Tax Manager

Solarvest Holdings Bhd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Entitlement & Insurance

Wellness Allowance

Office Breakfast

Office Parking Subsidy

Career Development Support

Job summary

Solarvest Holdings Bhd. is seeking a Tax Manager to oversee all tax matters for Malaysian subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with local laws and driving tax optimisation initiatives.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in tax compliance, stakeholder management, and transfer pricing. With over 10 years of experience, including solid consulting exposure, you’ll manage tax filings, audits, and liaise with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of Malaysia-focused tax experience including 5 in tax consulting.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian tax legislation and practice.
• Demonstrable track record in tax optimisation and ETR management.

Responsibilities

• Manage tax matters for Malaysian entities, ensuring compliance with laws.
• Lead tax audits and provide support for business initiatives.
• Advise stakeholders on tax implications and regulatory updates.

Skills

Tax compliance

Stakeholder management

Tax optimisation

Transfer pricing

Corporate tax

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation

Professional qualifications (ACCA, CPA, CTA)

Job description

The Tax Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing all tax matters relating to Malaysian subsidiaries, ensuring full compliance with Malaysian tax laws and regulations, while proactively driving tax optimisation initiatives (including tax incentives applicable to the Group) to minimise tax leakage and bring the effective tax rate (ETR) as close as practicable to the prevailing statutory tax rate. The role also acts as a coordination point with overseas finance teams and the appointed tax consultants on group tax matters without direct responsibility for foreign tax compliance.

Malaysia Tax Compliance & Governance

Manage all direct and indirect tax matters for Malaysian entities, including:

Corporate Income Tax

Indirect Taxes (SST)

Withholding Tax (WHT)

E-Invoicing and digital tax compliance

Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant tax filings, submissions, and payments in accordance with Malaysian tax regulations.

Maintain proper tax controls, documentation, and audit trails for Malaysian subsidiaries.

Act as the primary liaison with tax consultants for:

Transfer Pricing documentation and benchmarking

Statutory filings and tax submissions

Technical tax opinions and advisory support

Support intercompany transaction structuring involving Malaysian entities to ensure TP compliance.

Tax Audits & Business Support (Malaysia-Focused)

Lead and manage ad-hoc tax audits, investigations, and queries by Malaysian tax authorities, if any.

Provide tax support for business initiatives and projects in Malaysia, including ad-hoc tax assessments and risk evaluations.

Own and drive tax optimisation initiatives for Malaysian entities, with a clear focus on reducing avoidable tax leakage and bringing the effective tax rate (ETR) as close as practicable to the prevailing statutory tax rate, without compromising tax compliance or governance.

Perform periodic ETR analysis and reconciliation to identify key drivers of ETR variance, including non-deductible expenses, tax incentives, capital allowances, deferred tax movements, withholding tax leakage and other permanent or timing differences.

Identify, evaluate and implement legitimate tax planning opportunities, incentives, exemptions and structuring options that improve the Group’s overall tax efficiency and cash tax position.

Work closely with Finance and Business Units to embed tax considerations into contracts, investments, project structures and commercial decisions at an early stage.

Track and report tax optimisation initiatives, quantified tax savings, ETR impact and implementation status to Finance leadership.

Advisory & Stakeholder Management

Advise internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Business Units) on:

Tax implications of contracts, pricing, and business structures

Changes in Malaysian tax laws, regulations, and compliance processes

Communicate and implement tax regulatory updates affecting Malaysian operations.

Act as the key contact for external stakeholders including tax authorities, auditors, and tax advisors.

Coordinate and liaise with overseas finance teams on:

Cross-border transactions involving Malaysian entities

Information requests from group or auditors

Provide Malaysia tax input to support overseas teams where required (without owning foreign tax compliance).

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or related field

Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CTA, or equivalent preferred

Minimum 10 years of relevant Malaysia-focused tax experience, including at least 5 years of solid tax consulting/advisory experience with an established tax advisory firm (preferably Big 4 or equivalent), complemented by meaningful in-house commercial tax experience within a sizeable and complex corporate group.

Malaysian corporate tax & SST

Withholding tax

Transfer pricing documentation

Tax audits and LHDN engagements

Demonstrable track record in tax optimisation and effective tax rate management, including identifying and implementing sustainable tax-saving opportunities and reducing avoidable ETR leakage.

Past experience in tax planning for corporates having both Malaysia and ASEAN regional businesses will be an added advantage

Strong knowledge of Malaysian tax legislation and practice

Ability to manage consultants and multiple deadlines

Good commercial judgment with a business-partnering mindset

Strong analytical capability in ETR reconciliation, tax forecasting and identification of tax optimisation opportunities.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Solarvest is Malaysia’s leading, largest, and award-winning integrated solar provider, with over 10 years of expertise and a strong track record. As a trusted solar company in Malaysia, we have developed more than 2,000MW of ongoing and completed projects across 8 countries in the Asia Pacific region

Recognized as a top-tier solar company, Solarvest continues to drive the growth of solar Malaysia, delivering innovative and reliable solar energy solutions that power businesses, communities, and a sustainable future.

Solarvest is Malaysia’s leading, largest, and award-winning integrated solar provider, with over 10 years of expertise and a strong track record. As a trusted solar company in Malaysia, we have developed more than 2,000MW of ongoing and completed projects across 8 countries in the Asia Pacific region

Recognized as a top-tier solar company, Solarvest continues to drive the growth of solar Malaysia, delivering innovative and reliable solar energy solutions that power businesses, communities, and a sustainable future.

Perks and benefits

• Medical Entitlement & Insurance Coverage
• Wellness Allowance
• Office Breakfast
• Office Parking Subsidy
• Career Development & Training Support
• Other Allowances and Incentives