Senior Indirect Tax Specialist

GE Vernova; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company is seeking a Senior Indirect Tax Specialist to join their APAC Indirect Tax Team in Kuala Lumpur. The role requires managing indirect tax compliance across Malaysia and Southeast Asia, handling audits, and ensuring timely filing obligations. A bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance and 3-5 years of experience in a compliance role are essential. This position offers a collaborative environment and the opportunity to develop expertise in indirect tax operations.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years work experience in compliance-focused roles.
• Strong expertise in indirect tax processes for Malaysia.
• Practical experience with e-invoicing in Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with HQ tax teams regarding indirect tax compliance.
• Manage internal and external audits effectively.
• Prepare indirect tax account reconciliations.

Skills

Fluent in English

Analytical skills

Tax compliance expertise

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems knowledge

MS Excel

SAP

Job description

Job Description Summary

As Senior Indirect Tax Specialist, this role will play an integral part within APAC Indirect Tax Team for Gas Power Business, managing GE Vernova's affiliates tax operations across numerous regions with a primary focus on Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. This role involves ensuring indirect tax compliance for multiple Vernova entities, with a special emphasis on indirect tax analysis, return preparation, and tax audits. There is latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing work situations.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Liaise with HQ tax teams and external service provider with regard to indirect tax compliance work (VAT/WHT) for countries mainly for Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, and serve as the main point of contact between finance teams and other functions, if any, regarding analysis, preparation, and track of tax & financial data, legal documents and other relevant information required for (1) local indirect tax return filings (2) local indirect tax audits (3) indirect tax payments and the related process (3) S2V etc. under other statutory and/or regulatory rules
• Keep abreast with the latest development of local tax law, and provide advice and guidance on indirect tax queries from internal customers and outsourced tax service provider, and conduct training sessions to raise staff awareness about indirect tax matters as necessary.
• Manage internal and external audits with leveraging tax expertise and analytic thinking required to solve tax issue and queries raised from tax authority.
• Must ensure that all legal entities meet filing obligations on timely & accurate basis.
• Prepare indirect tax account reconciliations and ensure that the tax balances are well supported with working papers and clear open items.
• Understand, communicate, and explain variance drivers with different stakeholders from other functional teams during indirect tax operations.
• Participate in tax operating simplification and standardization across processes and countries and participate in projects associated with indirect tax as needed (e.g. audit preparation, process improvement, acquisitions/disposals, new system deployment.)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent
• Written and verbal fluency in English; Mandarin is an advantage
• 3-5 years work experience or in similar capacity in a Global Business / Shared Service Center, MNC or auditing firm in a compliance focus role
• Strong expertise and advanced experience in indirect tax processes, compliance, tax accounting of indirect tax operations for Malaysia or other SEA region
• Practical experience with ERP systems and e-invoicing implementation in Malaysia
• Good working knowledge in a multinational environment
• Flexible approach with a strong team spirit
• Excellent analytical skills & ability to technically coordinate with local/regional business controllers, country Stat & Tax leader, local tax Leaders and auditors where necessary
• Effective interpersonal skills and highly professional style with the ability to develop professional relationship with internal/external tax auditors, and other business stakeholders
• Knowledgeable of intermediate to advance MS Excel, SAP, VAT tools, etc.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.