The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing all tax related decisions and activities in the organization. You will help us stay tax-compliant and up-to-date on new tax laws.
1. Corporate Tax Compliance
- oversee the Bank's corporate income tax compliance and reporting requirements.
- Review tax computations, tax returns, tax estimates and related statutory submissions.
- Ensure timely submission of tax returns, estimates and payments in accordance with applicable statutory deadlines.
- Review tax provisions, current tax and deferred tax balances in coordination with the Reporting team.
- Monitor tax balances and tax-related general ledger accounts and ensure appropriate reconciliation.
- Coordinate with external tax agents to ensure quality, accuracy and timely completion of tax compliance work.
2. Transfer Pricing
- Oversee the Bank's transfer pricing compliance and governance requirements.
- Coordinate preparation and review of transfer pricing documentation.
- Review related-party transactions and assess transfer pricing implications.
- Work closely with Reporting team and relevant business units to ensure intercompany transactions are appropriately documented and supported.
- Monitor developments in Malaysian transfer pricing legislation and IRBM guidelines and assess their impact on the Bank.
3. e-Invoice Data Quality & Control
- Establish minimum data-quality standards for e-Invoice submission.
- Define ownership of e-Invoice data across relevant departments.
- Perform periodic sample checks on e-Invoice transactions.
- Analyse root causes of recurring data-input errors.
- Work with process owners to implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintain an e-Invoice issue log and monitor outstanding exceptions.
- Ensure that tax-sensitive master data is appropriately reviewed and controlled.
- Maintain an appropriate audit trail for amendments to e-Invoice-related data.
4. Indirect Tax & Withholding Tax
- Oversee applicable Service Tax (SST), withholding tax and other indirect tax matters.
- Ensure appropriate tax treatment is applied to payments to local and overseas vendors, service providers and other counterparties.
- Review withholding tax obligations on cross-border transactions.
- Provide guidance to business units on tax implications arising from contracts and commercial arrangements.
- Work with relevant departments to strengthen indirect tax controls and processes.
5. Tax Governance & Internal Controls
- Establish and maintain appropriate tax policies, procedures, SOPs and internal controls.
- Conduct periodic tax risk assessments and identify areas requiring management attention.
- Ensure appropriate documentation and audit trails are maintained for significant tax positions.
6. Tax Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Work closely with Reporting teams on tax-related accounting matters.
- Review current tax and deferred tax calculations and disclosures.
- Support the preparation of annual and interim financial statements in relation to tax matters.
- Liaise with external auditors on tax accounting, tax provisions and significant tax judgements.
- Ensure tax-related financial reporting is accurate and properly supported.
7. Tax Legislative Monitoring & Business Support
- Monitor changes to Malaysian tax legislation, IRBM guidelines, tax rulings and other relevant regulatory developments.
- Assess the potential impact of new tax requirements on the Bank.
- Coordinate implementation of new tax requirements across relevant business functions
- Provide practical tax advice to management and business units on new products, transactions, contracts, investments and business initiatives.
- Assess the tax implications of proposed business arrangements, restructuring, financing and other commercial transactions.
- Review significant agreements and contracts from a Malaysian tax perspective.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum 8+ years' of experience of professional tax experience
- Strong communication and analytical skills