Overview
The incumbent will be responsible on all tax matters, and will build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, including senior management and cross functional regional resources, the global tax unit, and third party advisors.
Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing strategies to minimize the company's tax liability and identify tax savings opportunities.
- Building and maintaining relationships with external tax authorities, government agencies, and external tax advisors to resolve issues and negotiate.
- Identifying and managing tax risks and opportunities.
- Initiating, managing, and supporting implementation of processes and procedures that continuously improve the tax position of the APAC businesses.
- Supporting corporate income tax and indirect tax compliance processes, as needed.
- Conducting research on tax laws, regulations, and accounting standards, and providing expert tax guidance to business units and senior management.
- Providing tax trainings and awareness within the APAC organization on relevant tax topics.
- Participating in projects to ensure correct tax treatment (e.g. acquisitions, dispositions, and business restructurings).
- Developing and maintaining relationships with external advisors and managing corresponding budget.
- Supporting internal and external tax audits.
- Reviewing and maintaining commitments and metrics included in tax incentive packages granted by various government authorities to ensure compliance.
- Continuously monitoring and assessing the relevance of changes in tax legislation and regulations.
- Proactively advising and supporting the APAC businesses on tax aspects of business decisions and initiatives.
- Other projects, as directed by the superior
Education / Certifications
A bachelor’s or advanced degree, or equivalent, in accounting, finance or related discipline requiredAn advanced tax degree preferredBasic Qualifications
Seven plus years of relevant tax experience in a large, multi-national corporate tax, accounting or law firm environmentGood income tax planning knowledge in the APAC regionGood understanding of corporate income tax and indirect tax compliance requirements in the APAC regionStrong interpersonal skills, including an ability and desire to communicate, collaborate and coordinate with others throughout the tax and finance organizationsStrong written and verbal communication skillsGood business judgement and creative problem-solving skillsSelf-motivated, with the ability to work independently and meet critical deadlinesAbility to identify and implement continuous process improvementsAn understanding of the impact of income taxes on financial statementsSeniority level
DirectorEmployment type
Full-timeJob function
Finance, Strategy / Planning, and Accounting / AuditingIndustries
Construction, Civil Engineering, and Engines and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing#J-18808-Ljbffr