Our Company
We're Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We're crucial to the company's strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.
Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don't expect you to fit every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.
Job Description
Our Company
We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks- can focus on achieving the incredible with data.
If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.
Team
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Tax Manager to lead the organization's APAC tax function. This role is responsible for overseeing APAC corporate tax compliance, tax planning, transfer pricing, tax reporting, and ensuring compliance with local and international tax regulations. The ideal candidate will work closely with Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to manage tax risks while supporting business growth through effective tax strategies.
Role-Key Responsibilities
Tax Compliance
- Oversee the preparation, review, and timely filing of all APAC corporate income tax, indirect tax, withholding tax, and other statutory tax returns.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable tax laws, regulations, and reporting requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
- Manage tax audits, investigations, and correspondence with tax authorities.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory tax changes and assess their impact on the business.
Tax Planning & Advisory
- Develop and implement tax-efficient strategies aligned with the company's business objectives.
- Provide tax advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, new business initiatives, and cross-border transactions.
- Review contracts and business arrangements to identify tax implications and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Support transfer pricing documentation and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
Financial Reporting
- Oversee tax accounting and reporting in accordance with IFRS or local GAAP.
- Review quarterly and annual tax provisions, deferred tax calculations, and tax disclosures.
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors during statutory and tax audits.
Risk Management
- Identify and mitigate tax risks across the organization.
- Strengthen internal tax controls and governance processes.
- Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained to support tax positions.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop the tax team.
- Partner with Finance, Legal, HR, Procurement, and business units to provide tax guidance.
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors, auditors, and regulatory authorities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance tax processes and operational efficiency.
What You'll Bring
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related discipline.
- Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, ICAEW, CA, or Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) is preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in taxation, including corporate tax, indirect tax, and international taxation.
- Experience in a Big Four accounting firm and/or multinational corporation is highly preferred.
- Proven experience managing tax audits and tax planning initiatives.
- Prior experience leading and developing teams.
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of corporate tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing, and international tax regulations.
- Familiarity with IFRS and tax accounting principles.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of tax technology and automation tools is an advantage.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- High level of integrity and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and project management skills.
About Us
We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential
About Us
We're a global, 1000-strong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We're curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you're not just another employee; you're part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.
Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.
