Regional Tax Manager

About GMG

GMG is a global well-being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport, food and health sectors. Its vision is to inspire people to win in ways that make the world better. Today, GMG’s investments span across four key verticals: GMG Sports, GMG Food, GMG Health, and GMG Consumer Goods. Under the ownership and management of the Baker family, it has become a leading global company, affiliated with the world’s most successful and respected brands in the well-being sector. Working across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands into its markets.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a tax and accounting expert to manage and facilitate the accurate preparation and filing of our company’s tax forms. The ideal candidate is a team player who manages the tax team to greater performance, creates and implements tax plans and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and potential areas of risk. The Tax Manager will ensure compliance with all law and regulation of Local GAAP and having exposure to international tax law. As the Tax Manager, he/she will monitor current and impending changes to tax regulation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies. The ideal candidate is single minded in their pursuit of ensuring compliance and achieves this goal through optimizing reporting procedures and driving the successful function of the tax team.

Core Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and manage the preparation and review company federal tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax forms.
• Ensure accurate, timely filing of consolidated federal, state and local income tax returns and other business-related filings.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures.
• Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all necessary federal and state taxes.
• Manage members of the tax team as they prepare components of the company's Local income tax return and other tax documents across SEA countries.
• Plan for and develop an overall return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs with the tax team.
• Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process.
• Manage and facilitate income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
• Provide support with various internal audits and special tax related projects.
• Review tax returns and quarterly/yearly tax projections.
• Manage and mentor members of tax team to greater levels of effectiveness and engagement

Requirements :

• Preferred candidates that have a current CPA license with past working experience in the Tax Department of Big Four.
• 8+ years of experience in a tax manager or public accountant role and at least 2 years of experience in a management role
• Familiarity with SEA countries local reporting requirements.
• Strong knowledge in BOTH Direct Tax and Indirect Tax.
• Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements.
• Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax team members.
• Strong skills and experience with Word, Outlook, Excel, SAP
  
• Extensive individual/corporate/partnership tax knowledge
  
• Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations.