Finance Services Senior Professional – Tax

QBE Group Shared Services Centre; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

QBE Group Shared Services Centre in Cebu City seeks a tax-focused professional to ensure compliance and reporting for all group taxes, assist with audits, and provide ad-hoc advisory to the broader business.

You will consolidate tax reporting, analyze ETR and deferred tax balances, review journal entries, and support improvements to tax processes, working with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in a similar tax, finance or accounting role.
• Accounting experience within a complex financial services organisation.
• Audit experience preferred, with experience from Big 4 being an advantage.
• Experience in the insurance industry is desired but not essential.
• Experience in account payable and general accounting procedures.
• Experience of using Oracle Financials or similar ERP system.
• Proficient in data entry and management.
• Experience in Treasury or Settlements is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support tax planning initiatives to mitigate Pillar Two exposure while ensuring compliance.
• Consolidate tax reporting across group entities for financial statement disclosures.
• Analyze effective tax rate (ETR) and deferred tax balances for group reporting.
• Monitor and review the report before sending it to onshore for final sign off.
• Prepare journal entries for assigned accounts or transactions.
• Relief cover of Service Manager, review journal entries of team members.
• Lead the team in establishment channels for items requiring resolution.
• Provide Team Lead with the status of the accounts.
• Relief overall champion for issue resolution with additional focus on investigation, enhancement of networking efficiencies, and process improvements
• Contribute to the refinement of processes and procedures to improve tax reporting systems and procedures

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Cost Management

Critical Thinking

Economic Forecasting

Financial Accounting

Financial Data Reporting

Financial Products

Intentional collaboration

Managing performance

Prioritization

Problem Solving

Research Analysis

Risk Management

Working Independently

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Current or pending certifications as an accountant

Tools

Oracle Financials

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeThis role will have a particular focus on ensuring that QBE’s tax compliance and reporting obligations are satisfied for all applicable taxes for the Group, including assisting with tax audits and the provision of ad-hoc tax advisory to the broader QBE business.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support tax planning initiatives to mitigate Pillar Two exposure while ensuring compliance.
• Consolidate tax reporting across group entities for financial statement disclosures.
• Analyze effective tax rate (ETR) and deferred tax balances for group reporting
• Monitor and review the report before sending it to onshore for final sign off
• Prepare journal entries for assigned accounts or transactions.
• Relief cover of Service Manager, review journal entries of team members.
• Perform the reconciliation process which may include the following: - Beginning Reconciliation - Matching - Ageing of Unreconciled Items - Follow-up of resolution of unmatched and outstanding transactions counterparts - Review results of investigation - Lead the team in establishing channels for items requiring resolution. - Detailed review of reconciling items and follow-up on the status of the investigation - Provide Team Lead with the status of the accounts
• Relief overall champion for issue resolution with additional focus on investigation, enhancement of networking efficiencies, and process improvements
• Contribute to the refinement of processes and procedures to improve tax reporting systems and procedures

Necessary Work Experience includes:

• At least 1 year experience in a similar tax, finance or accounting role.

Preferred Work Experience includes:

• Accounting experience within a complex financial services organisation.
• Moderate accounting experience within a complex financial services organisation.
• Audit experience preferred, with experience from Big 4 being an advantage.
• Experience in the insurance industry is desired but not essential.Experience in account payable and general accounting procedures.
• Experience of using Oracle Financials or similar ERP system.
• Proficient in data entry and management.
• Experience in Treasury or Settlements is an advantage.

Necessary Qualifications include:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Current or pending certifications as an accountant.

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Communication, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Economic Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Prioritization, Problem Solving, Research Analysis, Risk Management, Working Independently

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.