Regional Tax Manager

ADA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

ADA is seeking a Regional Tax Manager with 10–15 years of experience to lead the tax function across 16 jurisdictions, including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, and the USA.

You will oversee tax compliance, audits, advisory work, and business partnering, ensuring tax efficiency and compliance across group entities. The role requires strong English communication and proactive problem solving, with a hands-on approach to deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to oversee tax audits and engage external consultants.
• Strong understanding of transfer pricing and tax advisory processes.
• Stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Tax Compliance: ensure timely filings across jurisdictions.
• Tax Audit: manage audits and engage advisors.
• Tax Advisory & Legal Support: review structures for tax efficiency.
• Tax Business Partnering: evaluate tax implications of new initiatives.
• Ad-hoc: fulfill tax-related requests from management.

Skills

Tax compliance

Audit management

Transfer pricing

Tax advisory

Job description

10 - 15 Years

Full Time

Job Description

Position overview:

We are seeking a Regional Tax Manager with approximately 10 years of relevant experience to drive the tax function of the group. The role is responsible for managing tax matters across 16 jurisdictions, with main ones being Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, and USA.

Job Description:

Tax Compliance

• Ensure all tax compliances (i.e. corporate tax returns, transfer pricing documentations, SST/GST/VAT filings, WHT) are prepared, reviewed, and submitted on a timely basis across all relevant jurisdictions.
• Ensure compliance with Group's transfer pricing policies, broader tax risk management framework and mitigation measures.

Tax Audit

• Manage all tax audits and tax cases across relevant jurisdictions.
• Engage and manage tax consultants and/or lawyers to handle tax audits and cases, as necessary.
• Maintain the group-wide tax audit register to keep senior management and stakeholders apprised of latest status.

Tax Advisory & Legal Support

• Review legal arrangements and transaction structures to ensure tax efficiency and compliance.
• Partner with the Legal team to review contract terms for tax considerations.
• Monitor and communicate changes in tax rulings, law, etc to stakeholders
• Drive the achievement of the company's tax objectives and key results.

Tax Business Partnering

• Evaluate the tax viability of new business initiatives and provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide tax input to support business modelling and financial planning.

Ad-hoc

• Complete any tax-related ad-hoc requests from line manager, senior management, and/or stakeholders.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following abilities:

• Professionalism: Demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility and commitment, with the willingness to put in additional effort during critical periods (e.g., tax filing deadlines, tax audit periods) to meet deadlines.
• Team Player: Proactively supports team members, collaborates effectively, and contributes to the overall success of the team.
• Attention to Detail: Possesses a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to consistently meet established timelines and deadlines.
• Communication Skills (Written & Verbal): Strong command of English, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and verbal forms.
• Intellectual Curiosity: Demonstrates a proactive mindset with a strong desire to learn, improve, and challenge the status quo.

About ADA

ADA is the Data and AI Experience Company. Present in 14 markets globally, we build intelligent experiences that power enterprise growth, spanning identity and authentication, personalization, commerce, and data & AI foundations; where every touchpoint earns trust, every interaction creates value, and every decision runs on real-time intelligence, so enterprises can stay ahead and deliver measurable outcomes. Our mission is to build the world's most intelligent growth platform for every client we serve. We work with over 1,500 global brands across CPG, Retail, Telco, BFSI, and Healthcare.

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Job Snapshot

Updated Date

12-10-2026

Job ID

JOB_427

Department

FIN-Group Reporting & Tax

Location