Senior Tax and Legal Specialist - Malaysia - APAC Michael Page

Description

Taking charge of Taxes, CSR, legal and real estate matters of SEA entities.

Client Details

Leading MNC in electrical and digital building infrastructure solutions.

Description

Taxes

• Build a proposal about shared service cost management
• Support SEA Finance team on tax provisions and deferred income taxes
• Being the point of contact for SEA Finance team for all tax related matters from Group
• Support SEA finance team in the reviewing of all tax returns and payment requests for entities prepared either by local finance teams or external service providers
• Coordinate preparation of transfer pricing documentations for all SEA countries to ensure the compliance of transfer pricing regulations in relation with Group Tax Department
• Support in tax audit and tax investigation with local tax authorities
• Dealing with external tax consultants as well as the Inland Revenue Board and related authorities on tax matters of SEA
• Monitoring changes in local tax legislation, rulings, regulations and litigation
• Support the SEA team in regards of requests on technical tax considerations; and providing implementation support for any regional or global projects
• Ensure compliance with tax withholding rules on cross-border payments
• Proactively identify income tax issues or opportunities and support developing tax strategies

Legal

• Monitor legal risk and ensure legal compliance
• Select a panel of external legal partners
• Ensure that Data protection process complies with Group and local legislation
• Assess appropriate legal form of rep offices; Propose modification of legal form if applicable

Real estate

• Update register of all real estate in SEA
• Ensure that all real estate agreements complies with Group requirements
• Monitor rental fees and advice management on the deviation vs the market level

CSR

• Assist countries and SEA management in CSR related projects particularly in regards of renewable energy

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Taxation or other business-related field
• Minimum 5 years' of relevant experience in a tax function in a Big 4 firm and/or relevant tax experience in an MNC handling Southeast Asia countries
• Strong technical knowledge of direct and indirect taxes and transfer pricing regulation
• Experience in handling cross - border taxes and transfer pricing
• Exposure in legal field is a plus
• Excellent communication skills in English (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills to operate cross functionally with a diverse team.
• Able to manage project independently and also a good team player.

Job Offer

• Salary of MYR 8,000 - MYR 10,000 per month
• Regional role
• Great career progression
• Competitive salary package

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Kelvin Lai at
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