Tax - Global Director

A7 Recruitment Corporation; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 2,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A7 Recruitment Corporation is seeking a Senior Tax Leader to manage global tax compliance and strategic tax initiatives from the Philippines. The role requires directing cross-border activities with India and the United States, coordinating with local consultants, and driving tax-process improvements.

Ideal candidates have CPA or equivalent, a strong law-related tax background, and 5–8 years in leadership roles within multinational or shared-services settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Taxation, Law, Finance, or related discipline.
• CPA or equivalent professional qualification; legal tax background strongly preferred.
• Flexible to work on shifting schedule (weekends, night shift, holidays).
• 5-8 years of progressive tax experience, including 3-5 years in senior leadership or regional/global tax role.
• Experience in tax audits, tax controversy, assessments, and interpretation of tax laws.
• Experience overseeing India and US tax compliance with local consultants; cross-border knowledge.
• Proven leadership of geographically distributed teams; cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong executive communication, judgment, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
• Experience in multinational/shared-services/BPO/healthcare/professional-services; M&A exposure.
• Experience implementing tax technology, calendars, and tax-control frameworks; transfer pricing knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax strategy and compliance for multiple jurisdictions.
• Oversee audits, controversy work, and regulatory assessments.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, HR, and Operations on tax matters.
• Manage cross-border tax projects and operating-model changes.
• Drive tax technology adoption and process automation initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Project management

Problem solving

Cross-border tax knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy/Taxation/Law/Finance

CPA or equivalent qualification

JD/LLM in Taxation or comparable specialization

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Taxation, Law, Finance, or a related discipline.

• CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification; legal tax background, JD, LLM in Taxation, or comparable specialization is strongly preferred.

• Flexible to workonshifting schedule if business asks
  (weekends, night shift, holidays)

• Minimum 5-8 years of progressive tax experience, including at least 3-5 years in a senior leadership or regional/global tax role.

• Demonstrated experience in tax audits, tax controversy, assessments, legal tax research, and interpretation of tax laws and regulations.

• Strong experience overseeing India and United States tax compliance in partnership with local tax consultants and advisory firms is preferred. Working knowledge of Philippine, United States, and Indian tax requirements and cross-border tax considerations.

• Proven success leading staff and geographically distributed teams, including organizational design, capability building, and succession planning.

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills across Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Legal, HR, Operations, and other departments.

• Excellent executive communication, judgment, problem-solving, project-management, and organizational skills.

• Experience in a multinational, shared-services, BPO, healthcare, or professional-services environment.
  

• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, legal-entity restructuring, international expansion, or tax operating-model transformation.

• Experience implementing tax technology, workflow automation, compliance calendars, and tax-control frameworks.

• Knowledge of transfer pricing and tax accounting, including ASC 740, is an advantage.