Tax Senior Principal, APAC Tax Controversy

1 month ago


Singapore AMAZON ASIA-PACIFIC HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

Amazon is seeking a Senior Tax Principal to join our APAC Tax Controversy Team with a focus on tax controversy matters, including transfer pricing controversy, Advanced Pricing Agreement (APA), Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP), and tax litigation in APAC in connection with both direct and indirect tax issues.

The APAC Tax Controversy Team is responsible for tax audits and disputes in various jurisdictions across the region. In addition, the Tax Controversy Team is responsible for the competent authority relationship in both APA and MAP context. The Tax Controversy Team is looking for a candidate who can operate in a dynamic environment and will roll up their own sleeves and dive deep to deliver impactful results on multiple projects with competing deadlines. This role requires some international travel, and interactions with other members of the Amazon tax team handling various tax issues including transfer pricing, international tax issues, mergers and acquisitions, and tax compliance. This role will also coordinate and liaise with non-tax stakeholders, including Legal, Finance, Accounting, and the Business.

This position can be located in Singapore or Australia.

Key job responsibilities
Strategy and management of tax audits and disputes in APAC, direct tax, transfer pricing, and indirect tax controversies, including:

  • Management of APA/MAP and competent authorities relationship.
  • Preparing, managing and coordinating responses to information document requests, due diligence requests, and other similar inquiries from tax authorities.
  • Preparing and presenting presentations on various direct and indirect tax issues to tax authorities.
  • Providing technical audit support in written and oral submissions to the tax authorities.
  • Supporting and managing tax authorities' requests for interviews of members in various business teams.
  • Coordinating with the stakeholders within Amazon Tax and non-Tax teams in connection with the controversies.
  • Researching and documenting tax issues, from a controversy perspective.
  • Managing relationships with outside counsel and other external advisors on tax controversy matters.
  • Implementing and executing organizational processes to help the Tax Controversy Team meet its goal of continuous process improvements related to the team’s objectives.


Basic qualifications

  • 12+ years of international tax experience in law firms, accounting firms or MNCs, including experience in tax controversies management

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partner well with people at all levels within an organization, including coaching of junior staff
  • Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, informal, and often ambiguous and rapidly changing environment
  • High work standards and excellent written and oral communication skills

Tell employers what skills you have

Coaching
Team Handling
Oral Communication Skills
Due Diligence
Mergers
Tax Controversy
Tax
Transfer Pricing
Direct Tax
Tax Compliance
International Tax
Tax Litigation
Tax Audits
Acquisitions
Pricing
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