Tax Specialist  

The TAX Specialist is a member of the Advisory & Compliance Team that is responsible in ensuring compliance with all tax laws and regulations, as well as providing support in tax planning and strategy to minimize tax liabilities.

In this role, you’ll play a crucial part in shaping our tax policies and strategies, ensuring compliance. You are expected to be a domain expert in planning, reporting, and providing expert advice on tax-related matters to individuals.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Prepare and file tax returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all tax laws and regulations
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure proper tax treatment of transactions
• Maintain accurate and organized tax records and documentation
• Provide guidance and support in handling BIR examinations and audit
• Create various schedules and working papers for BIR and other audits
• Monitor and ensure that tax reconciling items are booked in a timely manner
• Provide information and guidance to management and various stakeholders regarding new or revised tax regulations, BIR rulings and issuances.
• Ensure timely filing and payment of all monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns and supporting schedules and alphalists which include among others, VAT, Withholding tax, Income Tax, Final tax, Documentary Stamp Tax etc.
• Coordinate renewal of business permit and monitor and process payment for business and real property taxes
• Review and monitor timely issuance of BIR Forms 2307 and 2306
• Assist in handling BIR examinations and other projects
• Review tax accounts and prepare entries to correct balances of such accounts
• Assist during annual audit of financial statements
• Assist in the study and evaluation of tax and accounting, impact of new projects, business concepts, tax planning initiatives and strategies
• Handle tax queries from management and various stakeholders regarding tax treatments

Our perfect match:

• Graduate of BS Accountancy and must be a Certified Public Accountant
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as tax accountant
• Has strong understanding of Philippine tax laws and regulations and tax compliance
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Computer Skills:

• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word & Powerpoint)
• Knowledge in SAP is an advantage.