Group FATCA/CRS Reporting Officer

Search and Select; Douglas; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchandselect is seeking a Group FATCA/CRS Reporting Officer to join at the group level in the UK/Isle of Man region. The role supports the annual end-to-end FATCA/CRS reporting cycle, helping establish a central function to manage reporting obligations and ensure accurate entity classifications and valid self-certifications.

The successful candidate will log classifications, respond to AEOI queries, and assist in production of XML returns for competent authorities, while partnering with local

Qualifications

• Experience applying FATCA/CRS to trust and company structures.
• Ability to document classifications and rationales clearly.
• Strong data handling across CSV/Excel/XML formats.

Responsibilities

• Support the Group's annual FATCA/CRS classification exercise across all entities.
• Document classifications and rationales in the core database for audit readiness.
• Review indicia and tax data for account holders and controlling persons.
• Lead outreach to third‑party financial institutions about classifications.
• Support self-certification outreach, tracking responses and assessments.
• Assist CRS 2.0 data preparation and remediation where applicable.
• Log CRS 2.0 data points and assist in XML returns for authorities.
• Provide FATCA/CRS advice to local offices and escalate complex queries.
• Help with W‑8/W‑9 documentation for banking/investment partners.
• Monitor the FATCA/CRS inbox and address queries; address legacy issues.
• Collaborate to drive technology-based solutions for annual reporting.

Skills

FATCA/CRS knowledge

Data handling

W-8/W-9 familiarity

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

Tools

Excel

XML

CSV

Job description

Our client seeks a Group FATCA/CRS Reporting Officer to join their team.

Role Profile

A key reporting role, based at Group-level, with the opportunity for the successful candidate to step into the world of FATCA/CRS compliance and contribute to an exciting period of transformation, as the Group establishes a central function to manage reporting obligations, pursuant to the United States' Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ('FATCA') and the OECD Common Reporting Standard ('CRS'). You will support the annual end-to-end reporting process, ensuring entity classifications are undertaken in an accurate and timely manner, resultant classifications and associated rationales are logged within the core database, and that Reportable Persons hold valid/reasonable self-certifications, while supporting the Group with AEOI-related queries, escalating where necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Group FATCA/CRS Team's annual classification exercise, ensuring all Managed Entities across the Group are classified accurately.
• Document entity classifications and associated rationales/evidence in the core database, ensuring classification data can withstand Competent Authority scrutiny.
• Conduct indicia and tax reporting data reviews on Account Holders and Controlling Persons of client entities.
• Lead the annual outreach exercise to third-party Financial Instructions, informing such entities of the client book classifications for their own reporting.
• Support Group offices with various areas of self-certification compliance: outreach, tracking of responses, and validity/reasonableness assessments.
• In preparation for CRS 2.0 first reporting, support offices with data preparation and remediation of self-certifications where applicable.
• Assist the Group FATCA/CRS Team in logging CRS 2.0 data points into the core database, undertaking reviews to ensure this dataset is complete and accurate.
• Assist the Group FATCA/CRS Team in production of test and final XML returns for onward submission to Competent Authorities.
• Provide FATCA/CRS-related advice to local offices in addressing queries, escalating complex issues where necessary.
• Support Sovereign offices in accurately completing FATCA/CRS-related documentation for banking and investment partners: entity/individual self-certification forms, W-8 Series Forms and Form W-9.
• Assist in monitoring the Group FATCA/CRS inbox, picking up queries and issues as necessary.
• Assist the Group FATCA/CRS Team in addressing legacy issues and remediation requirements.
• Work with internal/external stakeholders to assist the drive towards technology-based solutions to support the annual reporting process.

Key Skills and Responsibilities

• A working knowledge of FATCA/CRS and its application to the trust and company sector - pensions an advantage.
• Ability to complete associated documentation (self-certifications, W-8 and W-9) while explaining the rationale to client-facing teams.
• Experience of undertaking entity classifications within trust and company structures.
• Able to work with, understand, and process large volumes of data - CSV, Excel, and XML in particular.
• A basic understanding of data protection laws and their application to data exchanged under AEOI.
• Ability to digest complex information and disseminate this in a concise and understandable manner.
• Ability to partner with multiple individuals and teams, contributing to the management of the Group FATCA/CRS Teams internal/external relationships.
• High-levels of integrity, ethical conduct, and client confidentiality.
• Drives change and can influence internal stakeholders to promote change at local-level.
• Time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks accordingly, in reference to strict regulatory deadlines within a multi-jurisdictional setting.
• Possess an attitude for learning and takes charge of own development.

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