Student for Foreign Tax Team - 6 Months

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

The Foreign Tax Team in Germany supports its customers with operational matters, offering excellent banking processes as a service. Using Avaloq’s cutting-edge banking software and reliable, smart processes, the team aims to deliver efficient value-added services in a constantly evolving environment.
Your key tasks 

• Support and assist the team in regulatory reporting to various regulatory or tax bodies in Germany and abroad.
• Support and assist the team in various tax services, e.g. Tax Relief, Tax Reclaims, Financial Transaction Tax, US QI reporting or FATCA/CRS
• Delivery of operational processes and services for international markets.
• Supporting the team in improving the functionalities of the Avaloq core banking system and the associated operational processes to increase efficiency and reduce operational risks.
• Assisting the team in projects and testing new functionalities or regular releases.

Qualifications

• Ongoing studies in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a comparable field.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Full flexibility and willingness to learn.
• Good team spirit and a positive attitude.
• Analytical mindset and affinity for numbers.
• Ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced, and complex environment.
• Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken.

It would be a real bonus if you have 

• First practical experience in the back office of a bank is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel.
• Knowledge of additional languages.

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

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