Sr. Manager Tax

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualification & Requirements

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 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.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Degree in Accountancy or Finance, or any equivalent accounting qualification.

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation Policy
• Other Perks and Benefits…