Global Business Process Owner - Tax Accounting Job

Arkema; Johor Bahru; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Global Business Process Owner for Tax Accounting. This role involves analyzing legal requirements, designing tax processes, and ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. You'll collaborate with various teams to create integrated tax flows and maintain documentation while leading training sessions to enhance organizational efficiency. If you have a strong background in finance and a passion for IT systems, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment focused on innovative materials. Join us to shape the future of sustainable solutions together!

Qualifications

• Strong interest in IT systems and good knowledge in Taxes and Finance.
• 5-10 years of experience in Finance with a Business school degree.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze future needs and legal requirements for tax processes.
• Create and document detailed Tax processes from an end-to-end perspective.
• Conduct workshops to design compliant solutions and promote the Tax Core Model.

Skills

IT systems knowledge

Tax knowledge

Finance expertise

SAP knowledge

ERP knowledge

Analytical insight

Coaching ability

Teamwork leadership

Change management

Education

Business school degree

5-10 years Finance background

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Arkema Global Business Process Owner - Tax Accounting Job in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Global Business Process Owner - Tax Accounting Job

Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Employment Type: Regular

Category: Finance and Accounting

Posting Date: Mar 25, 2025

General Responsibilities (Core & Regional Team)

1. Under control of Core team & in close coordination with iTeam:
1. Identify & analyse future needs, legal requirements, design organizations, processes, and SAP solutions to create a Tax Core Model that meets both legal and business requirements.
2. Manage Major Evolution requests: create and present Gap Sheet to Arbitration Committee.
3. Contribute actively to process design, organize data and analyse the pros and cons of each alternative solution based on new tax regulations and system optimization.
4. Work closely with other domain BPOs to design integrated tax flows.
5. Create and document detailed Tax processes from an end-to-end perspective.
6. Define procedures for periodic integrity verification for tax processes.
7. Perform all necessary tax tests to validate functional efficiency of the system.

Roll Out Phase

1. Conduct Gap Analysis workshops:
1. Collect any local tax or business gaps and organize workshops to design a compliant solution in coordination with Core Team.
2. Promote Tax Organizational Core Model of Arkema to provide a clear picture of roles and responsibilities:
1. Perform Detailed Organization Impacts analysis & assist local management to build an action plan to mitigate risk.
2. Define organizational restrictions to be applied to derived functional Business Roles.
3. New declarations.
4. VAT Algorithms.
3. Build test plan and validate completeness of tests on tax processes.
4. Execute cycle tests and assist key users in UAT; analyse defects and liaise with Core team to fix bugs.
5. Adapt and follow up the Cut over plan according to the legacy data source and assist key users in data conversion.

Ongoing Activities – Continuous Improvement

1. Create, maintain and release the tax process documentation with a process-oriented approach.
2. Create and maintain WW organizational master data and perform all necessary data re-allocation to confirm with new requirements.
3. Maintain Business Role (Authorization) according to Organizational Core Model & ensure compliance with AK group internal control policy.
4. Closely monitor and update the progress of the activities and alert of any delay in delivery.
5. Create & maintain an e-learning program for roll out, newcomers & knowledge improvement.
6. Organize, plan and deliver training sessions.
7. Create System Enhancements, follow the progress, test and approve release in production system.
8. Organize feedback sessions with tax managers to identify new requirements, improve efficiency, and share best practices.
9. Identify any misuse of the system impacting data accuracy or closing deadlines and define action plans.
10. Role & Authorization: design organizational restriction for local users, request BR derivation, define Access requests approval WF & organize periodic Roles & Authorization review.

Required Profile

Education: Business school & 5/10 years Finance background.

Skills: Strong interest in IT systems and good knowledge in Taxes, Finance, SAP; knowledge of an ERP would be a plus.

Capacities: Analytical insight, coaching ability, teamwork leadership, change management promoter.

Adaptability: Change in business rules, tax compliance rules and organizational efficiency.

Diversity of users, entities, business processes, requirements to prioritize and reconcile.

Who We Are

Arkema is a world leader in Innovative Materials for a Sustainable World with the ambition to become a pure Specialty Materials player. We thrive as One Arkema, comprised of many businesses and brands including Bostik, ArrMaz, and more, operating with a global reach in 55 countries with more than 21,100 employees. Each one contributes to positioning Arkema as a recognized leader of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, reporting annual sales of €9.5 billion, of which 2.9% allocated to R&D for 1,800 researchers in 17 R&D centers.

If you pursue excellence, love innovation and are inspired by challenges, we encourage you to learn more about our values – Solidarity, Performance, Simplicity, Empowerment, and Inclusion – and how we concentrate on advances in bio-based and recyclable materials, new energies, water management, electronic solutions, lightweight materials and design, home efficiency and insulation.

Changing the world requires the right formula. The right formula consists of our innovative and sustainable materials, and you. Join us to develop the materials of tomorrow and make a difference together. What are you made of?

Legal Information

The legal information below pertains specifically to positions posted in the United States; however, we strive for diversity, equity and inclusion in all the countries that we hire.

Arkema Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Arkema Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting and hiring.