Tax Specialist

**Tax Specialist**
**France**

As a Barclays Tax Specialist, you will have a focus on reporting and compliance, assisting the Head of tax France with the management and oversight of all direct and indirect tax matters. The Global Tax Function is accountable for all taxation matters that impact Barclays as an organisation. Its purpose is to create value for Barclays by managing the impact of tax through planning that is consistent with our Tax Principles, by supporting our stakeholders across all businesses and by protecting Barclays from financial and reputational tax risk.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

**What will you be doing?**
- Assisting the Head of Tax with implementing changes to tax legislation, jurisprudence & disclosures of fiscal authorities that can impact Barclays’ operations in France
- Assisting the Head of Tax with managing the tax reporting obligations, preparation and submission of corporate income tax returns, VAT returns, local taxes on salaries
- Preparing IFRS and French GAAP tax calculations and provisions for current & deferred taxes, instructing Financial Control France to book tax provisions & tax payments/refund
- Acting as a trusted partner to the businesses we operate in France, including the provision of high-quality advice on tax technical issues
- Building relationships and working with the business and other functions for France including local Finance teams, Group TP Finance team
- Reviewing and enhancing corporate tax, indirect taxes, and operational taxes compliance processes
- Assisting with managing work orders and invoices via COUPA process
- Reviewing and modifying transfer pricing local files with Group Tax, annual VAT audit trail report, and FEC (computerized accounting file) report with external tax consultants

**What we’re looking for**:

- French tax experience, preferably within a tax law advisory/tax accounting firm dealing with clients in financial services and/or an institution in the financial services sector
- Articulate and able to communicate confidently and well, can establish and maintain good relationship with internal and external stakeholders
- Good knowledge and experience with tax accounting data
- Numerate, with an ability to use and interpret financial data

**Skills that will help you in the role**:

- Excellent educational background, preferably from a technical or quantitative discipline
- A good understanding of the complexities and nuances of Corporate and Investment Banking businesses
- Experience of a dealing with a broad range of taxes (corporate income tax, VAT, operational taxes, transfer pricing, and the like)
- Time management and capability to work independently on several priorities and to tight deadlines

**Where will you be working?**
Dating from 1922, Barclays has a long established presence in France. Today, from our office in Paris we provide a full service Investment Bank offering to our local and global clients. Our integrated coverage model means we are able to provide our clients with access to deep expertise across sectors, regions and products. We deliver informed strategic advice, comprehensive financial solutions and risk management services, creating sophisticated strategies customized to meet our clients’ needs.

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