Tax Manager

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Your Role

We’re currently seeking a hands-on Tax Manager for our Asia Pacific Middle East region to join our growing Finance team in our Singapore office. This position will report to the Senior Tax Manager in San Francisco and will primarily serve our Asia regional accounting team and Asia business leaders.

What You Will Do

1. Manage tax compliance for all legal entities in the APME region, including income taxes, VAT/GST, stamp, import/export, property taxes, and tax incentives. Prepare returns and supporting documentation, partner with Asia finance staff and manage vendors to do the same where applicable.
2. Partner with Asia regional accounting teams on the development and implementation of efficient processes to support the tax compliance function, including training regional staff to prepare basic tax returns and the reconciliation of balance sheet tax accounts.
3. Provide tax advice and leadership to the region in all areas of taxation in a timely, accurate and proactive manner in conjunction with the global tax team.
4. Assist in the preparation transfer pricing compliance for all Asian entities.
5. Develop and maintain relationships with tax authorities and tax advisors and manage tax audits for the Asia region.
6. Perform tax risk assessments for all current and future countries where we operate.
7. Participate in the development and implementation of global tax policies, procedures and internal controls in close coordination with the global tax and finance teams.
8. Assist the global tax team and global tax advisors on global income tax planning and structuring initiatives, as needed.
9. Analyze, interpret and model the impact of new and proposed tax legislation on the company.
10. Other duties as required.

Qualifications

1. Minimum of 5-7 years of regional corporate tax experience required (mix of public accounting and industry experience preferred).
2. Prior experience with VAT/GST and transactional tax is required.
3. Ability to communicate and interact effectively with individuals at all levels internally as well as outside of the firm in various countries and cultures.
4. Capable of presenting and discussing complex tax concepts in an easy-to-understand way.
5. Prior experience with transfer pricing and tax advisory, including contract review is preferred.
6. Experience in Architectural/Engineering/Construction or professional services industry preferred.
7. Familiarity with US taxes is a plus.
8. Strong customer service orientation, a team player with the ability to establish collaborative working relationships.
9. Ability to remain flexible and compromise in the face of change in a growing environment.