Tax Professionals - QI and AEOI expert - Financial Services

Tax Professionals – QI and AEOI expert – Financial Services

EY is the only major professional services firm with a dedicated financial services practice (EY FSO) integrated in the EMEIA region. An international team of over 16.000 professionals is working across borders for our clients in the financial sector: Banking, Insurance, Payment Institutions and Wealth & Asset Management, in all service lines: Consulting, Tax, Transactions and Assurance. As we consider our people as the heart of EY, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that, whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The Opportunity

Our Tax & Legal practice for financial services in Belgium is growing fast, and our team members are dealing with the most diverse tax and legal matters. We offer specialized tax services to a significant number of top financial institutions, both in Belgium and abroad. 

Amongst the different key focus areas of its financial services tax team, the Qualified Intermediary (QI) regime and the different automatic exchange of information (AEOI) regimes including FATCA, CRS, DAC6, DAC7,… have become increasingly important. EY has built a market leading team specializing in QI and AEOI matters. To support the further growth of the team, we have different open positions for experienced QI and AEOI specialists. 

Key Responsibilities

• Advice regarding tax technical matters involving the QI regime or AEOI matters.
• The performance of impact assessments involving an analysis of business products and processes with a view to determining the potential impacts of QI, FATCA, CRS, QI, DAC6 or DAC7 and implementation strategies.
• The design of operating models encompassing end-to-end operational processes, governed by critical tax advisory, change management and oversight activities with a focus on automation and use of technology.
• Assistance with Form 1042, 1042-S and 1099 reporting.
• Assisting clients wishing to obtain QI status.
• Design of compliance programs.
• Compliance verification projects and assistance with responses to queries and audits from tax authorities.
• Tracking policy and legislative developments in the area of customer tax transparency and preparing customer alerts, sales campaigns and conferences to explain new developments and their impact on our customers as well as relevant EY solutions.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Degree in Law, Economics, Finance, with a specialization and / or additional degree in Taxation.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in tax consulting. 
• Experience in the financial services area, working on QI and AEOI matters.
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English and solid knowledge of French and/or Dutch.
• Positive attitude and a team player spirit, excellent time management skills and eagerness to learn.
• Result oriented, with an eye for detail and a strong customer focus.
• Most of all, it is the attitude that matters! We are keen to grow our team with like-minded, dynamic, driven professionals, real team players with a focus on quality and on delivering best service to our clients. Starting from a solid tax technical knowledge base, you will interact with clients, lead and coach team members, and ensure that projects are well managed. You will demonstrate a pro-active, client-oriented attitude and help identify new business opportunities.

What working at EY Offers

• You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
• You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible. 
• You will join a dynamic and growing team with a great mix of young and experienced professionals focusing on financial services.
• You will get extensive trainings on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities. 
• While our client-facing profession might require part-time working at client site and business traveling at times, we are committed to helping you achieve a lifestyle balance.