Senior Manager, Mutual Fund Tax

Job Description:

The Role

The Senior Tax Manager is primarily responsible for performing detailed reviews of the workpapers for Regulated Investment Companies, including fiscal and excise tax provisions, annual financial statement disclosures, quarterly compliance tests, fund distribution calculations, 1120-RIC and Form 8613 tax returns, and shareholder year-end tax deliverables.  In addition, as a Senior Tax Manager, you will share your knowledge with staff-level associates on securities taxation and complex derivatives including futures, swaps, and options.  Additional responsibilities include working with our IT Development Squads to solution system enhancements and create operational efficiencies. 

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or another business-related field
• CPA or MST desired
• 7 years of experience in mutual fund tax operations, or related tax-specialty
• Strong knowledge of Subchapter M, and common RIC book-tax differences
• Broad knowledge of accounting and tax principles
• Familiarity with tax research techniques
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, team environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to embrace and adapt to an ever-changing regulatory and technological environment

The Team

The Tax Team is part of the Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (FFIO) business unit, which provides accounting and investment management support services to Fidelity businesses and mutual fund shareholders. The Tax team, along with the Shareholder Reporting Team, makes up the Fund Administration Group within FFIO.  The primary responsibilities of the team include providing tax compliance services for US 40-Act mutual funds, Canadian mutual fund trusts, and alternative investment products.  The Tax Team works closely with several different operations teams and internal business partners including Shareholder Reporting, Compliance, Legal, and Fund Treasury.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

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Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.