Responsibilities

• Tax Planning
• Tax Expenses
• Be responsible for monitoring and assisting in the calculation of the local subsidiary’s tax expense calculations as well as U.S. GAAP income tax reporting requirements.
• Tax Compliance
• Provide guidance, support, and prepare/ review tax returns (income and indirect) for completeness as well as assist with the tax provision to tax return true ups.
• Complete corporate tax package, support and assist with legal, tax and custom audits.
• Proper documentations and filings for tax inquiries and audit.
• Providing ongoing training/support to employees in terms of statutory update such as VAT, WHT & Corporate Tax compliance.

Assists in preparing Accounting Policies & Procedures for the following:

• Indirect Taxes Process
• Direct Taxes Process
• WHT compliance & process

Local AP Management for country specific

• Lead the monthly AP close process
• Timely communication on cutoff timing for payment run & closing cut off
• Key point of contact within the country specific for coordination with the SSC on Treasury, A/P and General Ledger topics.
• Review non-inventory vendors with assigned correct priority code
• Work closely with local/cross functional team and ensuring a list of critical payment submitted as per defined timelines.
• Coordination with respective business support/PO creator and ensuring timely settlement of blocked/parked or invoice exception.
• Timely preparation of MPRF for monthly royalty payment or other relevant payment owned by Finance
• Timely preparation of IC billing if required
• Should demonstrate good knowledge of resolving ongoing issues

Planning & Monitoring of functional expenses

• Prepare and coordinate budget/seasonal forecasting, S&OP planning
• Monthly functional review with CM or cost center owner on actual and forecast to have a sense where will be landing functional.
• Highlight risk & opportunity on balance to go.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting and financial skills
• Demonstrate ability to influence across organization
• Ability to implement and enforce internal controls
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Adaptability
• Process Improvement
• Drive for results
• Team building skills, especially across countries
• Values others, and cultures
• Self-starter and Acts with integrity
• Strong Computer skills, Microsoft Office, SAP, BP
• The educational background for this position requires a degree in accounting or finance, with a CPA/chartered account and/or advanced tax degree preferred.
• The ideal candidate should have 2 or more years tax experience at a public accounting firm or large corporation performing similar tax related activities.