Tax AVP

Join Barclays as a Tax AVP, where you will play a critical role in preparing and overseeing income tax provisions across multiple Barclays entities for reporting and forecasting purposes. This role requires deep expertise in income tax accounting, GAAP/IFRS standards, and U.S. federal, state, and local tax regulations to ensure accurate tax positions, effective tax rates, and compliant financial reporting. You will partner closely with colleagues across the Tax function and broader Finance organization to analyze complex tax issues and enhance tax accounting processes and internal controls. The position calls for strong judgment, analytical rigor, and an organized approach to decision‑making, balancing independent analysis with collaborative problem solving. As a senior contributor, you will help strengthen Barclays’ risk and control environment by ensuring all tax activities align with regulatory requirements, enterprise risk frameworks, and internal policy standards.

To be successful as a Tax AVP, you should have:

• Degree in Accounting; focus on multi‑state income and franchise tax compliance.

• Experience supporting state tax provision and forecasting, assisting with state and local tax audits and information requests; monitoring tax law changes.

• Strong analytical and written communication skills; ability to work independently, manage priorities, and meet deadlines with attention to detail.

Other highly valued skills and experience include:

• Credentials & background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field; CPA or progress toward CPA; financial services experience preferred.

• Systems & research tools: Experience with tax software (e.g., OneSource, Corptax) and tax research platforms (e.g., BNA, CCH, RIA Checkpoint).

• Stakeholder engagement: Ability to manage relationships with internal partners and external advisors.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.  

This role is based in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $100,000

Maximum Salary: $150,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To safeguard the financial interests of the bank, using expertise and diligence to maintain tax compliance, mitigate tax risks and ensure tax is appropriately reflected in the Group’s financial planning and external financial reporting.    

Accountabilities

• Preparation or review of relevant tax returns in accordance with applicable tax law and agreeing compliance positions with the tax authorities.
• Preparation or review of tax accounting calculations and disclosures in accordance with applicable accounting standards for group forecasting, reporting and stress testing.
• Provision of technical insight, analysis and conclusions on a variety of tax technical areas to determine appropriate tax treatment.
• Analysis of relevant developments in tax law to ensure the impact on Barclays is understood and appropriately managed.
• Design and operation of tax process controls to ensure tax risk is appropriately managed and tax treatments can be supported.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.