Indirect Tax Analyst

Position is for an oil & gas company, under contract

Job Title:- Indirect Tax Analyst

Location:- Kuala Lumpur

Role Summary:-

Our Global Finance Controllership Team provides support for the business in technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls. This is including process simplification and operational excellence to deliver accurate actual financial reporting and analysis.

Essential Responsibilities:-

• End-to-end management and coordination with internal stakeholders for preparation and completion of monthly / quarterly indirect tax compliances for ME region such as VAT, Withholding taxes, GST and etc.
• Reconciling all balance sheet tax accounts monthly and any other duties as required
• Documenting and communicating abnormal tax expenses to Operations and Management.
• Able to extract, analyze, and review data and make appropriate recommendations
• Identify and drive automation projects, process improvements which increase efficiency and scalability of data.
• Streamline audit management – turnaround of data in response to tax notices.
• Coordinate information requests with internal and external service providers to ensure accurate and timely closure of tax reporting deliverables.
• Keeping the company abreast of all legal taxation matters that could have an impact of the running of a successful tax practice i.e., audits, tax updates.
• Resolving or escalating any queries or issues received and support all Tax and statutory audits

Essential Requirements of the role (Experience / Skills / Competencies):-

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Field of experience: Indirect Tax/ other taxes experience for any tax jurisdiction.
• Technical Skills: Possess good analytical skills with proactive mind-set
• Soft Skills: SAP, Oracle
• Tools or Software (Required): MS Office, SAP
• Education Qualifications: Have bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Audit, or related field. Professional qualification ACCA/CIMA/CPA/CA or equivalent is an advantage.
• Industry Background or Experience (Required): Oil and Gas, shared services, accounting firms
• Target Companies: NA
• Off-limits Companies: NA
• Required Accreditations / Qualifications / Certification / Licenses including driving License: NA

Desirable attributes of the worker (Experience / Skills / Competencies):-

• Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills, with good spoken and written English.
• Be results oriented, self-motivated and have the ability to work solo and remotely.
• Experience in SAP and Oracle will be added advantage

Other Requirements:-

• National or Expat: Local
• Rotation / Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
• Alternative / Target Job Titles: Indirect Tax Analyst
• Role base (Office, Onshore, Offshore or Workshop): Office based
• Will the worker be working at a customer's facility? NA
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Number of positions needs to be filled: 1
• Languages Required & Proficiency Level: Good Command of English (Spoken and Written)
• Does the candidate need to be currently in the role country? Preferred
• Candidate should be available to join before: ASAP
• Important Keywords to be in the CV: Indirect tax, Tax
• Expected Role Challenges: NA
• Working Conditions - describe the physical environment / conditions the worker will be working in: NA.
• Are there any safety risks associated with the role? NA
• What Training is provided to the worker? NA

Job Types: Temporary, Contract

Contract length: 6 months

Pay: RM4, RM5,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Do you have professional qualification ACCA/CIMA/CPA/CA or equivalent ?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Indirect Tax/ other taxes for any tax jurisdiction: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Advanced English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person