Senior Tax Compliance Specialist SAP

Responsibilities:

Prepare and Coordinate Tax Returns: CIT, VAT, WHT and other taxes, ensuring compliance with tax laws and identification of deductible and non-deductible items.

Manage Tax Accounting: Perform periodic tax accounts maintenance and reconciliation, in compliance with IAS 12.

Prepare Financial Statements: Following IFRS and other GAAPs, ensuring identification of differences between IFRS versus local GAAPs.

Collaboration: With internal and external stakeholders including CFOs, Local Chief Accountants, Local Tax Managers, Treasury, Controlling, internal and external auditors, Government and Tax Authorities.

Continuous Improvement: Support the automation and standardisation of tax returns and financial statement preparation in accordance with SAP's strategy to streamline processes, improve efficiency and ensure accuracy and compliance.

Tackle Complexity: Provide expertise and solutions and dive into complex topics like transfer pricing, global minimum tax, hyperinflation, M&As etc.

Technical Analysis: Research and prepare technical memorandums to address scenarios supporting the rationale for the tax and accounting treatments at subsidiary level.

Role Requirements:

Qualified tax advisor or qualified accountant with at least 3 to 8 years of hands-on experience in preparing tax returns and/ or financial statements

Deep professional experience in tax compliance, tax accounting and application of IFRS

Able to articulate viewpoints with excellent communication skills

Assertive and able to work both independently and within a global team

Fluent in spoken and written English (other languages are a plus)

Excellent in MS Excel, knowledge of tax and accounting-related functionalities in SAP ERP is a plus

University degree in finance, tax, accounting or audit (CPA/ CA/ ACCA/ ATT/ CTA/ ADIT a plus).