APAC Tax Manager

Job Description

Title                 APAC Tax Manager

Department    Asia Tax

Location          Tokyo, Japan

Reports To      APAC Tax Associate Director

Level                Corporate Tax - 5

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

About your team

The Financial Services Global Tax team is responsible for all the management and governance of direct, indirect and operational risk across all FIL group companies and funds. We provide effective and proactive tax services to the business, support the development of tax efficient products for our customers, and assist in influencing, interpreting, and implementing major tax legislative changes.

About your role

This is a mixed role covering both corporate and fund taxes for Japan as the primary market and China, Korea, and Taiwan (“North Asia) as secondary markets. The individual will enable Fidelity International to effectively manage money for APAC investors globally and manage money for all investors in Asian markets while complying with taxation obligations. The role involves coordination with the Dalian Tax CoE (for Japan, China, and Korea compliance support), Sydney and Dalian-based APAC Financial Controllers, external advisers, and collaboration with the APAC TP Head and APAC Fund Operational Tax Head.

About you

You’ll be a qualified tax professional with a minimum of five years’ experience in public accounting or in-house at an international organisation. You’ll bring strong Japan tax expertise — corporate tax, consumption tax, withholding tax and cross-border transactions — together with a technical understanding of international tax, including transfer pricing, BEPS Pillar 2 and CbC reporting. You’ll combine a strong appreciation of governance and risk frameworks with the curiosity and self-direction to build networks across functions and geographies. Native-level Japanese and business-level English are essential.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate & International Tax

• Act as the primary tax point of contact for Japan business stakeholders, providing timely and practical tax advice on business initiatives, product launches, distribution strategies, and cross-border transactions
• Provide oversight and assistance with compliance obligations of APAC corporate and indirect tax returns, including assistance with year-end tax provisioning
• Assist with tax audit and regulatory inspection information requests
• Assist in International tax matters including BEPS Pillar 2 compliance requirements and filings, Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting and Transfer Pricing (e.g. Local Files) of APAC entities
• Monitor tax developments and tax risks across Asia, including providing tax advice support for transactions and ad-hoc business projects

Transfer Pricing Calculation Operations Oversight

• Provide operational oversight of transfer pricing calculations and processes, supporting the APAC TP Head
• Coordinate with Dalian Tax CoE on TP data preparation and documentation
• Ensure timely and accurate TP local file preparation and benchmarking data collection in coordination with the APAC TP Head and external advisers
   

Fund Operational Tax Support

• Support the APAC Fund Operational Tax Head in fund-related document preparation, specifically W-8 forms and CRS documentation
• Support review of tax disclosure sections in fund prospectuses and offering documents
• Assist in tax structuring analysis for new fund launches
• Assist with ad-hoc requests from the wider Fund Operational Tax team
   

CoE & External Adviser Coordination

• Act as the primary interface with Dalian Tax CoE for Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea tax compliance processes, ensuring quality, timeliness, and escalation of exceptions
• Manage external tax adviser relationships for Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan, including scope, quality, cost, and knowledge retention

Experience and Qualifications Required

Essential

• Tax professional with a professional qualification and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in public accounting or in-house for an international organisation
• Strong Japan tax expertise, including corporate tax, consumption tax, withholding tax, and cross-border transactions; experience with Japan tax authority interactions preferred
• Technical understanding of international tax matters including transfer pricing, BEPS Pillar 2, CbC reporting, and treaty application
• Native-level Japanese language skills required; business-level English required for global and regional communication
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage in detailed technical analysis and distil complex tax issues into actionable recommendations for business stakeholders
• Strong appreciation of governance and risk management frameworks
• A self-starter who is intellectually curious, sets high standards, and can work without detailed day-to-day supervision; able to build informal networks across functions and geographies

Preferred

• Experience with, or exposure to, other tax areas is preferred but not essential, and may include:

• Experience with Transfer Pricing matters
• Knowledge of fund and investment tax matters (such as fund distribution, investor reporting, W-8 forms, and CRS documentation)
• Exposure to tax regimes in other APAC jurisdictions, particularly China, Korea, or Taiwan

• Financial services experience (particularly in the asset management industry) is preferred

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.