Tax Manager

**Tax Manager (Income Tax)**:

- Location: Singapore, SG- Country/Region: SG- Job Area: Finance- Business Unit: Group Finance**Are You Our Next Difference Maker?**

Neste is a global company focusing on renewable products, especially renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The company is in a growth and transformation phase to become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions.

We are looking for a

**Tax Manager (Income Tax)**

to join our Direct Tax team at Neste’s regional headquarters in Singapore to be a part of our growth and new business opportunities in the APAC.

We have a medium size global team of experts working in Tax and Customs. Our team is responsible for leading tax and customs compliance and development, providing internal instructions and training, providing advice and interpretation on tax and customs rules, performing scenario planning and recommending solutions for tax and customs optimization, as well as negotiating and maintaining relationships with tax authorities.

**Your part in Neste journey**

In this position you will be responsible for the income tax matters of Neste group companies in the APAC. The main geographical scope is Singapore, but you may have responsibilities related to direct taxes all over the APAC. In addition to income tax, responsibilities cover assisting with transfer pricing matters. Your main responsibilities include:

- Manage and control income tax compliance with local authorities
- Design, develop and provide assistance with income tax procedures, controls and tools e.g. in the area of tax reporting
- Follow the development of local and international income tax rules and initiate needed actions (e.g. Pillar 2 initiative)
- Coordinate the implementation of decisions, guidelines and legislation changes in the income tax processes
- Provide oversight and advice on interpretation of income tax rules
- Perform scenario planning and make applicable recommendations
- Provide instructions and in-house tax trainings
- Negotiate and maintain good relationship with tax authorities and partners
- Coordinate income tax audits, litigations and ruling processes
- Proactively identify opportunities for automation and digitalization

You will have an opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative team in an international environment and be part of a rapidly growing business and company. Our work combines accountability, cooperation, and the desire to develop and renew. You will report to the Direct Tax Lead based in Finland. In Singapore, you will work closely with the local finance team.

**Keys to success in this role**

The best combination of experiences, skills and background is
- Deep knowledge in corporate income tax
- Self-leadership skills and independent time management
- Can-do attitude, development mindset and skills
- Team player flexibility
- Project management skills
- Good negotiation and communication skills
- A desire to develop and renew
- Master’s degree or similar, preferably in taxation or accounting
- At least 5 years of relevant experience from a tax consultancy, in-house tax function and/or authority side.
- Experience and knowledge in transfer pricing is considered an asset

The recruitment process will include interviews and possible aptitude assessment. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination. A security clearance is obtained for the persons with their consent.

**Join us in creating a healthier planet for our children.**

Our success is based on our people who are the driving force behind Neste’s transformation to become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. We are also committed to carbon neutral production by 2035. The passion that we have for creating a healthier planet for our children is what makes us unique.

We have set high standards for biodiversity, human rights and supply chain. We have consistently been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies.

To carry out our strategy and business growth, our values guide our work. We support, develop and take care of the wellbeing of our people to enable them to grow, innovate and build our future.

**We care. We have courage. We cooperate.**

At Neste we want our people to feel good and do good. We provide clear and transparent targets, development opportunities, empowering leadership as well as rewards based on role and responsibilities.

The world is going through changes. At Neste our strategy reflects the understanding and mindset that we can be in charge of these changes to serve our purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children.

In the end, it is the people who make the company. We are Neste.