Tax Integrity Compliance Senior Officer

The European Investment Fund (EIF) seeks a Tax Integrity Compliance Senior Officer to support tax integrity and non-cooperative jurisdiction frameworks, perform risk assessments, and contribute to compliance policies and governance. The role involves collaboration within the EIF and EIB Group to maintain high standards of governance and integrity in investment operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, maintenance and periodic update of EIF’s tax integrity and non-cooperative jurisdiction frameworks, including policies, procedures, guidelines and process documentation.
• Lead medium- and long-term projects within the Unit’s remit, from design through implementation, to strengthen the relevant frameworks and improve the efficiency, quality and digitalization of associated processes and controls.
• Perform tax integrity and non-cooperative jurisdiction risk assessments and contribute to the preparation of second-line compliance opinions on EIF equity, debt and mandate operations.
• Contribute to the monitoring of tax integrity and non-cooperative jurisdiction risk exposures, including data analysis, preparation of management information and support to governance reporting.
• Provide advice and guidance to EIF services on tax integrity, non-cooperative jurisdiction requirements and related compliance obligations, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of the relevant framework.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of awareness and training activities on tax integrity, non-cooperative jurisdiction requirements and emerging regulatory developments.
• Support interactions with the EIB Group, external counterparties and relevant authorities on tax integrity, fraud-related and other compliance matters, as required.
• Contribute to the assessment of other reputational and non-financial risks falling within the remit of the unit, including research, analysis and preparation of recommendations.
• Monitor regulatory, market and industry developments relevant to tax integrity, non-cooperative jurisdiction and related compliance topics, and assess their implications for the EIF compliance framework and operations.

Requirements

• At least five (5) years of post-graduation (after having obtained your initial university diploma) relevant professional experience at the same level of responsibility in areas related to tax integrity, non-cooperative jurisdictions, KYC/AML, control functions, compliance, legal and/or regulatory audit, financial supervision and/or other areas related to Compliance fields of competence.
• University Degree (preferably at post-graduate level) in Law, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Specialization in tax matters is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with international and European Union tax standards.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of digital and artificial intelligence tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, SharePoint, and other approved AI-enabled solutions) to support research, analysis, reporting, process optimisation and workflow automation would be considered an asset.
• Excellent knowledge of English, both oral and written, with strong drafting skills.
• Knowledge of other EU languages would be considered an asset.

Skills

• Tax Integrity Compliance
• Non-cooperative Jurisdictions
• Control Functions
• Regulatory Audits
• Financial Supervision
• Compliance Risk Management
• International Tax Standards
• European Union Tax Standards
• Legal Compliance
• Tax Law
• Financial Analysis
• Risk Assessment
• Policy Development
• Governance Framework Analysis
• Microsoft Copilot
• Power BI
• Power Automate
• KYC Compliance
• Power Apps
• SharePoint Development
• Workflow Automation

Languages

English