Taxation Manager (West)

Job Info:

• Monday - Fri, Office Hours
• West
• Basic up $10k

Job Description:

Tax Governance & Policy Matters:

- Report to the Head of Tax and ensure compliance with relevant tax and transfer pricing regulations across all Group entities, including those in Singapore, Greater China, India, and ASEAN.

- Assist in implementing the Group Tax Strategy and rolling out tax policies, controls processes, and best practices.

- Drive continuous tax optimization projects and improvements in Group tax processes and controls to enhance compliance quality and efficiency, providing improvement recommendations.

- Develop tax-efficient structures for investments, intra-group financing, corporate shared services, and cross-border transactions.

- Monitor updates to Group tax governance and transfer pricing policies and best practices in line with the latest tax regulation developments.

Tax Compliance:

- Oversee all aspects of tax compliance alongside the Finance team, ensuring timely review and filing of tax returns.

- Review to identify tax planning opportunities and minimize tax controversies.

Transfer Pricing:

- Manage and facilitate the preparation of transfer pricing documentation reports, tax position papers, and benchmarking studies in collaboration with the local Finance team.

- Ensure proper and adequate transfer pricing documentation is maintained to support intra-group transactions in compliance with local regulations.

- Perform operational transfer pricing reviews to align business arrangements with transfer pricing policy and objectives.

Tax Reporting:

- Set up and maintain a central tax database for Group tax reporting and data analytics, preparing for BEPS Pillar 2 requirements.

- Manage the Group’s tax reporting, including the annual tax accounting process, and periodic review of tax provision balances and deferred tax assets/liabilities to ensure accuracy.

- Perform tax data analysis to offer insights and recommendations for managing tax risks, optimization, and mitigation.

- Provide tax advice, guidance, and training to internal users on direct taxes, indirect taxes, withholding tax, and other tax matters. Develop and conduct tax sharing sessions/training for finance peers.

Tax Advisory:

- Partner with the business to provide tax support on transactions and projects.

- Provide tax leadership and support for M&As and internal projects.

- Support the Human Resource department on foreign assignment tax compliance matters.

- Review business and intercompany contracts for tax risk management.

- Handle applications for tax incentives and government grants.

Tax Audit:

- Manage tax audits and queries from tax authorities in collaboration with the local Finance team.

- Analyze exposure and assessments, and provide regular updates to stakeholders.

Tax Trends & Development:

- Stay informed about changes in tax laws, evaluate their impact on the business, and manage changes accordingly.

Requirements:

• A person with positive mindset, can-do attitude, initiative-taker, collaborative skills, team worker

• Strong technical background, practical experience handling regional direct and indirect tax matters for MNCs. Transfer pricing working knowledge

• Strong accounting and analytical skills with ability to research and apply tax law; willingness to learn new technical skills independently. Good professional judgement

• Self-motivated, strong sense of accountability, able to work under pressure to meet deadlines

• Keen eye for details, strong problem-solving skill, able to multi-task, manage competing priorities

• Good interpersonal skill, maturity to work with minimal supervision, ability to meet datelines

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EA Licence No: 16C8004 (Elitez Pte Ltd)
EA Personnel Name: Felcia Ang
EA Personnel No: R22109905