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Reporting to the Regional Tax Manager (RTM), coordination and execution of tax matters of the SAP subsidaries in Thailand and Philippines. He/she will be primarily responsible for all areas of taxation including but not limited to :

• Tax compliance (e.g. direct / indirect taxes, WHT)
• Tax accounting
• Transfer pricing
• Tax audit and tax litigation
• Deal support

EXPECTATIONS AND TASK

• Ensure that the SAP subsidiaries meet full internal and external compliance requirements.
• Manage relationship to external advisors, in particular co-ordinate and manage tax matters handled by such external advisors in the area of (i) tax compliance e.g. CIT and VAT/ GST returns including monthly/quarterly returns, (ii) tax accounting, (iii) WHT, (iv) transfer pricing, and tax audit and litigation.
• Manage exchange of data and other relevant information (e.g. General Ledger, VAT/Sales Tax/ GST reports, Data on perm. / timing differences, info on payments for WHT, etc.) to external advisors.
• Ensure, in cooperation with external advisor, complete and correct IFRS tax accounting for all relevant subsidiaries under purview.
• Provide tax support for the legal entities under his/her responsibility around strategic tax issues and tax audits in cooperation with an external service provider where applicable.
• Manage communication and negotiations through the engaged tax consultants with government authorities relating to tax matters, tax audits and tax litigations in respect to the relevant subsidiaries in coordination with the Regional Tax Manager.
• Manage tax risks (including accounting, provisioning for uncertain tax positions) for the subsidiaries under his/her responsibility.
• Dealing with challenging tax queries in the SAP business with deep understanding of the tax legislation.
• Ensure compliance with group wide Transfer Pricing Policy in cooperation with external service provider where applicable.
• Support tax consideration on financing, funds flow management etc.
• Obtain and manage government grants and subsidies for the subsidiaries in charge.
• Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and building good business relations with key stakeholders.
• Support mergers, amalgamations, or liquidation of legal entities following acquisition with M&A Tax Team and/or external advisors.
• Ensure compliance with the Thailand Revenue Department and with the Philippines Statutory Agencies like BIR, SEC, PEZA and BOI.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/WORK EXPERIENCE

• Education in Tax, Finance or Accounting. A CPA, qualified Tax Advisor or similar certification with focus on taxation is favorable.
• Minimum of 5-6 years working experience in tax consulting and/or tax function or accounting function.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Willingness to develop further on international tax issues (direct taxes, indirect taxes, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, mergers & acquisition, organizational restructuring, investments involving location management).
• Local tax (PH) qualification and experience is a must.
• General understanding of tax accounting under IFRS.
• Willingness to develop expertise in tax incentive planning and management of effective tax rates.
• Strong proactive project management skills as well as innovative problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and under time pressure.
• Ability to anticipate and manage change.
• Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Good knowledge of SAP-ERP System.
• Good knowledge of finance organization and organizational infrastructure of SAP.

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Requisition ID: 402425 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.