Tax Capability Lead

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

JTI Philippines seeks a Tax Capability Lead to drive local tax training enablement and rollout across Philippine entities, from Market to Factory and GBS. The role upskills tax and non‑tax staff, embeds tax rules, audit learnings and governance into daily processes.

You will lead the training calendar, coordinate with governance and audit teams, and develop practical training materials, job aids, and toolkits.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent.
• CPA qualification is preferred.
• Background in Business Communications, Knowledge Management, HR Learning & Development, or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in tax, with exposure to enablement, program coordination, governance or controls support, learning delivery, communications, PMO, or similar roles in a multinational environment.
• Fluent in oral and written English and Filipino.

Responsibilities

• Lead local tax learning enablement and rollout using the Global Tax Academy approach and available learning materials.
• Build Philippine Global Tax team capability with learning paths and development plans.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation, jurisprudence and compliance requirements, driving readiness actions.
• Oversee tax budget and consultant spend to support informed decision‑making.
• Communicate tax updates and track savings and initiatives, including governance and record retention enhancements.
• Improve record retention, audit readiness, and evidence completeness.
• Coordinate tax engagement activities for visitors, townhalls and mandatory training reminders.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Filipino

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Education

University degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

CPA qualification preferred

Job description

At JTI we celebrate differences, and everyone truly belongs. 46,000 people from all over the world are continuously building their unique success story with us. 83% of employees feel happy working at JTI.

To make a difference with us, all you need to do is bring your human best.

What will your story be

Learn more:

Reporting To: Tax Manager

Duty Post: Taguig Head Office

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Internal Role Title: Tax Capability Specialist

Tax Capability Lead

This exciting role is established in response to the evolving demands of a dynamic and increasingly complex Philippine tax compliance environment. The role leads capability-building, learning enablement, and practical tax knowledge transfer across the JTI PH Global Tax team and key stakeholders, covering all Philippine entities from Market to Factory and Global Business Services (GBS). It is designed to strengthen tax compliance readiness by upskilling both tax and non-tax employees, embedding practical understanding of tax rules, audit learnings, regulatory developments, and governance expectations into day-to-day business processes.

This position supports the Philippine Tax leadership team by driving local learning rollouts, leading tax change readiness initiatives, enhancing tax knowledge management, providing visibility over tax budget and consultant spend, and tracking tax savings and key initiatives that support stronger compliance, improved controls, and more effective stakeholder engagement.

As the Tax Capability Lead, you will:

Tax Training Enablement and Local Learning Rollout

• Lead the rollout of local tax learning initiatives, leveraging the Global Tax Academy approach and available learning materials.
• Drive collaboration with governance and audit stakeholders to translate tax rules, audit learnings, and compliance standards into practical training sessions, job aids, and toolkits.
• Lead the training calendar, stakeholder communications, attendance tracking, learning materials repository, and access enablement where needed.

Local Tax Team Capability Building

• Drive capability-building for the Philippine Global Tax team by identifying training needs, shaping learning paths, and developing practical capability solutions with local and global People & Culture or L&D teams.
• Lead the consolidation of Training Needs Analysis inputs and convert priorities into actionable development plans such as courses, shadowing, coaching circles, curated learning, or other development activities.

Tax Change Monitoring and Execution Readiness

• Partner with tax governance teams to proactively monitor changes in tax legislation, jurisprudence, and related compliance requirements.
• Drive business impact assessments, stakeholder communications, training updates, process or control reminders, and readiness actions for impacted teams.
• Own and maintain a central Tax Change Register covering key changes, impacted processes, accountable owners, actions, and due dates.

Tax Budget, Consultant Spend and Vendor Coordination

• Provide structured oversight and visibility over tax budget and consultant spend to support informed decision-making by the Global Tax leadership.
• Drive consultant and vendor engagement readiness, including RFP inputs, scope templates, onboarding requirements, contract pack readiness, deliverables tracking, and utilization monitoring.

Tax Communications, Value Tracking and Record Retention Enablement

• Lead tracking and reporting of tax savings or cash impact from Philippine tax projects and initiatives.
• Drive regular tax communications to strengthen visibility and compliance awareness, including rule changes, reminders, training invites, wins, and upcoming deadlines.
• Lead improvements in record retention, audit readiness, folder structure, indexing, and evidence completeness.
• Lead tax engagement readiness for visitors, townhalls, team-building activities, mandatory training reminders, policy updates, and internal engagements.

Who we are looking for

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent.
• CPA qualification is preferred.
• Background in Business Communications, Knowledge Management, HR Learning & Development, or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in tax, with exposure to enablement, program coordination, governance or controls support, learning delivery, communications, PMO, or similar roles in a multinational environment.
• Fluent in oral and written English and Filipino.

Functional skills required

• Ability to convert technical tax inputs into clear training materials, job aids, and practical business guidance.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills across business functions and governance teams.
• Solid program or project management discipline, including calendar management, trackers, governance cadence, and reporting.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including basic finance tracking, benefits tracking, and dashboards.
• Knowledge management mindset, with strong documentation discipline, record retention structure, and content publishing capability.

Are you ready to join us Build your success story at JTI.

At JTI, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any specific support, alternative formats, or have other access requirements, please let us know.