Head of Global Tax

We are seeking a strategic and visionary leader to join our Finance Leadership Team as the Head of Global Tax. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the organization’s tax strategy, policies, and compliance efforts across all jurisdictions, ensuring alignment with our global business objectives. You will provide strategic direction and advice on the Group’s key tax matters. You will lead a dynamic team of tax professionals, driving initiatives that optimize our tax position while mitigating risks and enhancing operational efficiency.

Headquartered in Switzerland, DKSH is publicly listed and operates in 36 markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. We employ over 29,000 specialists and produced net sales of CHF 11.1 billion in 2023, and accounts for CHF 75 million in tax.

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulate and oversee the implementation of the Group's tax strategy, policy, and controls to ensure consistent application across countries.
• Strategically advise on key tax matters, optimize tax position, and identify potential tax savings opportunities through effective tax planning at the Group level.
• Institute the Group's tax dispute management process and put in place procedures to identify, assess, monitor, and approve material tax issues/risks.
• Lead the Group's discussions on significant tax issues, recommend solutions to mitigate tax risks, and report significant tax risks. Oversee Group tax audits to ensure additional taxes are minimized.
• Review tax accounting and reporting from the various countries, ensuring all tax provisions are accounted for. Lead accurate statutory tax reporting in the Group's financial statements.
• Lead the Group's special projects/initiatives to provide value-added tax services to internal stakeholders.
• Advise on intercompany transfer pricing to ensure appropriate tax treatment.
• Lead key internal interactions within the Group on tax governance/tax management matters. Strategically advise on the application of tax regulations to business realities, including ad hoc advice to the business.
• Lead discussions with tax authorities/auditors/consultants on the Group's complex taxation matters, tax audits, tax advisory engagements, etc.
• Set direction and cascade team/function goals to ensure goals are well-defined and clearly communicated.
• Drive and manage learning and development of team in the area of Taxation and DKSH behavior to achieve team/function goals.
• Drive self-learning and improvement in the area of Taxation and DKSH behavior as part of continuous learning.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and application of taxation principles, tax accounting, and local tax regulations across Asia Pacific markets, with a strong preference for Global experience.
• Experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), including hands-on experience in pre and post M&A stages.
• Exposure to Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) and experience in implementation is a strong bonus.
• Adept at intra-group restructuring.
• Demonstrate advanced research and analytical skills.
• Independent and self-motivated.
• Speed and courage in decision-making, willingness to take calculated risks.
• Resilient in managing multiple pressing priorities with the intention to achieve results.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills dealing with a diverse set of stakeholders internally and externally.
• Develop and care about others, uplifting and upscaling the immediate team and larger tax community.

Minimum Requirements:

Degree or professional qualification in Accountancy/Finance/Law or a related discipline.

• Minimum 15 years’ relevant experience with recent eight years in APAC Tax leadership role.
• Extensive experience working in multinational companies and an environment with strong exposure to local/regional regulatory taxation requirements/practices.
• Minimum five years’ experience in a managerial capacity.