The ideal candidate will be responsible to implement the organization's tax strategy to optimize the amount of tax the company pays and ensure it complies with all relevant local and international tax laws and regulations.
Job Description
In this role that you are about to embark on, you are required to carry out the following responsibilities:
- Review direct tax and indirect tax returns for timely submission to the relevant tax authorities of all jurisdictions where the Group operates. This includes Corporate Income Tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, and other related filing such as Economic Substance Declaration.
- Review transfer pricing documentation for filing and compliance purpose. This includes local file, master file, Country-by-Country Report and Notification.
- Handle tax audit and investigation, tax dispute resolution with the objective to finalize the Group's tax assessment up-to-date. This includes involvement in Advance Pricing Agreement or Advance Ruling.
- Prepare, analyze and monitor Group Tax Budget and Effective Tax Rate Report to achieve optimization of Group's effective tax rate.
- Render tax advice and support on direct and indirect tax issues from a technical, operational and commercial perspectives in the jurisdictions where the Group operates.
- Participate in identifying, developing and implementing Group tax strategies in compliance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of the jurisdictions where the Group operates.
- Review and advise on commercial and legal documentation from overall tax perspective.
- Evaluate and streamline activities, practices and transactions to ensure they comply with the relevant tax laws and regulations of the jurisdictions where the Group operates.
- Liaise with tax consultants, government authorities and various stakeholders on tax compliance issues.
- Render support on any other ad-hoc tax and related works such as restructuring, merger and acquisition.
Requirements
- Degree in Accounting or its equivalent.
- At least 8 years or more working exposure or experience in a similar role.
- Possess adequate skills and have extensive background in tax operations, preferably with a combination of in-house experience with a multinational enterprise and relevant BIG 4 experience.
- Possess in-depth knowledge of corporate income taxes, indirect taxes and transfer pricing.
