Tax Associate

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Tax Associate in Enterprise Customer Tax Utility as part of Chief Operating  Office. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

In this role, you will:

• Perform Tax form validation including W-9/W-8 forms, as well as other supporting documents
• Process W-8IMY Intermediary Allocation, and Withholding Statements
• Conduct Annual W-8 recertification or remediation
• Communicate with account representatives to resolve withholding and/or reporting issues
• Respond to audit requests
• Maintain reporting obligations, quality standards and service level agreements
• Perform surveillance by reviewing exception reports and perform periodic checks to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines, as well as other established risk and control framework
• Receive direction from manager and exercise independent judgment while developing basic knowledge of federal and state tax laws, rulings, regulations and judicial decisions affecting corporations
• Collaborate and consult with peers, managers and stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of Corporate Tax or Accounting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and rules/regulations including; FATCA Chapter 3/4/61, CRS, 871m/305c, and 1099/1042-S reporting
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Microsoft Office; intermediate to advanced
• Knowledge of Tax software, such as Broadridge, CTI TFV, Onesource,1099PRO, and Sovos, considered a plus
• Experience with Customer Information Reporting - W-9 and W-8 validation concepts, back-up withholding processes and year-end 1099 reporting routines.

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work additional hours as needed.
• Ability to provide and work from a home office
• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening

Work Schedule:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule, Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm or Monday- Friday 9:00am-6:00pm

Work Locations: 1525 W W T Harris Blvd CHARLOTTE NC 28262-8522

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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