Position Description
FATCA Compliance Officer
This position will work with the team to maintain a robust FATCA-CRS compliance framework, ensure efficient monitoring of clients and transactions, identification and timely reporting of irregularities/suspicions, ensure compliance with tax transparency regulations applicable to all the CSI Group entities and affiliates.
This role also needs to assist the global and country specific FATCA compliance strategy and policies, helps assess new products / services, provides training to all impacted departments, and handles exceptional issues.
Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Support regulatory analysis and continuous monitoring to ensure complete compliance with FATCA obligations.
- Deliver targeted compliance training programs and ensure clear, effective communications for stakeholders.
- Provide proactive compliance advisory support to business teams and resolve client queries with accuracy and efficiency.
- Oversee self‑assessments, review legal agreements, and manage regulatory registrations along with periodic reviews.
- Support offshore teams in handling low‑risk cases while reviewing high‑risk, sensitive, or exceptional matters.
- Perform annual reporting analysis, submit required filings, and manage audits, inspections, and NPA assessments to ensure readiness.
Requirements
- Degree or above in tax accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in relevant field, exposure in FATCA CRS is highly preferred.
- Adapt to multi-tasking and meeting deadlines in high-pressure environment.
- Good knowledge in Tax, securities laws, operations, products and services and analytical skills with the ability to analyse large amounts of data, decipher higher risk attributes (transactional, geographical, product, customer type, etc.) and disposition appropriately.
- Proficient in MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint), knowledge on Marekit will be an advantage.
- Articulate and able to demonstrate interest in working within FATCA-CRS.
- Self-motivated, well-organized and presented, independent and pleasant personality with good communication skills at all level.
- Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Mandarin).
CITIC CLSA provides global investors and corporate executives with insights, liquidity and capital to drive their growth strategies.
Award-winning research, an extensive Asia footprint, direct links to China and highly experienced finance professionals differentiate our innovative products and services in asset management, corporate finance, equity and debt capital markets, securities and wealth management.
As part of CITIC Securities (SSE: 600030, SEHK: 6030), China’s leading investment bank, CITIC CLSA is uniquely positioned to facilitate cross-border capital flows and connect China to the world and the world to China.
CITIC CLSA operates from 13 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. For further information, please visit www.clsa.com.