Tax Lead (Open for CPA and non-CPA)

Location: BGC, Taguig
Work Set Up: 3 mons onsite, hybrid after probationary

1. Taxation Management/BIR Compliance

• Compliance Health Check
• Tax Vetting - Responsible for posting of monthly closing entries for VAT and Withholding Tax general ledger accounts
• Prepared Balance Sheet reconciliation of VAT and Withholding Tax general ledger accounts - Prepared and e-submitted to BIR the Summary List of Sales, Purchases and
• Importations, Monthly Alphalist (MAP) and Semi-Annual Summary list of Regular Suppliers (SRS)
• Analyzed tax composition of all entries posted by feeder processes to ensure all indirect tax related entries were properly posted and to request adjustments, if necessary
• Ensures up to date on tax updates and treatments - Responsible for preparation, e-filing and e-payment of all tax related compliance
• Responsible for file retention of all VAT and Withholding Tax related documents - Responsible for preparation and reconciliation of filed tax against issued Creditable Withholding Tax Certificates and Final Tax to vendors and customers
• Timely dispatch of tax certificates - Monitors CWT functional mailbox to ensure that all request, queries and disputes regarding tax certificates were handled properly and timely
• Responsible for file retention of all CWT related documents in Shared Drive - Responsible for posting of monthly clearing and closing entries for Tax general ledger accounts and Balance Sheet reconciliation Tax ledger accounts
• Analyzed tax composition of all product movements and manual posting to ensure Tax payable is correct and to request adjustments, if necessary - Prepared and e-submitted the Monthly Alphalist to Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
• Analyzed tax composition of all entries posted by feeder processes to ensure all indirect tax related entries were properly posted and to request adjustments, if necessary - Responsible for preparation and reconciliation of filed Withholding tax against issued Creditable Withholding Tax Certificates and Final Tax to vendors
• Ensures timely dispatch of tax certificates - Ensures that the requirements for the Government Audit, Statutory Audit, Internal Audit are complied accurately and on-time
• Advise regarding tax topics concerning daily business and during projects regarding tax accounting, direct and indirect taxes - Ensure fiscal vigilance: fiscal and legal updates, jurisprudence and transmission of the new changes to the local finance team
• Implementation of tax law changes guidelines in the business cycle - Responsible for the forecast of the tax burden
• Identify and limit the tax risk related to the business - Contribute to monthly and yearly accounting closing process
• Others - Finance Adhoc reports
• Work with the Tax Head for various projects such as: accounting recognition analysis of tax - related GL accounts; reconciliation of tax - related GL accounts in accounting books with the BIR filing.
• Work with the legal consultants for the VAT Refund Cases
• Improve taxation filing processes
• Work with different departments in resolving tax inquiries / issues they encounter with the help of tax consultants
• Books of Accounts and Inventory List
• Responsible for the analysis, preparation, e-filing and e-payment of VAT and Withholding
• Tax return of PEZA registered entity and Non-PEZA registered entity (Income Tax,
• Value-Added Tax, Expanded Withholding Tax, Final Withholding Tax, Withholding Tax on Compensation, Withholding VAT) strictly observing the compliance requirements
• Submit to the tax authority the necessary attachments supporting the filed BIR forms for a monthly basis
• Comply with the requirements in obtaining tax clearance from the BIR
• Ensures compliance with E-invoicing, E-Receipting and other Implementations of the
• BIR

2. BIR Tax Assessments

• Work closely with the tax consultants in preparing and collating necessary documents / reports for BIR audit
• Directly coordinate with BIR for settling alleged non-compliance with the BIR returns filing

3. PEZA Compliance

• Annual preparation of Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act (TIMTA) report to be submitted to PEZA and Ecozone Monthly Performance Report (EZMPR)
• Prepare documents for the Income Tax Holiday (ITH) Validation for prior and new projects (PPE Lapsing schedules, Balance Sheet)
• Comply with the requirements in obtaining PEZA Clearance
• Payment of 2% LGU share

4. Statutory Audit

• Prepare the necessary reports and provide the documents based on the CAS to the external auditors
• Provide explanations to auditor inquiries related to taxation
• Reduce issues seen by auditors during review of tax returns

5. Local Government Unit Compliance

• Ensure up to date Real Property Tax Details and compliance; Fixed Assets Count and Tagging to ensure all movements are accounted
• Prepare and collate the necessary documents in the business permit renewal process in all sites
• Payment of annual and quarterly business tax in LGUs where sites are situated

Minimum Requirements:

• Certified Public Accountant is a plus
• Minimum 5 years of Philippines taxation experience in a multinational company and dealing with government agencies (BIR, PEZA, LGU, SEC, and other)
• Knowledgeable in compliance requirements for PEZA entities - reportorial requriements, tax incentives management for annual creditation, PEZA ruling, PEZA documentation, reportorial requriements, tax incentives management for annual creditaiton.

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