Indirect Tax Accountant

Job Summary:

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance/accounting personnel with several years of experience to gain and develop all-rounded experience in a fast growing listco in various areas include consolidation, management reporting and month end close.  Candidates directly coming out from Big 4 are welcome.   Immediate available highly preferred.  Candidates with more experience will be considered Senior Accountant.

Key Area of Responsibility:

• Prepare tax returns and reports
• Responsible for preparing tax returns and reports for a variety of taxes, including WHT, value-added tax (VAT) and SST.
• Administer indirect tax laws
• Familiar with the laws and regulations governing indirect taxes and able to interpret these laws and regulations and apply them to the company's operations.
• Advise management on indirect tax matters:
• Able to advise management on a variety of indirect tax matters, such as tax planning, tax compliance, and tax litigation.
• Reconciliation of tax account:
• Able to maintain and perform reconciliation of tax account up-to-date.
• Developing and implementing tax strategies:
• Responsible for developing and implementing tax strategies that help the company save money on taxes.
• Support tax audits:
• Involves working with the auditor to understand the audit findings and to develop a plan to resolve any tax issues.
• Provide training to employees:
• Responsible for providing training to employees on indirect tax matters. This training may cover topics such as tax laws, tax compliance, and tax planning.
• Able to assist tax manager in ad-hoc task such as tax instalment payment

Major Challenges:

• Able to work under tight timeframes and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Able to work across multiple region with excellent written and verbal English skills

Key  Working Contacts

• Work closely with tax agents supporting individual countries
• Part of a bigger group of the global tax team and provide support if required

Requirements

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Qualified CPA (highly preferred)

Relevant Experience

• At least 3 years of commercial
• Commercial experience in telecom MNC (highly preferred)
• Experience being part of a large accounting team and work with multiple overseas locations

Technical Know How

• Advanced level in MS Excel required, also strong in Word and Powerpoint skills
• Experience with large ERP / GL systems

Skills / Competencies

• Excellent communication, time/priority management and problem solving skills

• Attention to details

Strength / Character

• Highly adaptive in the Group’s expansion and developments
• Self-motivated and highly energetic
• Consistently demonstrate professional, positive, and approachable attitude in a multi-cultural environment
• Willing to take initiative and ownership at work

Working at Speedcast:

At Speedcast, we want people that like adventure. Who are motivated by work that takes uncommon ingenuity and thinking outside the box. Who relish the idea of working in an industry undergoing massive transformation. If you want to be part of a global team responsible for connecting the world, then you’re in the right place.

We're always pushing forward, never standing still. When people rely on you and your team to stay connected, it brings everyone closer together. We’re united by the adrenaline of high-stakes projects and our love of getting the job done right. You will experiment, learn and grow here, right alongside us, every single day.

Find great opportunities to make an impact. We have a "one team, one dream" mentality. We work together to make great things happen. Working at Speedcast isn't just a job, it's a career that you can take to new levels.

Top reasons why people love working at Speedcast:

• Our global presence – you get to work with clients and colleagues all over the world, in every continent

• Talented teammates – your co-workers are the best and brightest in the industry

• Industry leadership – be part of the latest advancements shaping the future of communications

• Ability to develop skills – work across departments to gain new skills and valuable experience

• Choose your environment – we have an environment to fit your temperament. Choose between a traditional desk job or work in the field.

• Grow your career - Guide your career in the direction you want. Gain new titles and responsibilities through our internal promotion system.

• Work on diverse projects – every day is different with our customers from a range of industries around the world

Speedcast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The US EEO is the Law poster is available by visiting the below link:

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