SECTION MANAGER, TAX

Apply now » Apply now Start apply with LinkedIn Apply Now Start Please wait... | Back to alfanar SECTION MANAGER, TAX Description: . Job Purpose Takes full responsibility of overall management of Overseas Tax. Plan, develop, execute and monitor its activities and related systems by optimum resources at efficient cost. Deliver as per company quality standards. Manage the risks and opportunities to bring the department to a further step. Key Accountability Areas Tax Law Knowledge: Knowledge of domestic and international tax laws, including corporate tax, VAT, withholding tax, and other related regulations. Ability to interpret and apply tax laws to various business scenarios. Ensures compliance across different jurisdictions. Tax Compliance and Reporting: Expertise in preparing and reviewing tax returns, managing tax filings, and ensuring timely tax payments and reporting. Oversee accurate preparation and filing of tax returns for subsidiaries. Monitors deadlines and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions. Tax Planning and Optimization: Ability to develop tax-efficient strategies and optimize the group’s tax position, including transfer pricing, tax credits, and incentives. Identifies opportunities to optimize tax positions across subsidiaries. Works closely with finance teams to implement strategies. Transfer Pricing Management: Understanding transfer pricing regulations and ensuring compliance with local and international standards. Implements and oversees transfer pricing documentation and compliance. Works with external advisors to manage intercompany pricing strategies. Risk Management and Audit Support: Managing tax risk and supporting internal and external audits, including responding to inquiries from tax authorities. Identifies potential tax risks and implements mitigation strategies. Supports audit processes and ensures readiness for tax inspections. Cross-border Taxation and International Tax: Understanding of cross-border tax issues, double taxation treaties, and compliance in multi-jurisdictional environments. Manages tax compliance in different countries where subsidiaries operate. Understands treaty benefits and withholding tax obligations. Stakeholder Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to interact with internal stakeholders (e.g., finance, legal) and external advisors (e.g., tax consultants, auditors). Communicates complex tax matters effectively to non-tax professionals. Collaborates with finance and legal teams to align on tax strategies. Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities to review tax data, identify discrepancies, and ensure accurate reporting and compliance. Identifies and addresses potential errors or issues in tax filings. Provides thorough analysis of tax-related data and implications. Technology and Tax Automation: Familiarity with tax compliance software, automation tools, and ERP systems for efficient tax reporting and filing. Leverages tax technology for reporting and compliance. Stays updated on emerging tax technology trends. Role Accountability HR Proficiency: Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management. Ability to recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them. Ability to treat subordinates equally without any discrimination. Assessment criteria of subordinates is performance that leads to planned results. Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix to have sufficient delegations as per company policy. Responsibility: Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines. Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions. Delivery: Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost. Making a Tangible Difference: Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation. and exceed business expectations. Business Planning and Performance: Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans. Able to Plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans. Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly. Provide periodic work progress reports. Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency. Organizational Development: Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans. Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment. Business Process Improvements: Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible. Should be conversant and able to navigat

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field. Professional qualifications in taxation (e.g., tax advisor) preferred. Extensive experience in domestic and international tax, corporate tax, VAT, withholding tax, transfer pricing, and tax compliance. Strong knowledge of tax laws across multiple jurisdictions and ability to interpret and apply them. Experience with tax planning, tax risk management, audits, and ERP/tax automation tools. Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with finance, legal, and external advisors. Proven leadership skills with experience in recruiting and developing tax teams. Ability to manage deadlines and deliver accurate tax reporting for subsidiaries.

Manage overseas tax activities end-to-end, including planning, development, execution, and monitoring of tax processes and related systems. Ensure compliance with tax laws across jurisdictions; prepare and review tax returns, manage filings, and ensure timely payments. Develop tax-efficient strategies and optimize the group’s tax position, including transfer pricing and available incentives. Oversee transfer pricing documentation and compliance; collaborate with external advisors. Support internal and external audits; respond to tax authorities and ensure readiness for inspections. Communicate complex tax matters to non-tax stakeholders; work with finance and legal teams to align tax strategies. Utilize tax software, automation tools, and ERP systems for efficient reporting and filing. Lead organizational development within the tax function and ensure deployment of proper governance and delegation frameworks.