Financial Admin & Compliance Tax Project Manager – Tax Reporting and Compliance

Job purpose

• Will be accountable and responsible for ensuring that Team maximize VAT Recoverability of Input VAT balance as of December 31, 2024.
• Supervises Tax Analysts/Senior Tax Analysts in the performance of their work and provide instructions and feedback and coordinate their activities to meet project objectives.
• Ensure that all filings are accurate, timely and thoroughly supported with relevant documents and can easily be reconciled and explained to Stakeholders and Tax Auditors during Tax Audits.
• Partners with Tax POCs, Advisors/Finance colleagues in ensuring quality and completeness of all the filings, reports and other related requirements submitted to Tax
• Responsible for updating Tax Director of the progress of the Project and preparing necessary reports for the VAT Recovery Program meetings.
• Works with Direct and Indirect Tax Manager in addressing accuracy and completeness gaps through process improvements, optimization, and transformation

Duties and responsibilities

• Review and analyze Tax Reconciliations prepared to determine next steps to ensure recoverability of tax amounts.
• Instruct Tax Analysts/Senior Analyst on the task to be performed and monitor the team progress.
• Build necessary trackers/reports to ensure that the project objectives are met and communicated to the Senior Management Team.
• Coordinate and monitor report preparation, filing and other tax related activities to ensure that they are produced on time and in an appropriate format before they are submitted to Tax Advisors, Tax Authorities and other relevant stakeholders.
• Initial/Main Point of Contact to Tax Advisors and other Internal and External stakeholders on VAT Program related matters.
• Review scope and fees and secure approval for fee quotes coming from Tax Advisors in relation to the Tax Program and ensure invoice payment are done on time.
• Recommend Tax Accounting entries, secure approval and ensure that the postings are done in accordance with the Tax Accounting Standards and are supported with complete and valid supporting
• Highlight, address or escalate potential risks of delays from the VAT program activities.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Tax Reporting and Compliance Managers/Director.

Qualifications

• CPA
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in Indirect Taxes
• At least 2 years of experience in Tax Compliance Review process
• Able to manage Teams
• Dynamic, hands-on, proactive self-starter, high ownership and resilient
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with proven ability to communicate across all levels within the organization and with external parties
• Able to prioritize tasks, manage issues and produce results in a timely manner
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented
• The following are preferred but not required:
  • Knowledge of international tax
  • Experience in Big 4
  • Experience in dealing with and managing 3rd party service providers
  • Proficient in MS applications
  • Experience in Billing, Cash Applications, Accounts Payable and General Accounting/Reconciliation