead specialist will be responsibleto establish a reconciliation model to govern FTT collection from clients and remittance to tax authorities
- Review EMEA collateral flows in the light of withholding taxes, work with Corporate and Investment Banking front office to develop triggers/ alerts to address tax issues during collateral receipt/ return/ substitution
- Partner with external vendors, Broker Dealer Operations, Middle Office, Collateral Operations, Client Onboarding, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting, withholding, and reclaims
- Leverage business intelligence capabilities to identify and rectify exceptions detected throughout the year
- Lead enterprise international tax strategic initiatives across technology, process, control, and operational excellence
- Support leadership in development and implementation of complex processes, industry related regulations, and long-term goals for highly complex tax business needs across organization
- Lead the target operating model for international taxes, in partnership with all business groups
- Provide strategic consultation to senior leaders throughout the organization on non-US operational tax matters
- In collaboration with in-house tax advisors, perform tax research, provide technical expertise, or assistance on major transactions, and changes in operational tax law or interpretations
- Communicate practices and procedures for proper control activities in accordance with Wells Fargo's internal controls policies
- Interface with external agencies, jurisdictional tax authorities and industry forums
- Work with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
- Articulate impact of policy changes to management within business group or companywide

**Required Qualifications**:

- Experience in Corporate Tax, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- MBA or an advanced degree (or equivalent experience)
- Experience at one of the big 4 accounting firms
- Demonstrable experience in capital markets industry with a top tier bank and/ or project management experience is preferable

**Desired Qualifications**:

- Understanding of EMEA and APAC and Canada operational tax requirements and processes related to tax processing and reporting activities
- Working knowledge of Capital Markets flows (institutional securities sales and trading and/or investment banking) in operations, risk management, client service, or compliance/regulatory/legal capacity
- Quick learner and ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Knowledge or experience with Broadridge/ BPS/ TMS is an added advantage
- Experience identifying and driving process improvements in complex and institutional banking environment
- Strong communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills, including the ability to negotiate with numerous parties and across all levels
- Proven ability and experience in being able to look at the big picture across a risk program and implement successful strategy and solutions
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and adherence to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to effectively multi-task and successfully work on several unrelated projects at the same time

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