Specialist, Direct Tax, Apac

JOB TITLE**:Specialist, DIRECT TAX, SEA & ANZ**

ORG UNIT NAME**:CORPORATE FINANCA**

LOCATION**:SINGAPORE MILLENIA TOWER**

**JOB PURPOSE**

The Specialist, SEA & ANZ Direct Tax, is a member of the Global Tax Function. The role sits within the APAC Tax team. The purpose of this role is to ensure direct tax compliance, support tax control, and partner with the business to optimize taxation.

The main responsibilities of this role include:

- Lead and manage direct tax in SEA & ANZ.
- Collaborate with Tax Operations to ensure compliance for all direct taxes (CIT, WHT, Property, Environmental taxes, etc.) in SEA & ANZ, and the compliance processes are up to date with legislative changes.
- Support the optimization of direct taxes for SABIC business in SEA & ANZ.
- Assist in assessing and implementing processes that continuously improve the sustainable efficiency and effectiveness of SABIC's direct tax position, including the cost-effective management of direct tax resources including external advisers.
- Support risk management for direct taxes in SEA & ANZ.
- Support the implementation & development of the APAC direct tax strategy.
- Support the direct tax compliance and local optimization of SABIC's Global Enterprise Model.
- Partners effectively with SBUs and Corporate Functions and provide direct tax SME support for business projects and transactions.

**Responsibilities**:
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**Policies and Procedures**
- Support the APAC Direct Tax Senior Manager in formulating and maintaining all related services and procedures for compliance with the Master Authority Schedule and any related Tax mandate, governance, policies, guidelines and manuals.
- Ensure adherence to the documented processes, policies and procedures relating to Tax.
- Assist in developing, managing and delivering monthly/quarterly reports together with the APAC Direct Tax Senior Manager relating to direct taxes globally, including compliance effectiveness, analysis & trends and action plans.

**Direct Taxes**
- Provide direct tax SME support for all SABIC SBU and Corporate Functions in SEA & ANZ.
- Collaborate with Tax Operations to monitor, measure and report accurate and timely direct tax compliance and any related direct tax risks, proposing mitigation actions, together with the Tax Planning and Risk Management team.
- Support the operational relationship with direct tax authorities across the region, including the conduct of tax audits, assessments, appeals and litigations.
- Assists with the optimal resourcing of direct tax, including efficient and effective use of external advisers and technology; co-develops; manages and monitors the budget and spend on resourcing direct tax.
- Identify & implement direct tax optimization opportunities in line with SABIC's Code of Ethics, the tax mandate & policies.

**Stakeholder Management**
- Builds, manages and maintains strong relationships with tax authorities, direct tax agencies and external advisers.
- Report and monitor KPI’s and performance of the direct tax team to the APAC Direct Tax Senior Manager.
- Maintain regular contacts with SBU/BU, Affiliates, to ensure effective business partnering on direct tax matters.

**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Tax, Economics, Accounting, or Finance preferred.
- Professional qualification such as Tax Practitioner's Certificate, CPA, Law or ACCA.
- Attendance of post-graduate training programs in areas such as international tax are considered a plus.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in direct tax including mínimal 6 years in Big 4, experience in the direct tax function of large multinationals is a plus.
- International global tax experience with detailed working knowledge of Singapore and at least one additional tax jurisdiction in SEA & ANZ region and general practical understanding of international tax law and guidelines regarding direct taxes.
- Working knowledge of SEA & ANZ tax laws and guidelines regarding direct taxes preferred.
- Solves unique and complex technical, managerial and stakeholder problems that have a broad impact on the business from global to country or local entity level.
- Fluent in written and spoken English; multiple language ability an advantage.
- Strong influencing skills, high adaptability, and cultural awareness.
- Strong analytical skills supported by technical expertise.
- Excellent written & oral communication skills.

**ABOUT SABIC**

SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SABIC manufactures on a global scale in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different kinds of products: chemicals, commodity and high performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals.

SABIC has more than 33,000 employees worldwide and operates in around 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, SABIC has 12,540 global patent filings, and has significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies -