Senior Custody Tax Specialist (Hybrid Dublin or Kilkenny)

Sprintax, part of Clune Tech, is a web-based tax return preparation software that provides a number of tax related services to non-residents in the United States. We help thousands of international visitors such as students, scholars, teachers, trainees, researchers, work and travel participants and other foreign individuals that are temporary in the United States each year with the preparation of their tax returns.

Clune Tech is a world-leading provider of international taxation, finance, and fulfilment services to clients in over 100 countries ranging from blue-chip financial service companies to individual investors & cross-border workers.

This position will ensure the delivery of high-quality operational tax services for clients with a primary focus on dividend withholding tax (DWT) recovery and tax relief-at-source processes, with a focus on customer service, DWT-related research and operational compliance. The individual will work closely with the current Sprintax Dividend team, including product experts in the US and Europe.

This is a hybrid position with flexibility to work from home however you must be able to attend the Dublin or Kilkenny office if/when requested by management.

The role:

• Determine and document the best practices for DWT tax recovery and upfront DWT relief procedures, where applicable, in 15 investment countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and US.

• Supervise staff who will compile, verify and file DWT refund applications for clients (requires staff have solid understanding of the Certificate of Tax Residence process) and then process the resulting DWT refund payments.
• Determine quality assurance criteria for DWT team.
• Supervise staff to ensure compliance with relevant procedures, and the delivery of timely, high-quality responses to client inquiries.
• Provide reporting to management. 
• Liaise with taxation authorities, sub-custodians, transfer agents and other financial institutions to determine the current practices for DWT reclaim and relief at source, which will allow Sprintax to stay abreast of operational tax developments across the globe.
• Represent Sprintax at industry conferences.

• Requires at least five years of operational (DWT-related) tax experience at a custodian bank, broker or other related financial institution, in a supervisory role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Banking, Business, Finance or Tax required.
• Entrepreneurial approach to working in a small team
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Energy and enthusiasm
• Effective office, time management and organizational skills
• Excellent spoken and written English (grammar, spelling and pronunciation) and experience in presenting
• Computer literacy – knowledge of Word, above average Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint required

At Sprintax, we are a community of like-minded individuals committed to excellence in everything we do. We create an innovative, collaborative, and supportive workplace that allows our brilliant people to unleash their potential.

Recognized as a both a Great Place to Work and Deloitte Best Managed Company, we believe that recognition goes much deeper than just financial rewards. Therefore, in addition to a competitive salary, we also offer an exclusive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive pension
• Flexible Working Policy with a combination of remote and office working and a flexible approach to working hours
• Competitive annual leave and a number of other leaves including IVF, compassion, marriage, maternity and paternity leave
• Employee-led CSR Programme, CluneTech Cares, with one paid Volunteer Day per year
• Death in Service Benefit
• Milestone Recognition Programme
• Professional & Personal Development
• Rewards & Recognition
• Employee Wellbeing Programme, CluneTech Life

Sprintax is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We are committed to building and maintaining a culture which is free from discrimination and harassment and where all employees can bring their best selves to work.