The Tax Manager will be a key member of the Group Finance team, responsible for managing the group's global tax compliance and risk, with a primary focus on developing, implementing, and defending the company's transfer pricing policies. This role requires collaboration with regional finance teams and managing relationships with external tax advisors.
Key Responsibilities
- Transfer Pricing Strategy and Compliance:
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the group's global transfer pricing (TP) policies and models to ensure compliance with OECD guidelines (including BEPS requirements) and local tax regulations worldwide.
- Oversee the execution of annual intercompany pricing, including cost analysis, benchmarking studies, and the calculation of arm's-length adjustments. Manage and prepare comprehensive Transfer Pricing documentation, including Master File, Local Files, and Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR).Draft and maintain intercompany agreements that accurately reflect the group's TP policies.
- Tax Management and Advisory:
- Manage the group-level corporate tax matters and ensure timely and accurate fulfillment of various statutory tax compliance deadlines globally.
- Support the financial reporting team on tax related accounting entries and maintaining detailed deferred tax schedules and roll forwards.
- Serve as the internal subject matter expert (SME) on all transfer pricing and complex corporate tax issues, providing guidance on new business ventures and transactions.
- Analyze complex tax treaties and interpret them in line with OECD and local tax authorities guidelines.
- Controversy and Audit Defense:
- Lead the preparation of responses for tax and transfer pricing audits from various tax authorities, collaborating closely with external advisors (e.g., PwC, Deloitte) for audit defense and appeal sets.
- Assist in developing strategies for and negotiating Advance Pricing Arrangements (APAs) with tax authorities to mitigate future TP risk.
- Leadership and Process Improvement:
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve and streamline global tax and transfer pricing processes and controls.
- Manage and coordinate the work of external tax consultants and local country advisors.
- Keep up-to-date with changes in international tax and transfer pricing legislation and their impact on the group's operations.
Qualifications and Experience
- Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or a related field. Professional certification (e.g., CPA, CA, ADIT) or an advanced degree in Taxation/Finance is highly desirable.
- Experience:
- Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in Tax, with at least 5 years dedicated to Transfer Pricing within a multinational corporation or a major public accounting firm (e.g., Big 4).
- Proven knowledge and deep understanding of Transfer Pricing methodologies, OECD guidelines, and BEPS compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in managing or supporting transfer pricing audits and litigation.
- Experience in transfer pricing matters, involving overseas jurisdictions such as Indonesia, Brazil and Saudi will be an added advantage
- Skills:
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and work with large financial data sets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex tax concepts clearly to non-tax stakeholders and senior management.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with accounting information systems.
