Indirect Tax compliance analyst

Kerry; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Indirect Tax Analyst and play a key role in ensuring compliance with VAT/GST regulations. You will work with a dynamic team in Kuala Lumpur, leveraging your expertise in SAP and indirect tax processes. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the efficiency of business operations while working with some of the world's leading brands in food, beverage, and pharmaceuticals. If you are passionate about tax compliance and eager to grow in a global environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of indirect tax experience in an MNC or Shared Services environment.
• Strong knowledge of VAT/GST compliance and SAP usage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review periodic indirect tax returns and reconciliations.
• Support standardization and documentation of indirect tax processes.

Skills

SAP

GST/VAT compliance

Accounting/Finance knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

The Indirect Tax Analyst will be working with Kerry’s growing indirect tax team which is based in Kuala Lumpur. Kerry’s primary ERP system is SAP, with reporting from time to time from other systems and government portals. The indirect tax compliance work will either be done centrally or controlled centrally. Returns currently are mainly of a VAT/GST nature. Indirect tax is a transactional tax and in addition to preparing indirect tax returns, the indirect tax team works with other Kerry functions to ensure that the end-to-end business process is compliant and efficient.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare to review stage periodic indirect tax returns (usually monthly)
• Prepare or review GST/VAT GL balance sheet account reconciliations and follow up on any open items (monthly)
• Keep Turnover Reconciliation up to date (compare between income in financial statements and sales in indirect tax returns).
• Organise the GST/VAT payments and submit returns from the SSC
• Prepare a monthly GST/VAT debtor report that corresponds with the VAT reconciliations
• Support the Indirect tax Team Lead in relation to standardisation / documentation of processes and controls for Europe indirect tax
• Ad hoc projects associated with indirect tax as needed e.g. audit preparation, process improvement, introduction of new systems e.g. new SAP deployments, acquisitions / disposals
• Assign GST/VAT rates to materials / products in master data workflow
• Review new customer and vendor set ups in master data workflow.

Qualifications and skills

• Good knowledge of SAP
• Regional experience of GST/VAT compliance gained in an MNC or Shared Services environment
• Degree in Accounting/Finance with at least 3-5 years' relevant indirect tax experience
• High level of English language proficiency (spoken and written) as this is most widely used business language.
• Some shift work may be needed during transition periods

About the company

At Kerry, we are proud to provide our customers – some of the world’s best-known food, beverage, and pharma brands – with the expertise, insights, and know-how they need to deliver products that people enjoy and feel better about consuming.