Group Taxation Manager

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Oversee corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax, customs, and excise compliance.
• Manage tax return preparation and timely filing for group entities across jurisdictions.
• Ensure accurate tax accounting in financial statements and tax provisions.
• Support internal and external audits, provide documentation, and resolve tax-related queries.
• Manage relationships with tax consultants, auditors, and tax authorities.
• Oversee transfer pricing documentation and global compliance, including automating jurisdictional VAT and transfer pricing deliverables.
• Develop tax strategies and lead tax planning for projects, restructuring, M&A, and intercompany transactions.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and commercial teams on tax structuring, contract reviews, and business expansion.
• Report current and prospective jurisdictional tax exposures to senior management.
• Improve tax governance, controls, and systems, including ESR, BEPS, and UBO requirements.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Law.
• 10+ years of corporate taxation experience; multinational or large group experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of international tax laws, transfer pricing, and local tax regulations.
• Experience in tax audits, dispute resolution, and tax planning strategies.
• Proficiency in tax compliance software and ERP systems; SAP and Oracle are listed as examples.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or LLM in Taxation is preferred.
• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, or CTA is preferred.

Skills and capabilities

• Expertise in corporate, VAT, and international tax laws; transfer pricing and tax provisioning standards.
• Analytical problem-solving, sound judgment, and tax risk management.
• Effective communication with authorities, consultants, and senior management; leadership of tax teams and cross-border coordination.
• Project and time management for multiple deadlines and compliance schedules across jurisdictions.
• Ability to align tax strategy with business objectives and continuously improve tax processes and systems.