Team Leader

Job Description

Team Leader

Location: Hyderabad, India

: About Us

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. Were devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us

Global Business Services

Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.

Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence, and innovation.

In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.

Process Overview

All new interest-bearing accounts and Certificates of Deposits (CDs) require a complete Form W-9 when the account is opened. The Form W-9 is part of the signature card and is maintained on Image View. Tax Reporting receives Forms W-9 from Reasonable Cause, B-Notice, Penalty Notice mailings, and from banking centers for name or TIN changes to existing accounts.

The W-9 Analyst is responsible for reviewing the Form W-9s for proper certification and to ensure the accounts are set up correctly on the application system. Accounts that are not certified are certified and tracked by the HX system and are subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is the withholding of federal income tax on reportable payments such as interest. Backup withholding is applied at the current percentage rate established by the government to the amount of interest paid. The amounts withheld are paid to the IRS the next business day. Any interest paid and backup withholding is reported at year-end on Form 1099-INT to the customer and the IRS.

Responsibilities

• Calculating and processing interest adjustment for Checking, Savings Accounts.
• Ensure that the Customers TIN is correct on the form.
• Initiating & terminating backup withholding.
• Update/Validate Name, Address & TIN as per SOR on IRS reports for savings bond.

Requirements

• Education: Any Graduate with Commerce background or banking related.
• Certifications (If Any): None.
• Experience Range: 3 to 5 Years.

Foundational skills

• Domain knowledge on US Tax.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge on US Tax is mandatory.
• Knowledge of Money Laundering and its relation to Banking Operations will be an added advantage.
• Should be flexible working in different shifts as per the business requirement. Also, be willing to do additional hours as and when required.

Desired skills

• Preferred exposure in Financial / Banking domain.
• Prior knowledge of the US Banking industry an advantage.
• Ability to work on multiple applications.
• Eye for detail.
• Good communication skills and the ability to interact effectively within the team and Line of Business.
• Able to work under pressure, in a high-volume environment, to tight deadlines without accuracy & TAT being compromised.
• Team player.

Work Timings

• 3:30 PM to 12:30 AM IST

Job Location

• Hyderabad

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