Description

Your new company

Hays is a global leader in recruitment and workforce solutions, committed to building lasting partnerships that drive success. With over 57 years of experience and a team of
10,000+ across 31 countries, we combine scale, deep expertise, and innovation to put our customers at the heart of everything we do. From career advancement to filling critical roles, we deliver tailored solutions today while helping you plan for tomorrow.

Your new role

• Hands-on tax expert for the Asia region especially focused on HK, SG, MY and JP with exposure to both in-house accounting processes and strategic tax work.
• Opportunity to become a true business partner in making commercial/ tax decisions
• Work closely with the HQ Group Tax team based in the UK, and is the main contact person for the UK Group for all tax-related matters.
• Part of a vibrant dynamic team that is at the forefront of driving change to ensure continuous improvement.
• The role is based in the Sunway office and reports to the Asia FD.
• There will be opportunities to build a small team in the future, and we will therefore have a people manager exposure aspect.

Taxation

• Group and statutory accounting tax reporting (including budgeting and forecasting)
• Supporting the completion of the indirect tax returns (including VAT / GST/ SST) as well as direct tax returns
• Managing tax payments
• Managing CbCR notification
• Production of tax calculations and disclosures for the group accounts, interim statements
• Correspondence with tax offices as well as managing tax audits
• Prepare tax calculations and return submissions when required
• Ad hoc employment tax support
• Ad hoc tax projects
• Manage transfer pricing risk

Financial transaction management

• Responsible for managing the tax related balance sheet reconciliation and overseeing the related transactional workflows to ensure accuracy
• Reconciliation between tax payment and general financial ledger
• Exposure to financial month-end process and internal/ external reporting

Business Partnering

• Providing business advice in compliance with relevant tax laws
• Assist in ad hoc tax related projects, local and Group

Continuous Improvement:

• Recommending process enhancements and continuous improvement to the team
• Responsibility in ensuring the adequacy of internal controls within the finance team and resolving control deficiencies independently.

What you'll need to succeed

• At least 3 to 6 years of relevant working experience
• Proven track record in corporate tax gained from working in either a professional service firm or a similar in-house tax role.
• You will also be able to prioritise workflow and manage your own deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff members, internal and external contacts; with strong English language skills both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of management
• Excellent collaboration, organisational, time management, customer service and problem-solving skills and the ability to work accurately and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work and thrive in a team environment, focused on achieving results
• Proactive and persistence in driving change to achieve continuous improvement.
• Familiar with Great Plains, Power BI, Excel
• Worked for sizeable or multinational companies

CERTIFICATE QUALIFICATIONS:

Ideally, have a suitable accountancy or tax-related certificate.

• Chartered Tax Practitioner (CTP)
• Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)
• Certified Public Accountant, tax specialisation
• Certified Tax Accountant

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.