Assistant Tax Manager/Tax Manager (Transfer Pricing)

Assistant Manager/Manager, Tax (transfer pricing)

Why tax

The global tax landscape has been changing at an unprecedented rate the past few years, with increasingly complex tax and regulatory changes. 

Today, terms such Tax Governance and Transfer Pricing have become part of our everyday vocabulary.

What will be your key responsibilities

As the Assistant Manager/Manager in our Tax division, you have the opportunity to

·       Oversee the management of the Group's transfer pricing requirements

o  Prepare and/or manage the preparation of local transfer pricing files in line with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD)s and Inland Revenue Board (IRB)s Transfer Pricing guidelines. This would involve coordinating with local finance teams and/or external advisors.

o  Prepare and lead the benchmarking studies

o  Advise and provide tax technical support for various transactions/transfer pricing policies or other tax matters such as indirect tax/withholding tax/Malaysian corporate tax

o  Advise on intercompany agreements/management services agreement from a transfer pricing perspective

o  Monitor the transfer pricing developments in Malaysian and the jurisdictions in which we operate in, assessing the potential impact of such tax changes and presenting it to the divisions

o  Provide in-house transfer pricing training

·        Work as a business partner alongside the various divisions (e.g. Utilities, Power Generation, Cement and Hotels) in

o  Supporting the divisions during tax audits

o  Keeping the divisions abreast with the latest tax developments

o  Participating in various tax projects

o  Shape and implement the Group's tax policies, control environment and governance frameworks.

·        Be at the forefront of new tax developments and assist in the implementation of new Group-wide tax projects, such as

o  The OECD's Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) 1 and 2 projects

o  International tax developments in the jurisdictions in which we operate in

o  Other OECD or national tax projects where applicable, e.g. tax corporate governance or indirect tax projects

Do you have what it takes

·        Project management skills, with the ability to coordinate various teams (e.g. local finance teams/operational teams/external service providers) in order to facilitate timely deliverables.

·        An effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across all levels

·        Leadership and people management skills, with the ability to both manage teams and work independently

·        Proactive and a great self-starter with the ability to come up with innovative solutions

·        Strong written and verbal English communication skills and have good presentation skills

·        Experience in financial reporting/accounting standards/group consolidation would be an added advantage

What are the requirements

·        A bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Taxation/Law or other business related fields from recognized universities

·        A professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA/ICAEW/CPA/MICPA) or tax qualification (e.g. CTIM)

·        At least 6 years working experience in transfer pricing, tax advisory or international tax in a Big 4/in-house tax function of an MNC

Please note that this role is fully on-site, and we welcome applications from candidates who currently have the legal right to work in Malaysia.

What's in it for you

By joining us, you are joining one of the largest and most diverse Malaysian home-grown multinationals.

This gives you the opportunity to not only learn of many different industries (from utilities, construction contracting, cement manufacturing, property development and investment, hotel development and management, e-commerce initiatives and internet-based education solutions and services) but also of various tax jurisdictions (e.g. Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, Thailand and Vietnam). 

This role gives you the opportunity to stretch yourself as you advise and implement changes in various divisions, jurisdictions and tax operating models.