Employment Tax Operations Associate/Analyst

About this role

About this role

We need someone who understands the fast-paced financial services environment and appreciates the importance of managing our tax compliance. Is the job seeker an employment tax and/or global mobility tax professional who is looking for an exciting and dynamic role with the world's largest asset manager? Look no further! BlackRock is currently seeking an Employment Tax Advisor for the EMEA Region.

As a member of BlackRock's Employment Tax team, this role will support the continued evolution of BlackRock’s employment tax function. The role will involve work with a team of HR professionals in a multifaceted work environment. The role collaborates closely with teams across HR including Talent Mobility, Payroll, Immigration, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Mobile Employee Operations, as well as partners outside of HR in Corporate Tax, Finance and Legal & Compliance.

The Employment Tax Advisory team provides internal tax advisory, develops key tax related policy and drives strategic and tactical initiatives supporting BlackRock's employment tax governance with a focus on the cross-border population. This consists of employees working in a location different from their employment location and includes employees on business travel, working remotely and employees participating in the Global Talent Mobility program.

The role requires a deep knowledge of global employment tax and cross border individual tax, a focus on risk mitigation and experience with leading tax compliance for business travel and mobility programs globally. Vendor management and project management skills will also be needed.

The role provides will also support the payroll and employment tax compliance processes and project globally, in particular providing the payroll instructions for the firm's annual deferred compensation delivery.

Responsibilities

• Be subject matter specialist relative to all individual tax matters for a mobile employes. This includes ownership and development of employee income tax related policies, processes and initiatives.
• Support the EMEA Employment Tax Manager and Head of Employment  Tax Advisory in the evolution to a highly scaled Employee Tax Ecosystem to meet the demands of the many new challenges and risks presented by the post-pandemic work environment.
• Support wider business transformation initiatives, performing due diligence related to onboarding of employees related to M&A activity, including review of cross-border intercompany secondment arrangements.
• Provide global mobility-related tax expertise to Talent Mobility Partners, HR Business Partners, Payroll team members and business units
• Help manage the Global Business Travel Tax program, identify shadow reporting requirements globally and cross border payroll requirements due to business travel.
• Manage Tax Equalized (TET) accruals, BT Tax Advances monthly GL reconciliations, advise on multi-country payroll requirements for all mobility policy types, comp collect and imputes.
• Manage the complexities of employer reporting and tax withholding obligations associated with the delivery of incentive compensation for RSUs, Cash Bonuses and other Deferred Compensation Programs to domestic and mobile employees in multiple jurisdictions.
• Support Immigration and Relocation Programs, work with relocation partner and payroll to administer reimbursements for processes related to International assignments, tax payments and any escalated issues.
• Manage ServiceNow tax escalations from employees and other stakeholders.
• Work with Payroll and Compensation and Benefits teams to enhance employment tax controls and processes to support our employment tax reporting obligations

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in a related field
• Proven management level experience in HR employment and mobility tax globally
• Preferred candidate to have Accounting firm experience in developing policies and ability to provide guidance and recommendations for scaling the Global Mobility programs
• Understanding of HR processes and HR information systems like Workday, ServiceNow, Business Traveler Tracking and Equity Administration systems
• Knowledge and experience working with tax, legal, compensation and immigration issues
• Excellent organization and communication skills with great attention to detail, while focusing on stringent deadlines, managing concurrent high priority initiatives
• Ability to work on assignments that are complex in nature, requiring judgment in resolving issues or making recommendation.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.