Vice President, Direct & Indirect Taxation

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad seeks a Vice President of Direct & Indirect Taxation to lead tax strategy, governance and execution across the Group. The role drives tax planning, compliance, and risk management, coordinating with finance, operations and external advisers to ensure accuracy and timely reporting.

The candidate will oversee direct and indirect tax matters, maintain tax controls, and manage stakeholder relationships, while guiding a high-performing tax team in a complex banking

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation or equivalent.
• Membership of a recognised professional accounting or tax body is preferred.
• More than 10 years of working experience.
• Good knowledge of SST technical knowledge and banking compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and develop the direct & indirect taxation teams with resource planning and succession planning.
• Establish and maintain the Group tax control framework and standard procedures.
• Monitor tax developments and coordinate timely implementation across the Group.
• Oversee preparation and review of corporate income tax returns and indirect tax filings.
• Provide technical tax advice and lead responses to audits and information requests.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic tax planning

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance/Taxation

Job description

Vice President, Direct & Indirect Taxation

Lead, supervise and develop the direct and indirect taxation teams, including resource planning, work allocation, review and succession planning.

Establish and maintain the Group tax control framework, Tax Manual, standard operating procedures, maker-checker controls and evidence standards.

Monitor tax developments, assess their impact and coordinate timely implementation across the Group.

Escalate material tax exposures, compliance issues, control gaps and unresolved system deficiencies promptly.

Direct taxation

Plan, coordinate and review corporate income tax returns, including Form C, for all companies within the Group.

Review tax estimates and revisions, including Forms CP204 and CP204A, and monitor tax instalment payments, utilisation, refunds and offsets.

Review monthly provisional tax, current tax and deferred tax computations for financial and Bursa reporting, including effective tax rate analysis and over‑or under‑provision tracking.

Ensure withholding tax compliance for payments to non‑residents and advise stakeholders on applicable tax treatment.

Monitor new products, transactions and general ledger developments, and provide timely advice on direct tax implications.

Indirect taxation

Oversee accurate and timely preparation, review and submission of monthly e‑Invoice reporting and service tax returns and payments across the Group, supported by robust checks and analysis.

Oversee indirect tax reporting obligations, including withholding tax, stamp duty and annual transfer pricing documentation, and ensure compliance with applicable IRB and RMCD requirements.

Provide technical advice and assistance for internal and external requests involving indirect tax data analysis, reconciliations, e‑Invoice issuance, reporting and operational implementation.

Ensure indirect tax positions are correctly reflected in systems, general ledgers, invoices, reconciliation reports and regulatory or management reporting, and coordinate with consultants and vendors to troubleshoot e‑Invoice and SST system functionality.

Lead responses to customs audits, queries, reviews and information requests, supported by complete documentation and clear issue ownership.

Tax governance and leadership

• Lead, supervise and develop the direct and indirect taxation teams, including resource planning, work allocation, review and succession planning.

• Establish and maintain the Group tax control framework, Tax Manual, standard operating procedures, maker-checker controls and evidence standards.

• Monitor tax developments, assess their impact and coordinate timely implementation across the Group.

• Escalate material tax exposures, compliance issues, control gaps and unresolved system deficiencies promptly.

Direct taxation

• Plan, coordinate and review corporate income tax returns, including Form C, for all companies within the Group.

• Review tax estimates and revisions, including Forms CP204 and CP204A, and monitor tax instalment payments, utilisation, refunds and offsets.

• Review monthly provisional tax, current tax and deferred tax computations for financial and Bursa reporting, including effective tax rate analysis and over‑or under‑provision tracking.

• Ensure withholding tax compliance for payments to non‑residents and advise stakeholders on applicable tax treatment.

• Monitor new products, transactions and general ledger developments, and provide timely advice on direct tax implications.

Indirect taxation

• Oversee accurate and timely preparation, review and submission of monthly e‑Invoice reporting and service tax returns and payments across the Group, supported by robust checks and analysis.

• Oversee indirect tax reporting obligations, including withholding tax, stamp duty and annual transfer pricing documentation, and ensure compliance with applicable IRB and RMCD requirements.

• Provide technical advice and assistance for internal and external requests involving indirect tax data analysis, reconciliations, e‑Invoice issuance, reporting and operational implementation.

• Ensure indirect tax positions are correctly reflected in systems, general ledgers, invoices, reconciliation reports and regulatory or management reporting, and coordinate with consultants and vendors to troubleshoot e‑Invoice and SST system functionality.

• Lead responses to customs audits, queries, reviews and information requests, supported by complete documentation and clear issue ownership.

Knowledge

• Good working knowledge of taxation standards, SST technical knowledge.

• Good knowledge of banking industry compliances requirement, this include Companies Act,

• BAFIA Act, various BNM guidelines & Bursa Malaysia Listing Requirement, Custom guideline, Inland Revenue ruling.

Experience

• More than 10 years of working experience

Qualification

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation or equivalent. Membership of a recognised professional accounting or tax body is preferred.
  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiary, Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad, offers banking and financial solutions through its consumer, SME, corporate, commercial and Islamic banking. The Bank provides easy access to its broad base of customers throughout the country via multi‑pronged delivery channels that include retail branches, Privilege Banking Centres, Business Centres, Investment Bank branches, and mobile and Internet banking.

About Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiary, Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad, offers banking and financial solutions through its consumer, SME, corporate, commercial and Islamic banking. The Bank provides easy access to its broad base of customers throughout the country via multi‑pronged delivery channels that include retail branches, Privilege Banking Centres, Business Centres, Investment Bank branches, and mobile and Internet banking.