
Senior Manager Tax
- Pulau Pinang
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as liaison between corporate tax and Penang shared services on the task allocations
- To drive regional tax projects as liaison to tax advisors
- To provide corporate tax support for IT systems and other automation projects
- To lead a few teams of Tax professionals covering and supporting:
- Asia, Canada, EMEA, and US Federal and state tax returns and provisions, reconciliations and cash tax payments
- State taxes, US Excise Tax, Withholding tax and UNICAP
- Schedule M3s, Forms 5471, 8858, etc.
- US international tax support on Foreign Derived Intangible income (FDII) and Foreign Tax Credit (FTC),
- Form 8975 CbCr Filing and Pilar II taxes
- Global transfer pricing review and updates,
- Transfer Pricing documentation for Regional and US compliance,
- Support Intercompany transactions and Agreements,
- Regional Tax projects, review and benchmarking,
- US SUT and Regional Indirect taxes, including advisory, returns, account reconciliations,
- Canada, the US and other countries' R&D Tax Credit, and
- All tax audit support for the above
- Responsible for the overall performance of the team, identifying clear objectives for the team, providing coaching, career development and feedback to team members, providing performance evaluation and reward.
- Develop and publish weekly/monthly/quarterly key performance Indicators (KPIs) to stakeholders and executive management.
- Reviewing and analyzing current procedures in order to recommend and implement changes to standardize activities and integrate them into shared services.
- Participate and lead in cross-functional process and system improvement initiatives.
- Lead the maintenance of a strong controls environment.
- Drive the team to meet higher levels in the quality and speed.
- 10-15 Years of team management and Finance or tax operations experience
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Using technology to improve the process and add efficiency
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
- Excellent motivation skills and arbitration skills.
- Project Management and Lean Six Sigma experience are an advantage.
- Must have experience working in an international multi-cultural environment and experience working in different time zones.
- Track record of close partnering and driving change in concert with corporate management, specifically related to global processes and systems.
- Acumen to focus on people, processes and systems.
- Focus on more structural problem-solving and quality improvement
- Resourceful and results-oriented.
- SAP, One Source tax, Reporting tools such as HANA, and data applications knowledge are added advantages.
- Degree in Accountancy or Finance, or any equivalent accounting qualification.