Senior Tax Manager

Private Advertiser; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser in the Philippines is seeking a Senior Tax Manager to establish and lead the tax function. The role encompasses tax compliance, accounting, BIR matters, transfer pricing, and strategic tax advisory.

You will work with the CFO and senior leaders, build robust processes, drive audits, and provide practical tax guidance for new products and cross-border arrangements. This is a high-ownership, hands-on leadership role designed to scale the function from the ground up in a

Qualifications

• CPA qualification; Big 4 advisory or in-house leadership is highly desirable.
• 10–15 years of tax experience in banking, financial services, fintech, or a similarly regulated industry.
• Experience managing BIR examinations and tax assessments, LOAs, PANs, FANs, and related negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Philippine tax compliance calendar, including CIT, GRT, DST, EWT, FWT, FBT, and VAT on applicable non-banking activities.
• Establish and maintain the organization's tax accounting and reporting framework, including deferred tax and tax provisions under PFRS.
• Lead BIR examinations and tax audits, managing responses to regulatory notices and correspondence.
• Partner with external tax counsel on complex, contentious, or historical tax matters.
• Provide tax advisory support on commercial agreements, related-party transactions, cross-border arrangements, and new financial products.
• Lead transfer pricing compliance, maintaining documentation for related-party transactions.
• Monitor and interpret BIR revenue regulations and rulings relevant to banking and digital financial services.
• Advise leadership on tax implications of new products, business initiatives, and corporate structures.
• Oversee DST compliance across applicable transactions, ensuring accurate computation and timely remittance.
• Identify tax-efficient structures while maintaining regulatory and reputational considerations.

Skills

Tax compliance

Transfer pricing

Tax accounting

Stakeholder management

Education

CPA qualification

Job description

About the Role

A fast-growing, BSP-licensed financial institution is seeking a Senior Tax Manager to establish and lead its tax function in the Philippines.

This is a newly created, high-ownership role for an experienced tax professional who can operate across tax compliance, tax accounting, BIR matters, transfer pricing, and strategic tax advisory. The successful candidate will work closely with the CFO and senior leadership team, while partnering with external auditors and tax advisors on complex matters.

As the organization's first dedicated tax leader, this role offers the opportunity to build the tax function, establish robust processes and controls, and provide strategic guidance as the business continues to scale.

What You'll Do

• Own the end-to-end Philippine tax compliance calendar, including Corporate Income Tax, Gross Receipts Tax (GRT), Documentary Stamp Tax (DST), Expanded Withholding Tax (EWT), Final Withholding Tax (FWT), Fringe Benefits Tax, and VAT on applicable non-banking activities.
• Establish and maintain the organization's tax accounting and reporting framework, including deferred tax, effective tax rate monitoring, and tax provision calculations under PFRS.
• Lead BIR examinations and tax audits, including the preparation and management of responses to Letters of Authority (LOAs), Preliminary Assessment Notices (PANs), Final Assessment Notices (FANs), and other regulatory correspondence.
• Partner with external tax counsel and advisors on complex, contentious, or historical tax matters.
• Provide tax advisory support on commercial agreements, related-party transactions, cross-border arrangements, funding structures, and new financial products.
• Lead the organization's transfer pricing compliance, including preparation and maintenance of documentation for related-party transactions in accordance with applicable Philippine regulations.
• Monitor and interpret BIR revenue regulations, revenue memorandum circulars, rulings, and other tax developments relevant to banking and digital financial services.
• Advise the CFO and business leaders on the tax implications of new products, business initiatives, corporate structures, and transactions.
• Oversee DST compliance across applicable financial and banking transactions, ensuring accurate computation, accrual, documentation, and timely remittance.
• Support the CFO and leadership team in identifying tax-efficient and commercially practical structures, while maintaining appropriate regulatory, compliance, and reputational considerations.
• Coordinate with external auditors on tax-related financial statement and audit matters.
• Establish appropriate tax policies, processes, controls, documentation, and reporting mechanisms as the organization grows.
• Build and eventually lead the organization's tax team, initially operating as a hands-on individual contributor with external support and scaling the function as business requirements increase.

What We're Looking For

• 10-15 years of tax experience, with substantial exposure to Philippine banking, financial services, fintech, or a similarly regulated industry.
• Experience in Philippine banking or financial services taxation, with strong knowledge of GRT, DST, withholding taxes, and other applicable financial institution tax requirements.
• Background combining Big 4 tax advisory experience and/or in-house tax leadership is highly desirable.
• Proven experience managing BIR examinations and tax assessments, including LOAs, PANs, FANs, and related negotiations or resolution processes.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in Philippine transfer pricing, particularly related-party services, management fees, and cross-border financing arrangements.
• Solid understanding of PFRS tax accounting, including deferred tax, effective tax rate analysis, and tax provision calculations.
• Hands-on knowledge of DST compliance for banking and financial transactions.
• CPA qualification required; relevant tax accreditation or legal/tax credentials are an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to tax compliance, controls, documentation, and deadlines.
• Commercially minded and able to translate complex tax matters into clear, practical advice for senior business and finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently and building a function from the ground up in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with executives, auditors, regulators, external counsel, and cross-functional teams.

Why This Role

This is a unique opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of the tax function within a growing, regulated financial institution.

The role combines technical tax leadership with strategic exposure to the CFO and senior management team. You will have the opportunity to establish the organization's tax infrastructure, strengthen compliance and controls, manage complex tax matters, and help shape the tax approach as new products and business structures are introduced.

For a seasoned banking or financial services tax professional looking to move beyond a narrowly defined compliance role, this position offers significant ownership, visibility, and the opportunity to build something from the ground up.

Confidentiality: Details regarding the organization, existing commercial arrangements, counterparties, and certain historical tax matters will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the recruitment process.