Job Description:
Job Title: Senior Tax Professional II
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President
Location: Paris
Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.
Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.
At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
Location Overview:
Based in the 8th arrondissement and within the Parisian Golden Triangle, our beautiful Art-Deco era office benefits from luxury modern workspaces, an abundance of natural light and is easily accessible by public transport.
The Team:
This role will double the size of the French tax presence for Bank of America and would have reporting lines to both a larger International Tax team of 13 individuals across the globe and the Enterprise Tax Planning team, which includes 2 Transfer Pricing SMEs. The person will also work closely with EY, our outsource service provider of compliance services.
Role Description:
Due to increased demands of tax authorities and regulators across continental Europe, Bank of America is seeking to increase the presence of its tax function in Paris. This position would assist the existing director of tax in Paris, and also be responsible for ensuring and communicating the application of transfer pricing models for our French lines of business and responding to requests from tax authorities and regulators in the areas of coverage.
Responsibilities:
Participation in governance routines and reviewing data sources for timely identification of new intercompany relationships.
Assist external vendor with coordination and operation of annual TP documentation processes
What we are looking for:
Working knowledge of OECD Guidelines and transfer pricing principles.
Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Effective communication skills.
French speaker required.
Basic corporate income tax experience required.
Experience in French taxation preferred.
Banking or financial services experience within the tax profession preferred.
Skills that will help:
Knowledge or experience with other EMEA jurisdictions' tax regimes
Benefits of working at Bank of America:
France
At Bank of America, we strive to prioritise employees’ health and wellbeing – it’s what makes us a Great Place to Work.
Competitive retirement plan in addition to State plans, life and disability assurance.
Medical Plan provided by the bank as a top-up to Social Security health benefits for you and your family.
Employees and family members can receive free health advice 24/7 through a range of English and French speaking medical providers.
Time Savings Account (‘CET’) to save some of your leave days, cash them out or use them later.
Reimbursement of 50% of your commuter pass.
We offer paid maternity leave, and paternity leave of up to 26 weeks (16 paid weeks and 10 unpaid), and inclusive family leave arrangements.
Nursery scheme for children under age 3.
Works council (‘CSE’) benefits.
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support and help for everyday matters.
Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering with local charities.
Opportunity to receive free entry to arts exhibitions sponsored by Bank of America in Paris.
Bank of America:
Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender/sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, membership of the Traveller community, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants, family status or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.
