Manager, Tax

Company Description

Publicis Re:Sources is the technology and business services backbone of Publicis Groupe.

Publicis Groupe is the 3rd largest communications group worldwide, Leader in digital and Interactive Communication. With activities spanning 104 countries on five continents, Publicis Groupe employs approximately 80,000 professionals. Publicis Groupe offers local and international clients a complete range of communication services.

Job Description

The key accountabilities are, but not limited to:

• Tax Planning: management, anticipation and optimization of the Thailand tax entities effective tax rate
• Be a force of proposal for Thailand tax planning and tax optimization, providing tax planning opportunities advice to the business units and corporate tax department
• Involvement in Group and Company re-organizations, acquisitions, reduction of legal entities, and disposals, tax aspects thereof (if applicable)
• Planning and developing new policies and procedures in response to changing corporate initiatives
• Close liaison with corporate tax function re: international tax planning work and foreign aspects of Thailand tax planning
• Monitoring Tax Refund and proposing actions
• Dividend planning
• Optimization of tax cash flow
• Identify, quantify and communicate tax-planning strategies for all entities, including researching and developing the most tax efficient action plan and/or ownership structure.
• Involvement in tax aspects in relation to financing of the Thailand Group, monitoring thin capitalization
• Management of transfer pricing issues within Thailand as well as with entities in other countries
• Follow up of the new tax legislation and proposal for tax optimization or tax refunds

Tax Reporting/Tax Filing : 

• Computation of tax accruals for monthly and annual financial reporting (actual, annual budget and forecast), ensuring correct tax reporting for both local financials as well as corporate reporting
• Work closely with the Chief Accounting Officer and Managing Director
• Responsibility for completion and submission of monthly, semi-monthly, and annual tax returns and reports.
• Consultancy function for output tax prepared by Collections/Billings Teams
• Monitoring tax groups and filing of the consolidated tax return (if applicable) as well as calculating the group relief in forecasts and annual financial reporting
• Ensuring that all filing requirements are completed on a timely and accurate basis.

Tax Compliance:

• Ensuring relevant documentation is completed, procedures in place to ensure compliance with local regulations as well as Publicis Groupe policies
• Following and justifying the deferred taxes in the Thailand entities
• Following tax reserves and approving these with APAC/Group Tax Director

Qualifications

• Experience of at least 7 years, part of it being with a multinational group and preferably also with a law/accounting firm.
• Knowledge of tax law and regulations, practice and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and finance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent English.
• Ability to develop creative, defensible, advantageous tax results within the boundaries of tax laws.
• Must be very proactive, be alert for problems and resolving these.
• Proficiency in computer software applications relating to taxation; including
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

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