Tax, Asset Management Tax Advisor, Associate, London

Goldman Sachs; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment management firm in London is seeking a tax professional to join their Global Tax Team. This role involves advising the Asset Management Division on tax considerations for retail fund platforms among other responsibilities. Candidates should have relevant professional qualifications and a minimum of 2 years of tax experience in a leading firm. Excellent communication skills are essential for engaging with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post-qualification tax experience at a leading firm.
• Experience with Operational Taxes and Investor Tax Reporting.
• Experience with fund structuring and knowledge of tax regimes in Europe.

Responsibilities

• Advising on tax considerations for funds on retail and alternative platforms.
• Working with and challenging external advisors.
• Liaising with other tax colleagues, particularly in the US.

Skills

Communication skills

Tax experience

Team player

Analytical skills

Education

Professionally qualified – ACA/CTA or ACCA

Job description

OUR IMPACT

Global Tax is a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s worldwide taxes. Global Tax analyses and supports the activities, operations, reporting obligations, and transactions of the firm’s business lines to ensure that tax consequences and reputational risks are evaluated appropriately. Our work contributes directly to the firm’s success, and Global Tax is ideal for creative and collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.

YOUR IMPACT

An opportunity has arisen in the Global Tax Team for a tax professional to advise the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs Asset Management with a focus on their Retail Fund Platform. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading investment managers and provides institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions, with strategies spanning asset classes, industries, and geographies. Our investment solutions include fixed income, money markets, public equity, commodities, hedge funds, private equity, and real estate. Goldman Sachs has over $3.2 trillion in assets under supervision globally as of December 31, 2024.

This position will involve significant interaction with people in the business and Global Tax and will require strong communication skills. If you are a self-starter who is excited by the prospect of working in a fast-paced environment, this role will appeal to you.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Advising businesses in Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the tax considerations for funds on their retail and alternative fund platforms
2. Working with, and challenging the input from, external advisors
3. Liaising with other tax colleagues within the firm, particularly in the US

Required Qualifications, Experience And Skills

1. Professionally qualified – ACA/CTA or ACCA
2. Minimum 2 years post-qualification tax experience at a leading firm
3. Experience with Operational Taxes and Investor Tax Reporting for UCITS and AIFs
4. Experience with fund structuring, including knowledge of tax regimes in the key European jurisdictions (Netherlands is preferable, but not essential)
5. Excellent communication skills with an ability to influence senior business stakeholders and make decisions
6. Flexible and able to learn quickly
7. Highly motivated team player able to work in a fast-paced environment

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at /careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.