Senior Tax Manager - APAC

About the company

Our client is a multinational pharmaceutical company. Their mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. Their vison is to be the world’s leading biopharma company that transforms patients’ lives through science. Our client recognizes the importance of equilibrium and flexibility in their work environment. They extend a wide collection of competitive benefits, services, and programs.

About the opportunity

This role sits in the Tax Centre of Expertise in Asia Pacific and takes responsibility for a team distributing the US tax reporting and local tax compliance for a group of Asia Pacific markets, as well as supporting with global tax initiatives and transfer pricing.

This role focuses on properly managing tax risk, filing accurate returns, meeting internal or jurisdictional tax deadlines, efficiently managing resources to achieve budget targets and aligning global requirements with local regulations. This role includes primary responsibility for the Japan market.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the direct and indirect tax compliance and US tax reporting for a group of markets in the Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa regions, including Japan.
• Ensures effective planning and execution of local tax compliance requirements, including preparation and review of tax returns by managing internal and external resources.
• Supports tax audits with close collaboration with local finance teams and corporate tax staff.
• Manages financial and functional analyses to determine transfer pricing implications of related party transactions, preparing the proper documentation in accordance with the local rules.
• Provides tax support for local business on operational issues and operating model changes.
• Advises the head of finance in local markets and actively educates business partners on relevant changes in tax legislations.
• Coordinates the preparation and review of the quarterly and annual tax provision under ASC 740 (FAS 109 and FIN48).
• Prepares the cash flow budget and projections related to all taxes, supporting the finance area analysis.
• Maintain a high standard of internal control that complies with Sarbanes Oxley, Corporate policies and procedures, local processes and local external requirements.
• Liaises across tax, finance, customs, treasury, legal, HR, and with external advisers to ensure compliance with local jurisdictions and assesses areas of risk.
• Leverages technology to create effective calculations and financial models to support tax returns and provisions, dashboards and analytics.
• Identifies potential tax issues, performs research, and make recommendations to prevent & resolve tax issues.
• Pro-active team management to ensure that team is staffed with right resources, appropriately trained and developed, and work is allocated appropriately.
• Support a high-performance operating culture throughout the organization which emphasizes the customer, teamwork, external focus and personal accountability.

Skills and Experience

• Law or Accounting Bachelors degree with CA or CPA membership. Masters in Tax or Finance preferred.
• Seven to ten years minimum professional experience in a multi-national corporate tax environment or equivalent, including Tax compliance and reporting in at least one jurisdiction with a strong understanding of tax effect accounting. Japanese tax experience highly regarded.
• Minimum three years’ experience in management and people management experience.
• Capability to create great working relationships remotely and across different cultures/working styles.
• Technical and communicative fluency in English and Japanese (technically and communicative) is desirable.
• Experience in global and/or regional roles.
• Awareness of cultural diversity.
• Competent in accounting provisions, accounting principles, audit and disclosure requirements of financial statements.
• Understanding of US GAAP.
• Team player with excellent leadership skills who is confident in communicating with others and can work with minimal supervision.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in managing and developing team or staff.
• Ability to meet deadlines, work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal, written and communication skills
  

Why is this opportunity right for you

• Work for a well-known pharmaceutical company direct
• Work within the pharmaceutical space
• Fantastic salary package
• Work across APAC

How to Apply
Click apply or contact Maddy Rhodes–Laird, Senior Recruitment Consultant on 03 9938 7101 for a confidential discussion.