Finance Professional (Tax Accounting)

Roland Berger; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global management consultancy is seeking an experienced tax accounting professional to join their Finance & Controlling service hub in Kuala Lumpur. The successful candidate will manage tax accounting activities, collaborate with international teams, and prepare comprehensive tax reports while ensuring compliance with various local tax laws. Applicants should possess a degree in finance or a related field, along with at least 5 years of experience in international tax reporting. Excellent English communication skills and proficiency in relevant software are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in an international accounting firm or finance department.
• Basic understanding of tax systems in major jurisdictions and ability to compute and report tax provisions.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; other languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with finance teams for accurate tax calculations.
• Prepare tax provisions in accordance with accounting standards.
• Analyze tax data for international tax reports.
• Support global tax reporting and monitoring processes.

Skills

Tax accounting analysis

Financial reporting

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Analytical capabilities

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in economics, finance, accounting, law or similar

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Consolidation tools

Job description

Company Description

Roland Berger, founded in 1967, is the world's only leading management consultancy of European origin and German roots. We support major international industrial and service companies as well as public institutions in all aspects of corporate management – from strategic alignment to the introduction of new business processes and organizational structures. From the very beginning, we have worked in different languages and cultures. We value different perspectives and approaches and rely on the diversity of our employees. We look for and promote authentic personalities with an entrepreneurial spirit. If you like to take the initiative and want to make a difference as part of a team, you have come to the right place.

In a global management consultancy like Roland Berger, the Global Finance & Controlling Department offers exiting challenges. We advise Roland Berger Group, which is formed by Roland Berger Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA and its worldwide group entities. We focus on a broad variety of accounting and tax topics and are looking for a skilled and experienced tax accounting professional to join our Finance & Controlling (F&C) service hub in Kuala Lumpur. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and monitoring tax accounting activities for a variety of international tax reporting standards across our global organization and will act as an international interface for our global and local F&C colleagues. The role requires a deep understanding of tax accounting principles and the ability to analyze and interpret tax accounts in multiple jurisdictions.

You will be part of a highly professional and welcoming team.

Job Description

Your responsibilities include:

• Collaborate closely with international finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate and timely calculations of current and deferred taxes for the quarterly and annual financial closing processes.
• Assist in the preparation of tax provisions for financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of domestic tax profiles and support compliance with local tax and accounting requirements.
• Gather and analyze tax data from our global operations, prepare analyses and inputs for various international tax reports, including current and deferred taxes, tax rate reconciliations, cash taxes, etc. and provide insights into tax trends and opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with international finance and accounting teams to ensure that tax data is reported accurately and consistently, to identify opportunities to streamline and improve tax-related processes, and to enhance efficiency and timeliness.
• Support various global tax reporting and monitoring processes, including transfer pricing and global minimum tax (OECD Pillar 2).
• Assist with international ad hoc projects as needed.

Qualifications

• A degree in economics, finance, accounting, law or similar from a recognized university
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in an international accounting firm or the in-house finance/accounting department of an international group of companies and ability to provide practical solutions
• Basic understanding of tax systems in major jurisdictions, including the ability to compute and report tax provisions and to this extent to interpret and apply local tax laws
• Strong communication skills and commitment to teamworking, high analytical capabilities, good understanding of the business
• Knowledge and experience in MS Office, SAP and consolidation tools; proficient in Microsoft Excel and preferably also experience with other tax accounting software tools
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; other languages spoken in our global business regions are a plus
• Highest professional standards, including with a view to confidentiality