Sr. Manager(Japanese Speaker)Corporate Income Tax (Petaling Jaya)

Descriptions

Kuala Lumpur is the host to KPMG’s Delivery Network’s ASPAC Compliance Delivery Centre (‘’ACDC’’), which offers tax compliance services in ASPAC. The team is culturally diverse, comprising many different nationalities, backgrounds, and skills. ACDC offers end-to-end compliance support for clients and is powered by advanced technology and automation, robust processes, and a highly skilled team of client-centric professionals. Be part of this exciting journey within KPMG to support their expansion of compliance services across the region.

ACDC works closely with KPMG’s Global Tax leaders to translate business requirements into a clear global delivery strategy for delivery centers that supports the needs of global KPMG solutions, including but not limited to, Tax Reimagined. It also creates and operates an interoperable, seamlessly integrated network of Global Delivery Centers to enable globally consistent delivery.

The world of global tax compliance for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing, and KPMG is changing its delivery model to seize the opportunity. Large MNCs have consolidated their compliance operations into a handful of in-house global/regional locations supporting their hundreds of specialty services units worldwide to drive efficiencies. However, tax compliance has become heavily dependent on technology, and MNCs will need to significantly invest in technology to optimize their costs of compliance. Alternatively, they can outsource their compliance to a provider that has the global expertise and can scale its technology investment costs, while offering an efficient delivery model that optimizes integrated centralization the way MNCs have already demonstrated, while integrating it with local SMEs where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the tax compliance adoption and stakeholder management strategy for KPMG member firms to leverage KDN solutions directed at the Japanese client delivery.
• Review corporate tax returns across multiple jurisdictions in the ASPAC region with a focus on Japan as the country focal point.
• Build strong relationships with clients, manage pull-through opportunities, and ensure the overall client experience is always top quality.
• Manage diverse team members and maintain a high-performing team to deliver exceptional client services across a portfolio of clients.
• Coach and develop team members to achieve technical competencies and efficient performance.
• Support transitioning new clients onboard per standard process and technology.
• Support transformation initiatives to enable technology adoption across new and existing processes.
• Manage an assigned portfolio of clients and projects and lead teams to deliver tax compliance services effectively.
• Manage and track the progress of adoption and stakeholder management activities (project management & coordination).
• Develop and deliver presentations and training materials.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings.
• Translate business requirements and necessary information from Japanese to English that is needed to manage adoption.
• Create and update business documentation needed for country onboarding.

Requirements

• A recognized university degree or a professional qualification in Accounting/Finance/Computer Science/Data Sciences/Economics or a member of a recognized professional accounting/taxation body.
• Proficiency in English and Japanese.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience with corporate tax compliance.
• Strong experience in roles requiring adoption and stakeholder management.
• Experience with shared services, managed services, and/or outsourcing would be beneficial.
• Strong understanding of the Japanese market and culture.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Professional or shared service experience managing clients or processes would be preferred.

Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2025

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Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.