- Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Malaysia
Working Location
Job Description
Responsibilities
Tax Executive (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 a Tax Executive in our Tax division, you have the opportunity to
· Assist the management of the Group’s transfer pricing requirements
o Preparing and/or managing 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 Advising and providing tax technical support for various transactions/transfer pricing policies or other tax matters such as indirect tax/withholding tax/Malaysian corporate tax
o Advising on intercompany agreements/management services agreement from a transfer pricing perspective
o Monitoring 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 Providing 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.
· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
· An effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across all levels
· Strong people management skills, with the ability to work across various departments 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 3 years working experience in transfer pricing in a Big 4/in-house tax function of an MNC
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.
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