Senior Tax/QI/AEOI Specialist

Freedom Finance Europe Ltd is a trusted online broker with expertise in the US, European and Asian stock markets, registered in Cyprus, and offers a broad range of services in the financial markets.

Freedom team is a union of high qualified professionals on the market, bursting with vibrant energy and pioneer ideas. All of us are goal-oriented with a strong belief in teamwork power built on the strength of each of us. We work in a high paste environment and within cross-functional teams. Each of us is dedicated to achieving the best possible result, and no one thinks that he doesn’t make a change.

If you feel like you’re a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you, go ahead and check this position out.

Responsibilities:

• Keeping check on changes in IRS regulations, double taxation treaties, QDD/QSL regulations, industry practices that may need to be reflected in policies and workflows at the level of FRHC & subsidiaries;
• Advising management on specific tax compliance needs that should be accommodated at the level of internal policies, workflows, software developments etc within the FRHC & subsidiaries;
• Providing professional support and advice with respect to any matters that relate to the US tax withholding, tax compliance, tax reporting, and overall performance of QI obligations of the Company;
• Maintaining and updating registration of TCCs, Q-EINs, FIRE portal credentials;
• Advising the onboarding teams regarding particulars of specific non-standard client cases, helping validate W8-BENE forms and sort out complex self-certification issues;
• Advising corporate actions team regarding tax treatment of specific securities and income distributions;
• Reconciling internal USWT records with those of upstream custodians, communicating with the upstream on all issues related to tax withholding and reporting;
• Keeping track of reporting deadlines, preparing, validating and filing FATCA, CRS and 1042/1042s reports and following up on those reports with respective authorities as necessary;
• Analyzing new products and services introduced by FRHC & subsidiaries, and providing recommendations for USWT compliance;
• Supporting communications with IRS, auditors and tax consultants on any issues related to the performance of QI agreements, audits, advisory and action plans etc by the FRHC & subsidiaries.

Requirements:

• Strong, hands-on knowledge of QI agreement and respective obligations;
• Experience of preparing, reconciling and validating 1042s reporting;
• Experience of 2 years of track record with financial institutions acting in a WHQI or NWHQI capacities;
• Ideally, experience of successfully managing QI periodic review process;
• Good command of English language.

We offer:

• Work in the modern office in the center of Limassol with Team of open-mind people;
• Relocation package included compensation for flight, accommodation 1 month;
• VISA sponsorship for employee and family members;
• The Company cover 30% of annual cost of Healthy Plan, which employee will decide to set up with any Insurance Company;
• 21 working days of paid vacation;
• 12 additional days off per year at the expense of the Сompany;
• The Employee is annually entitled to days sick leave with pay;
• Team building, corporate events, football and volleyball clubs, sports events and challenges;
• Competitive salary package including annual bonus.