Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation, filing, and payment of Philippine tax obligations, including but not limited to: Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Value-Added Tax (VAT), Expanded and Final Withholding Taxes, Documentary Stamp Tax (DST), and Local Business Taxes

• Liaise with regional finance teams and local tax advisors to resolve various issues arisen in the tax returns preparation

• Manage responses to BIR inquiries, tax audits, and tax assessments

• Prepare tax-related journal entries for posting by the General Ledger (GL) team and reconcile tax-related balance sheet accounts to resolve any variances 

• Prepare the quarterly and annual tax provisioning process, including completion of tax packages, preparation of tax provision to return true-up, scrutiny of tax payables with preparation of roll-forward schedules and review of quarterly financial forecasts

• Support the preparation of local statutory reports by determining tax provisions, tax-related balance sheet accounts, and preparing tax related disclosure notes

• Support various tax projects in the region, assist their implementation, including system testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accountancy or finance with sufficient tax related courses taken

• Minimum 7 years of progressive tax experience in big 4 accounting firm and/or corporate tax function of an MNC with exposures to US and Philippines tax compliance and reporting. Tax accounting (current and deferred) knowledge is preferred

• A detail oriented, hands-on and analytical tax professional with strong communication and writing skills

• Confident, self-starter with ability to work with minimal direction and supervision

• Proactively assumes ownership and accountability when completing various projects

• A team-work oriented person with good interpersonal skills

• Quick learner and action taker, ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressures and tight deadlines

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and tax compliance tools is a plus