Tax Operations

TAX OPERATIONS

Global tax team's Mission is to ensure the firm's compliance with the 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.

OPERATIONS 

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted segment that partners with all areas of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. Alongside this vital service delivery role, Operations provides essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the firm's assets and its reputation. Operations span all product lines and markets, serving as internal business partners who develop the processes and controls, and help to specify the systems that deliver accuracy, timeliness and integrity to our business. 

YOUR IMPACT

At Goldman Sachs, joining the Tax Operations team offers a compelling opportunity to contribute significantly to critical regulatory implementations within a challenging and evolving financial landscape. This role is designed for a dedicated professional eager to advance their career while engaging in a diverse and highly rewarding function.

This position is integral to a global team, where you will actively drive strategic initiatives in a continually transforming environment. We seek an energetic, enthusiastic, and driven individual who thrives on dynamic challenges and is committed to realizing their full potential.

OUR IMPACT

Tax Operations at Goldman Sachs is a dynamic and multi-faceted core function. Operations professionals are integral to developing and continually enhancing the processes, controls, and systems that ensure accuracy, timeliness, and integrity across all business flows, thereby providing essential risk management and preserving the firm's reputation. 

Within this critical division, Tax Operations functions as a cross-product team, directly contributing to the firm's success. This team is responsible for analyzing and supporting the firm's activities, operations, reporting obligations, and transactions, meticulously evaluating tax consequences and mitigating reputational risks. Key responsibilities include comprehensive Tax Reporting, Documentation, and Withholding support on a global scale, maintaining the integrity of the firm's compliance with reporting authorities worldwide, maintaining the integrity of the firm's compliance with reporting authorities worldwide, and managing inquiries from various business lines and managing inquiries from various business lines.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• You will act as a risk manager for the firm through ongoing assessment and awareness of the tax regulatory environment and the firm's adherence to its regulatory obligations.
• Industrialize and automate processes and ensure effective controls are implemented.
• Perform review of EMEA Tax Information Reporting.
• Review and interpret market updates to evaluate tax impact and outline operational proposals as to how we should adapt to that change.
• Partner with key stakeholders within Operations, Global Markets, Trading, Corporate Tax and Technology.
• You will have excellent opportunities to develop your career as regulatory change management is at the forefront of the firm's strategy and the industry.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR - BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Operations Experience: Between 0 to 2 years of proven post graduate experience in a similar operations role, preferably within a financial services institution or a dedicated tax operations function. 
• Superior Analytical & Problem-Solving Capabilities: Proficiency in identifying root causes, developing innovative solutions, and meticulously documenting procedures and outcomes to ensure accuracy and compliance. Strong aptitude for navigating intricate workflows within a demanding tax environment.
• Result-Driven & Efficiency: Proven capacity to balance and successfully execute multiple, time-sensitive projects simultaneously while maintaining a strategic, long-term focus with strong prioritization skills.
• Influential Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a track record of effectively presenting complex information, influencing decisions, and building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders across all levels of the organization, including senior business leaders
• Collaborative Teamwork & People Acumen: Highly collaborative individual who excels at fostering strong working relationships across peer groups, and both vertically (with management and senior leadership) and horizontally (with other departments and global teams.
• Advanced Technical Proficiency: Essential intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for complex data manipulation, reporting, and automation. 
• Adaptability & Rapid Learning Agility: Possesses a high degree of flexibility and intellectual curiosity, with the capacity to quickly learn and adapt to new proprietary systems in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• EMEA Regulatory & Tax Expertise: Direct experience or a strong foundational understanding of tax regulations, withholding requirements, and financial market operations specifically within the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region.

PREFERRED QIALIFICATIONS- AEOI

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or business administration
• Basic understanding about Taxation and financial products (Equities, Derivatives, Bonds etc.)
• Strong command in Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Alteryx, SQL and Advanced Excel functions.
• Prior experience in primary team functions- Common Reporting Standard (CRS), FATCA/CRS Reporting, UK-ISA Individual saving accounts, Building Society and Bank Interest (BBSI), OI and other Income reporting to HMRC of client income and balances, France-IFU and Netherland- Rensagag etc.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. 

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at  

We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2025. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer