Senior Manager, Group Tax

About WhiteCrow

We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client's in-house talent acquisition teams.

About our client

Our client is a globally recognized organization headquartered in Southeast Asia, specializing in aviation support services, air cargo handling, ground operations, and institutional food solutions. The company provides a wide range of services, including passenger assistance, ramp and baggage handling, aviation security, aircraft cleaning, and laundry operations for the aviation sector.

Beyond aviation services, the organization operates large-scale central kitchens and food production facilities, catering to airlines, corporate clients, and institutions across diverse cuisines and service formats. With a strong presence across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa, the company supports global travel, trade, and logistics through an extensive international network, further strengthened by strategic acquisitions in recent years.

As a Senior Manager, Group Tax, you will be responsible for...

• Supporting the Group Head, Tax in managing the tax risk of the Group on a global basis, including progressively rolling out the Group's Tax Risk and Governance Framework from HQ to overseas subsidiaries, assessing their tax risk profiles, and identifying, mitigating, and rectifying tax risks.
• Developing processes and frameworks to comply with changes in tax and regulatory requirements, such as Country-by-Country Reporting and BEPS 2.0 compliance requirements.
• Reviewing tax processes and implementing automation solutions, where appropriate, to capture appropriate data for tax reporting.
• Analysing Budget announcements and providing summaries of changes and impact analyses for dissemination to senior management and various affected business units.
• Supporting business partnering activities, including providing tax advisory, planning and structuring, conducting transfer pricing analysis and documentation, providing internal training, supporting tax planning and structuring for M&A projects, identifying optimization opportunities, and managing tax issues on transactions involving key finance and commercial initiatives, funding and repatriation, structuring, and simplification.
• Ensuring compliance with all direct and indirect taxes, including GST/VAT, duties, and WHT, through the implementation of daily transaction checks and analysis within the current Tax Risk & Governance Framework, reviewing corporate tax, GST, and withholding tax calculations, and ensuring timely tax filings for entities within the Group.
• Proactively preparing and documenting advice on tax filing positions, audits, and rulings, partnering with entities within the Group to ensure compliance with the company's tax policies and business models, and liaising with external tax consultants where necessary.
• Managing tax audits and investigations of entities within the Group.
• Performing any other ad-hoc duties as assigned.

What you already have...

• Degree in Accounting related academics, with a major in taxation. Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax);
• Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience in the Big 4, OR in both Big 4 and a global corporate organization;
• Excellent understanding of the key principles and practices of direct and indirect taxes across the Asia Pacific region;
• Excellent understanding of international tax principles including inbound and outbound structuring issues, funding and repatriation strategies and transfer pricing considerations;
• Excellent understanding of tax reporting and experience in managing tax audits and investigations;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and excel under pressure and tight timelines;
• Self-starter, pro-active sole contributor and strong team player with the ability to lead and coach regional/global finance accountants/teams;
• Able to influence, engage and build strong relationships & trust at all levels;
• Excellent judgment, people and communication skills