Tax Global Director

A7 Recruitment; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 4,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A7 Recruitment is seeking a Global Director – Tax to lead the organization’s global tax function, covering the Philippines, US, and India. You will manage compliance, audits, and controversy while coordinating with local consultants and a distributed team.

The role requires strategic leadership, experience in multiple jurisdictions, and a track record in tax planning, transfer pricing, and tax technology. Remote work flexibility is offered with shifting schedules as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Taxation, Law, Finance, or related discipline.
• CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification; legal tax background strongly preferred.
• 5–8 years of progressive tax experience, including 3–5 years in a senior leadership or regional/global tax role.
• Experience overseeing India and United States tax compliance with local consultants advised.

Responsibilities

• Lead global tax compliance, planning, and reporting across regions with emphasis on India and the US.
• Oversee tax audits, controversy matters, and assessments including legal tax research.
• Manage cross-border tax considerations and ensure adherence to multiple jurisdiction requirements.
• Partner with local tax firms to ensure timely filings and audit responses.
• Build and lead a geographically distributed tax team and succession plans.
• Support mergers, restructurings, international expansion, and tax operating-model changes.
• Drive tax technology adoption, automation, calendars, and control frameworks.
• Provide guidance on transfer pricing and ASC 740 tax accounting.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, HR, and other functions to align tax strategy with business goals.
• Deliver executive-level communication on tax positions and risks to leadership.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Skills

Collaboration

Executive comms

Education

Bachelor’s in accounting/related

CPA or equivalent

Job description

Job Description: Global Director – Tax

Department: Finance / Tax
Work Arrangement: Temporary Work From Home (TWFH); flexible to work shifting schedules as required (weekends, night shifts, holidays)
Reports To: [Insert reporting line, e.g., CFO / VP Finance]

Position Summary

The Global Director – Tax will lead and oversee the organization's global tax function, with a primary focus on managing tax compliance, audits, and controversy across multiple jurisdictions — including the Philippines, United States, and India. This role requires a strategic tax leader who can build and manage a geographically distributed team, partner with local tax consultants and advisory firms, and ensure the organization's tax operations align with evolving international tax laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global tax compliance, planning, and reporting activities across multiple regions, with particular emphasis on India and United States tax requirements

• Oversee tax audits, controversy matters, and assessments, including legal tax research and interpretation of applicable tax laws and regulations

• Manage cross-border tax considerations and ensure compliance with Philippine, United States, and Indian tax requirements

• Partner with local tax consultants and advisory firms to ensure accurate and timely tax filings and audit responses

• Build, lead, and develop a geographically distributed tax team, including organizational design, capability building, and succession planning

• Support mergers, acquisitions, legal-entity restructuring, international expansion, and tax operating-model transformation initiatives

• Drive the implementation of tax technology, workflow automation, compliance calendars, and tax-control frameworks

• Provide guidance on transfer pricing matters and tax accounting, including ASC 740

• Collaborate closely with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Legal, HR, Operations, and other cross-functional departments to align tax strategy with business objectives

• Deliver clear, executive-level communication on tax risks, positions, and strategy to senior leadership

• Manage multiple concurrent projects with strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

Education

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

Certifications / Specialized Background

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

Experience

• 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 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

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

Preferred / Additional Experience

• 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

Skills

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills across multiple departments

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

Work Schedule

• Flexible to work on a shifting schedule as business needs require (weekends, night shifts, holidays)

• Non-Voice role

• Temporary Work From Home (TWFH) setup