Associate-Tax & PEZA Compliance

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

GOVERNMENT REPORTING AND UPDATES 

Strict Compliance on the requirements of PEZA on asset transfer and disposal requirements.

Ensure that documentary requirements as required by PEZA and BIR are compiled by the asset custodians and the respective process owners. Responsible for developing and project managing compliance with PEZA rules and regulations with responsible operations and compliance areas:

• Registration of new projects
• Validation of Income Tax Holiday and other benefits conferred under PEZA rules
• Maintain required certificates after start of commercial operations
• Preparation of all asset management requirements and PEZA permits and related documents to be processed
• Measure domestic activities within the PEZA registered activities
• Filling all reports as required by PEZA
• Maintenance and control of organized filing systems of PEZA documents.

Processing of PEZA application and permits Work hand-in-hand with other department (Facilities, Payroll, IT, HR and Operations) for validation, streamlining and compliance Ensure to obtain PEZA bulletins and/or updates that are vital in company’s asset related transactions reporting computation, filing and remittances. Utilizes audit and PEZA objectives and procedures to review and assess the adequacy and application of internal controls through corporate operations. May require the development and refinement of audit/PEZA programs, questionnaires or other audit tools. Assist with the building and management an effective PEZA Compliance reportorial and schedules and is able to conduct annual risk assessment, deliver annual audit plan etc. Advise organization on PEZA registration and compliance matters and coordinate activities across all functions. Take ownership of the prompt resolution of any operational or relational issues affecting administrative department members. Ensure assets are insured and monitor renewal schedule of insurance policy. Also, facilitate filing of insurance claims for unreturned assets.

General Safety and Security

• Protects the organization’s assets by upholding the principles of the Quality Information Security Management System (QISMS).
• Ensures confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information critical to fulfilling the organization’s business functions.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

A. TECHNICAL COMPETENCY:

• Knowledge on PEZA rules and regulations and asset management in a BPO environment:

Knowledgeable on the RA 7916 implementing rules and regulations. Able to identify erroneous documents submitted when checking accuracy and the existence of documentation. Able to require documents as needed to ensure completeness of transactions before re. Able to make recommendations and resolve

• Familiarity with Company’s Methods and Procedures (M&P’s)

Able to check compliance on M&P’s based on documents submitted for validation.

2.    Able to check proper approvers of documents per the Company’s financial authority policy.

B. CAREER ROLE COMPETENCY: 

• Communication

Able to write or compose effective Business letters, memos, and reports (e.g., incident/status reports). Able to communicate clearly (in oral or written form) in English and Filipino; able to shift language and style to fit the audience (e.g., shift from Technical to Layman terms as appropriate).

• Organizing Work

Able to organize work schedule based on a given project/work assignment; able to prepare a plan of action given workload and deliver as committed. Able to coordinate and provide feedback/status on work assignments to immediate superior and other people concerned.

• Computer Literacy

Able to use the computer and its applications as a tool for work (e.g., e-mail, MS Office, Internet, and other software applications).

• Excellence with Passion

Driven by self-imposed urgency to optimize the use of time in the attainment of goals. Able to constantly seek to outdo oneself by achieving more and doing better than one’s prior accomplishments. Able to give the highest professional and personal standards in all that is done and take pride in the quality of one’s work and output. Able to seek recognition based on performance and merit and actively discourage politics, turfism, and advancement based on who-knows-who.

• Personal Maturity

Able to demonstrate a high level of awareness of one’s strengths and limitation. Able to maintain effectiveness and composure amidst pressures and difficulties arising from opposition, unforeseen problems, and simultaneous demands from diverse task.

• Respect for the Individual

Able to treat each other in accordance with the highest norms of respect and fairness. Able to develop and maintain positive working and social relationship with peers, subordinates, superiors and clients. Able to deliver commitments that can truly be delivered.

• Taking the Total View

Able to define one’s role within the context of the entire business. Able to recognize how one’s output adds value to the service/product provided to the customer. Able to recognize how one’s output adds value to the service/product provided by the customer.

•  Thriving in Change

Able to empower oneself to meet the challenges of the business environment by embracing the reality that the business environment is not static. Able to anticipate, understand, and define change and its impact on one’s self and the organization. Able to trigger and support change that is assessed to be necessary and beneficial to the organization.  Able to help others/team in defining the impact of change efforts and transition through these changes. Able to establish, implement, and continuously improve the quality of information security policies assigned to him/her. Able to establish structure and procedures to protect classified information. Able to report information security-related incidents without any delay to the right authority. Example: All information-related incidents, losses, weaknesses and software/hardware malfunctions, breaches of confidentiality.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Reports to:  Associate Director – Taxation and Compliance

• Graduate of BSC, preferably an Accounting graduate
• At least two (2) years’ experience in General Accounting or PEZA Compliance functions
• Has hands-on experience working in a mechanized environment
• Male or Female
• Good analytical skills and interpersonal skills
• Hardworking, flexible, attentive to details, organized worker