Job Description

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OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

• Manage the direct and indirect tax position of Takeda legal entities in , including managing any tax litigation as well as the direct and indirect tax audits
• Supervise and ensure that all tax matters across APAC region are being properly handled for including but not limited to tax accounting, tax compliance, tax litigation and transfer pricing
• Provide advice and support to the head of finance team in APAC and help actively educate business partners on relevant changes in tax legislation with material impact on the business
• Play a key bridge function between the global tax functional leads, TBS tax solution team and local finance team

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Establish network to all business in , analyze tax implications for transactions & provide high quality tax support to internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Business Development, Supply Chain, HR, Commercial Managers, etc.).
• Liaise with & support Global Tax on a regular basis in the areas of Tax Operations, Transfer Pricing
• Support Global Tax by monitoring & evaluating the tax consequences of business and legal entity restructuring, organizational changes, M&A / Licensing transactions, financing, profit repatriations, as well as other non-routine transactions.
• Responsible for monitoring legislative change which will have a material impact on the business.
• Proactively evaluate tax risks & discuss mitigating actions with Global Tax, including the preparation of clear position papers.
• Monitor & co-ordinate transfer pricing adjustments / documentation within region in cooperation with Transfer Pricing Team.
• Accountable for all aspects of quarterly / annual income tax accounting reporting, including: tax reporting within HFM & HTP, effective tax rate (ETR) forecasting, footnote disclosures, identification of uncertain tax positions and reconciliations between IFRS/local statutory reporting / tax returns.
• Provide input on tax risks & audit procedures under JSOX.
• Review contracts & business initiatives from tax perspective.
• Accountable for the co-ordination of tax litigation with external advisors.
• Responsible for tax compliance & tax audit defense including: Co-ordinating the preparation of tax compliance with service provider; identification of solutions to manage or mitigate tax risks; co-ordination of tax audits, alignment on information and data requests and liaison with Global Tax Department on audit defense strategy; streamline and monitor procedure for indirect tax, withholding taxes (if any) and other taxes (e.g. real estate, etc APAC, TBS Tax Solution team)

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Strong tax technical expertise
• Strong Tax system knowledge
• Ability to analyze complex matters and to present options for decision making

Leadership

• The ability to communicate effectively, and influence without authority across finance in APAC, the business and external stakeholders

Decision-making and Autonomy

• The ability to make well founded decisions with respect to tax compliance, tax audit and tax litigation in APAC as well as to manage external providers

Interaction

• Engagement across a wide variety of stakeholders in Tax, Finance, TBS, the business, and external consulting firms

Innovation

• Find innovate ways to capture information on materials business transactions for future tax audits and find innovate ways to reduce complexity and improve processes and communication.

Complexity

• Ability to prioritize and manage the multi-tasks accorss the APAC region

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Required:

• University Degree in accounting/finance/law, Masters Degree in Economics/Finance or Law Degree, preferably with a specialization in Taxation
• Strong knowledge of direct and indirect tax laws in at least one or more key APAC countries (Korea, India), preferably in Singapore
• Comprehensive understanding of accounting for income taxes
• Strong tax research, oral and written skills
• Multilingual with strong command of English
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional tax experience, preferably 3 years within industry
• The ability to deal with details/complexity while keeping the big picture as well as the ability to explain Tax matters for non-tax people.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

Desired:

• CPA and/or certification as tax specialist (in line with regional industry standards)
• Relevant experience in tax technology/digitalization
• Relevant experience in life science industry

Locations

Singapore, Singapore

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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