Custody Tax, Assistant Vice President

Who we are looking for

State Street’s Tax Service team is looking for an experienced and dedicated leader to partner with clients to fulfill global tax documentation requirements. The role will require an understanding of custody tax concepts, with a need for broad and global custody tax withholding expertise. The role requires strong written and verbal skills, strong leadership and motivational skills, as well as highly proficient critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Activities range from engagement with clients, internal processing leads, and internal business units to facilitate the successful response for all required documentation.

• Ensure all staff have clear lines of reporting, authority levels, objectives, and progress is reviewed regularly in line with Company policy.
• Develop effective working relationships and communications with staff and ensure that staff are motivated, continuously developed and supported.
• Work within Income and Tax Ares in executing strategic direction of the function and operate within defined budgetary parameters.
• Ensure that appropriate management information is produced and reviewed at appropriate intervals.
• Participate in division wide working groups, task forces and projects as assigned.

• Establish and monitor systems of control, limits of delegation and escalation procedures so that the business complies with internal policies and external regulations and can be managed effectively.
• Ensure that all procedures are regularly reviewed and kept up to date.
• Ensure any procedure gaps are addressed through the implementation of appropriate procedures and controls.
• Identify and recommend process improvements in order to improve efficiency through the removal of redundant or non-value-added tasks.
• Establish and oversee the development of a risk culture within the business and ensure business line accountability for risk management and measurement.
• Support a culture of effective challenge to ensure appropriate governance.

• Ensure the team delivers excellent client service.
• Client facing support and escalation to resolve client or internal business units’ issues, questions, or concerns.
• Serves as an SME speaking to details as required while managing multiple processes.
• Work as a member of a global team – provide status, communicate issues, share ideas, and follow process for analysis, development, and support protocols.
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills essential.
• Supervisory experience required within a team environment.

These skills will help you succeed in this role.

• Excellent Communication Skills with ability to effectively run meetings, collaborate across global teams and functions, and present / discuss tax technical topics with clients, internal executives or other stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a high paced environment, be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to proactively identify potential issues and drive resolution.
• Leadership and effective management skills.
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills.
• Strong commitment to developing and motivating staff; working across teams to build synergies.

• An understanding of the financial services industry.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 5+ years of Custody experience in a custody and/or middle office environment.
• 3+ years of experience managing staff of at least 2+ team members.
• Strong business sense and awareness of the key issues/risks within an income or tax operations environment.
• MS Office Proficient. (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).

$70,000 - $130,000 Annual. The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including…