Tax Compliance Supervisor

SM Investments; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 335,000 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

SM Investments in Metro Manila is seeking a detail-oriented Compliance Officer to manage local permits, taxes, and LGU relations for SMIC and the parent group. You will ensure timely payment of Local Business Taxes and Real Property Taxes, and monitor permits and related regulatory requirements across operations.

The role requires a college degree in business, 2–3 years of related experience, and strong communication, MS Office skills, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years related work experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision

Responsibilities

• Manage business permit registration, retirement and cancellation.
• Ensure timely payment of Local Business Taxes and Real Property Taxes.
• Ensure that discounts granted by LGUs on local tax payments are availed.
• Monitor the department Data Management System (DMS) Project and documents in the offsite archive.
• Prepare local business tax budget (based estimated and audited gross receipts)
• Liaise with LGUs for permits and ancillary permits and resolve related issues.
• Attend audits by LGU Treasurer and monitor local tax payments.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Independent worker

Education

College graduate of any business course

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

• Responsible in ensuring compliance with LGUs business permit and other regulatory permit in operating a business of the SMIC and the parent group;
• Responsible in ensuring timely payment of local taxes due to the LGUs from SMIC and the parent group business operation and real properties and to ensure that no unnecessary local taxes are paid;
• Ensure that any discount offered by the LGUs on payment of local taxes are availed.
• Responsible in the monitoring of the department Data Management System (DMS) Project and documents in the offsite archive.

GENERAL DUTIES

Securing of updated Business Permit and other related regulatory permits from the LGUs where SMIC and the parent group operates and payment to various LGUs of local taxes dues to SMIC and parent group operations of business and property ownership

DETAILED DUTIES

• Responsible for the business permit registration, retirement and cancellation.
• Ensure timely payment of Local Business Taxes and Real Property Taxes;
• Ensure that no unnecessary local taxes are paid and ensure that discounts granted by the LGUs on local tax payments are availed.
• Ensures updated summary of local tax payments (LBT and RPT);
• Custodian of local business permit, related regulatory permits and local tax assessments /statements and official receipts;
• Prepares local business tax budget (based estimated and audited gross receipts)
• Ensures updated list of properties for real property tax monitoring and payment with the LGUs.
• Attends to audit by the LGU Treasurer in relation to business operation of SMIC and parent group.
• Handles securing clearances on any violation reports issued by the LGUs.
• Prepares and file communications with the LGUs necessary in the business and local tax compliance.
• Transmits copy of permits and official receipts representing payment of local taxes with the BUs for their reference;
• Handle the consolidated weekly service vehicle requests of the department and ensure daily itinerary of messengers;
• Handle the monitoring of the department documents in the offsite archive – retrieval and disposal coordinator with SMRI and updated summary list of documents;
• Prompt reply to the query /concern of the BUs.
• Monitor the department Data Management System ( scanning/ indexing/uploading/coordination with IT on storage and hardware facilities).
• Monthly reporting of permits secured and payment of local taxes and other LGUs concerns on business permits and local tax payment and special projects;
• Custodian of inter-office-memos issued by the SSG.
• Other function that maybe assign from time to time;
• Liaise to the LGUs for the issuance of business permits and ancillary permits of the company and to resolve other issues for the company

• College graduate of any business course
• 2 - 3 years related work experience
• With excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proficient in Microsoft applications such as excel, word, power point and others; can work independently with minimum supervision, responsible, flexible, hardworking, honest and team player