Our impact 

Global Corporate Tax is responsible to ensure the firm’s compliance with tax laws and associated reporting obligations of the countries and local jurisdictions in which the firm conducts business. As part of the firm’s second line of defense, Global Tax analyzes and supports the activities, operations, reporting obligations, and transactions of the firm’s business lines to ensure that tax consequences and reputational risks are evaluated appropriately.

Your impact

At GS, the candidate will have an excellent opportunity to be part of a leading financial services organization’s LatAm Tax and Tax Operations teams, as well as the chance to build a career and interact with different teams globally. Consequently, this role requires an energetic, enthusiastic, and driven individual. It offers broad exposure to many divisions and groups within the firm, including Investment Banking, Legal, Finance, Technology, Securities Trading and Operations, among others.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a Senior Analyst/Junior Associate with prior experience in financial institutions, consulting, or law firms. The successful candidate should be prepared to take on responsibilities encompassing financial products taxation, as well as reporting obligations in LatAm with a specific focus in Brazil and Mexico, and monitoring tax legislation in an assertive, proactive, and efficient manner. 

Being part of the Tax, you will:

• Compute and collect taxes on clients’ transactions 
• Review data for and prepare clients financial statements
• Prepare and file tax obligations, i.e. Withholding tax returns, FATCA & CRS obligations, Informative Tax returns, etc.
• Ensure the accuracy of balance sheet accounts against the different Operations systems
• Working closely with Operations team to ensure consistency and compliance with the tax legislation
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations and withholding requirements for LatAm region
• Continue to develop a system/approach to ensure the accuracy and completeness of work papers for all tax returns

Skills & Experience we’re looking for

• Brazilian tax residence
• Bachelor´s Degree or above in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
• Fluent English and Portuguese (Spanish is a plus)
• 3-5 years of work experience in financial institutions, consulting firms (Big Four), providing tax compliance support to financial institutions, or law firms
• Demonstrated ability to work across products, regions and functions, preferably in the financial services industry
• Strong data-analytical, problem solving, and documentation skills, with an ability to understand complex workflows
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize workload and drive results
• Excellent attitude and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar
• Proactive and self-starting individual with high level of ownership
• Flexibility and ability to learn quickly
• Great judgment
• Focus on collaboration and on delivering results
• Capacity to lead and coordinate projects