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Tax, Operations, Vice President, Tokyo

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
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at Goldman Sachs

Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

Posted 12 days ago

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**Tax, Operations Vice President in Tokyo** - **Tax Operations**: Manages Japan withholding tax function, broader coverage across APAC obligations. - **Key Responsibilities**: Oversight, workflow delivery, risk assessment, regulatory change implementation, stakeholder coordination, team development. - **Requirements**: - Significant operational experience managing delivery, risk, and processes. - Strong regulatory change and risk management capabilities. - Prior tax operations experience preferred but not essential. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills. - **Seniority**: Vice President level - **Location**: Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Compensation
Not specified

Currency: Not specified

City
Tokyo
Country
Japan

Full Job Description

Tax, Operations, Vice President, TokyoMinato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLEVice President
OFFICE LOCATION(S)Minato-Ku
JOB FUNCTIONTax Processing
DIVISIONTax

OUR IMPACT

Tax Operations supports the firms compliance with tax laws and reporting obligations by evaluating tax consequences and reputational risks across business activities and transactions. The Tokyo Tax Analytics & Control team oversees APAC operational tax matters, with primary responsibility for

Japan withholding tax and Hong Kong stamp duty. The team delivers accurate daily reconciliations, payments, documentation and regulatory filings, assesses regulatory and business change, and builds scalable, well-controlled processes through data analytics.

 

YOUR IMPACT

We are seeking a Vice President to manage the Japan withholding tax function in Tokyo, followed by additional oversight across other APAC tax obligations the team is responsible for, including Hong Kong stamp duty. The successful candidate will combine deep subject matter expertise in related withholding and transaction tax regimes with strong operational risk management, regulatory change and technology delivery capabilities to strengthen execution and resilience across related APAC processes while advancing automation and the teams target operating model. The role combines people management, risk and control oversight, regulatory change delivery, stakeholder partnership and process transformation, and is suited to an experienced operations professional able to learn and apply relevant requirements.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own APAC withholding tax and related transaction tax operational oversight, with primary focus on Japan withholding tax and broader

  • coverage across obligations such as Hong Kong stamp duty.

  • Oversee accurate and timely tax determination, reconciliations, reporting, remittance, documentation and exception management, with clear

  • ownership, evidence and escalation.

  • Identify, assess and remediate operational, regulatory and control risks, including matters identified through management review, Internal

  • Audit or other assurance activity.

  • Lead regulatory, market and business change implementation by defining requirements and coordinating updates across processes,

  • controls, data and technology.

  • Partner with Engineering to enhance strategic tax tooling, improve workflow design, strengthen data quality and increase automation,

  • auditability and scalability.

  • Maintain robust governance, procedures, risk assessments, control documentation, management information and evidence supporting

  • internal and external review.

  • Partner across Tax, Operations, Corporate Tax, Engineering, business teams and trading desks to translate requirements, coordinate

  • delivery and resolve complex operational tax matters.

  • Build team resilience through colleague development, maker-checker coverage, cross-training, knowledge transfer and reduced key-person

  • dependency.

  • Coordinate responses to tax authority inquiries, audits, control reviews and remediation commitments, ensuring clear communication of

  • technical and operational matters.

 

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

  • Build credibility as a senior owner by combining operational discipline, sound judgment, clear escalation and practical application of relevant

  • tax requirements.

  • Lead through ambiguity by translating complex regulatory, business and infrastructure changes into clear execution plans and sustainable

  • operating outcomes.

  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders across regions by communicating clearly, balancing risk and commercial considerations, and driving

  • alignment on complex matters.

  • Develop leadership depth by coaching colleagues, delegating effectively, building coverage and creating an accountable, collaborative team

  • environment.

  • Shape the future operating model by using data, root-cause analysis and technology to simplify processes, reduce manual intervention and

  • strengthen control design.

  • Grow as a trusted advisor by developing subject-matter knowledge, connecting it to operational execution and explaining technical topics in

  • a clear, accessible way.

 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • Significant progressive experience in operational function, with demonstrated leadership and people-management experience.

  • Strong operational management background covering delivery oversight, risk and controls, process governance, issue management and

  • continuous improvement; prior tax operations experience is helpful but not essential.

  • Proven ability to lead regulatory or business change from assessment through implementation, including coordination across processes,

  • controls, data and technology.

  • Understanding of financial-services operations, transaction lifecycles and upstream data or booking dependencies; ability to learn relevant

  • tax rules and apply them operationally.

  • Experience defining business requirements and partnering with Engineering or change teams to deliver controlled process and technology

  • enhancements.

  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and

  • locations.

  • Sound judgment, attention to detail and the ability to prioritize competing, time-sensitive deliverables in a fast-paced environment

 

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.  

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.  

Were committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

 

 

We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Learn More

Tax, Operations, Vice President, Tokyo

Compensation

Not specified

City: Tokyo

Country: Japan

Goldman Sachs logo
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

12 days ago

No clicks

at Goldman Sachs

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Tax, Operations Vice President in Tokyo** - **Tax Operations**: Manages Japan withholding tax function, broader coverage across APAC obligations. - **Key Responsibilities**: Oversight, workflow delivery, risk assessment, regulatory change implementation, stakeholder coordination, team development. - **Requirements**: - Significant operational experience managing delivery, risk, and processes. - Strong regulatory change and risk management capabilities. - Prior tax operations experience preferred but not essential. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills. - **Seniority**: Vice President level - **Location**: Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Full Job Description

Tax, Operations, Vice President, TokyoMinato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLEVice President
OFFICE LOCATION(S)Minato-Ku
JOB FUNCTIONTax Processing
DIVISIONTax

OUR IMPACT

Tax Operations supports the firms compliance with tax laws and reporting obligations by evaluating tax consequences and reputational risks across business activities and transactions. The Tokyo Tax Analytics & Control team oversees APAC operational tax matters, with primary responsibility for

Japan withholding tax and Hong Kong stamp duty. The team delivers accurate daily reconciliations, payments, documentation and regulatory filings, assesses regulatory and business change, and builds scalable, well-controlled processes through data analytics.

 

YOUR IMPACT

We are seeking a Vice President to manage the Japan withholding tax function in Tokyo, followed by additional oversight across other APAC tax obligations the team is responsible for, including Hong Kong stamp duty. The successful candidate will combine deep subject matter expertise in related withholding and transaction tax regimes with strong operational risk management, regulatory change and technology delivery capabilities to strengthen execution and resilience across related APAC processes while advancing automation and the teams target operating model. The role combines people management, risk and control oversight, regulatory change delivery, stakeholder partnership and process transformation, and is suited to an experienced operations professional able to learn and apply relevant requirements.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own APAC withholding tax and related transaction tax operational oversight, with primary focus on Japan withholding tax and broader

  • coverage across obligations such as Hong Kong stamp duty.

  • Oversee accurate and timely tax determination, reconciliations, reporting, remittance, documentation and exception management, with clear

  • ownership, evidence and escalation.

  • Identify, assess and remediate operational, regulatory and control risks, including matters identified through management review, Internal

  • Audit or other assurance activity.

  • Lead regulatory, market and business change implementation by defining requirements and coordinating updates across processes,

  • controls, data and technology.

  • Partner with Engineering to enhance strategic tax tooling, improve workflow design, strengthen data quality and increase automation,

  • auditability and scalability.

  • Maintain robust governance, procedures, risk assessments, control documentation, management information and evidence supporting

  • internal and external review.

  • Partner across Tax, Operations, Corporate Tax, Engineering, business teams and trading desks to translate requirements, coordinate

  • delivery and resolve complex operational tax matters.

  • Build team resilience through colleague development, maker-checker coverage, cross-training, knowledge transfer and reduced key-person

  • dependency.

  • Coordinate responses to tax authority inquiries, audits, control reviews and remediation commitments, ensuring clear communication of

  • technical and operational matters.

 

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

  • Build credibility as a senior owner by combining operational discipline, sound judgment, clear escalation and practical application of relevant

  • tax requirements.

  • Lead through ambiguity by translating complex regulatory, business and infrastructure changes into clear execution plans and sustainable

  • operating outcomes.

  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders across regions by communicating clearly, balancing risk and commercial considerations, and driving

  • alignment on complex matters.

  • Develop leadership depth by coaching colleagues, delegating effectively, building coverage and creating an accountable, collaborative team

  • environment.

  • Shape the future operating model by using data, root-cause analysis and technology to simplify processes, reduce manual intervention and

  • strengthen control design.

  • Grow as a trusted advisor by developing subject-matter knowledge, connecting it to operational execution and explaining technical topics in

  • a clear, accessible way.

 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • Significant progressive experience in operational function, with demonstrated leadership and people-management experience.

  • Strong operational management background covering delivery oversight, risk and controls, process governance, issue management and

  • continuous improvement; prior tax operations experience is helpful but not essential.

  • Proven ability to lead regulatory or business change from assessment through implementation, including coordination across processes,

  • controls, data and technology.

  • Understanding of financial-services operations, transaction lifecycles and upstream data or booking dependencies; ability to learn relevant

  • tax rules and apply them operationally.

  • Experience defining business requirements and partnering with Engineering or change teams to deliver controlled process and technology

  • enhancements.

  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and

  • locations.

  • Sound judgment, attention to detail and the ability to prioritize competing, time-sensitive deliverables in a fast-paced environment

 

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.  

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.  

Were committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

 

 

We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Learn More