Review & Objections Senior Specialist

Purpose of Job

Job Responsibilities

Tax Cases Planning  

•    Receive litigation cases from audit team and provide support to prioritize cases for analysis based on pre-defined criteria 
•    Research and analyze laws, regulations and policies depending on each case for proper analysis  

Tax Cases Assessment  

•    Coordinate with concerned stakeholders and collect needed documents to be able to conduct high level assessment from a legal standpoint 
•    Assist in analyzing cases and provide basic recommendations on best course of action based on gathered technical input from tax appeals analysts 

Objections and Appeals Management  

•    Receive any arising objections from concerned parties, coordinate with tax appeals analysts for technical analysis and escalate complex issues when needed 
•    Assist in preparing full objections and appeals file, gather assessment results, recommendations and all supporting documents and submit to Tax Appeals Legal Specialist for revision and finalization 
•    Prepare tax-related case documents ensuring all information are gathered and assist in the negotiation meetings with concerned committees to reach common ground 
•    Assist in drafting communications to taxpayers related to final decisions taken, extract lessons learned and highlight inefficiencies for improvement purposes
•    Communicate decisions to concerned parties ensuring alignment with expectations, report on implementation and highlight areas for improvement

Organization and Operations  

•    Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
•    Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
•    Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
•    Perform other duties as requested

People Management  

•    Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
•    Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
•    Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes

Job Details

Communication and Contacs

Experience

A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience 

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law Studies, or equivalent is required

Competencies