Tax Specialist

**Job description**

**1. Purpose of role**:
The Tax Specialist is an individual contributor. The incumbent is responsible for the overall tax compliance aspects for a group of legal entities assigned. He/She act as trusted business partner for Tax Accounting matters. He/She to ensure accurate and timely preparation of direct & indirect tax computation while adhering to policies and procedures, includes Target Operating Model (TOM), Service Level Agreement (SLA) & Internal Control Financial Reporting (ICFR).

**2. Key Results / Accountabilities**

**Direct Tax**:

- Prepare accurate and timely tax reports, tax provision file and record the direct tax related adjustments
- Perform adequate analysis to ensure the accuracy of tax computation
- Review corporate tax returns and return to provision reconciliation
- Manage & coordinate any direct tax related work
- Provide Tax Accounting support to the stakeholders
- Understand, review and comply to ICFR requirement as defined in risk control matrix
- Back up for team members
- Liaise with internal/external stakeholders as and when necessary

**Indirect Tax**:

- Review and submit indirect tax returns within filing deadlines
- Manage & coordinate any indirect tax related work
- Support any ad-hoc tax audit by local tax authority

**Continuous Improvements**:

- Implement best practices and proactively identify, propose and implement continuous improvement opportunities in existing processes within the team
- Participate in continuous process improvement projects and plans roll out internally, region and global

**Others**:

- Involve in managing transition activities with the Project Team
- Involve in ad hoc activities or project
- Other responsibilities as assigned by the Manager

**3. Qualification & Experience and Competencies**

**Education and Experience**
- A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field, and professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/MIA etc.)
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in General Ledger operations
- Knowledge of statutory accounting and awareness of tax laws
- Shared service centre experience
- Experience in using ERP system

**Competencies Skills**
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Strong interpersonal and people management skills
- Collaborative
- Assertive
- Problem solving

Application Question(s):

- Did you have experience under Shared Service background? (Yes / No)

**Experience**:

- Corporate Tax: 3 years (preferred)

**Salary**: RM5,000.00 - RM8,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Fixed shift

Application Question(s):

- Did you have experience under Shared Service background? (Yes / No)

**Experience**:

- Corporate Tax: 3 years (preferred)