APAC Tax Specialist

Overview

In this APAC Tax Specialist role, you will manage income tax workstreams across the Asia-Pacific region and partner with teams on strategic tax planning. You’ll serve as the main contact for APAC tax advisors and help ensure tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. The position offers exposure to diverse APAC markets and opportunities to shape tax efficiency and structuring. You’ll work closely with accounting, finance, and legal teams to address evolving tax rules and support filings, audits, and interactions with tax authorities. This role combines technical tax work with cross-functional collaboration to drive meaningful business impact.

Responsibilities

• Prepare income tax provision and income tax return workpapers
• Prepare tax footnotes for audited financial statements
• Act as the primary point of contact for APAC based tax advisors
• Work with external advisors in reviewing and filing income tax returns
• Maintain a tax compliance calendar and coordinate tax payments for APAC entities
• Provide support in responding to inquiries from tax authorities
• Analyze tax treaty issues including treaty applicability and permanent establishments
• Assist with transfer pricing compliance obligations
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and legal teams on projects to create tax efficiencies and improve tax structuring in relation to APAC entities
• Research tax issues and communicate findings clearly to internal stakeholders
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments impacting tax in the APAC region

Key requirements

• 7+ years experience in corporate income tax managing tax compliance obligations across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience with income tax rules in key APAC markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Korea, and China preferred; familiarity with additional regional jurisdictions is a plus
• Ability to quickly familiarize oneself with the income tax rules of new tax jurisdictions
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to independently read, edit, and create tax workpapers
• Strong project management skills, with excellent organizational abilities and meticulous attention to detail
• Exceptional cross-functional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize projects in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Impeccable ethics, integrity, and discretion when working with confidential information
• Ability to work both independently and within a team, and take initiative to identify and resolve issues
• Master’s in Taxation or CPA preferred
• Public accounting and finance/trading industry experience preferred

• cross-functional collaboration
• attention to detail
• strong communication
• Excel advanced
• tax provision and return workpapers
• tax treaty analysis

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