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Job Summary
This position will be a member of the Asia Finance and Corporate Tax and will report to the Manager, Tax.
Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation, filing, and payment of Philippine tax obligations, including but not limited to: Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Value-Added Tax (VAT), Expanded and Final Withholding Taxes, Documentary Stamp Tax (DST), and Local Business Taxes
- Liaise with regional finance teams and local tax advisors to resolve various issues arisen in the tax returns preparation
- Manage responses to BIR inquiries, tax audits, and tax assessments
- Prepare tax-related journal entries for posting by the General Ledger (GL) team and reconcile tax-related balance sheet accounts to resolve any variances
- Prepare the quarterly and annual tax provisioning process, including completion of tax packages, preparation of tax provision to return true-up, scrutiny of tax payables with preparation of roll-forward schedules and review of quarterly financial forecasts
- Support the preparation of local statutory reports by determining tax provisions, tax-related balance sheet accounts, and preparing tax related disclosure notes
- Support various tax projects in the region, assist their implementation, including system testing
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accountancy or finance with sufficient tax related courses taken
- Minimum 4 years of progressive tax experience in big 4 accounting firm and/or corporate tax function of an MNC with exposures to US and Philippines tax compliance and reporting. Tax accounting (current and deferred) knowledge is preferred
- A detail oriented, hands-on and analytical tax professional with strong communication and writing skills
- Confident, self-starter with ability to work with minimal direction and supervision
- Proactively assumes ownership and accountability when completing various projects
- A team-work oriented person with good interpersonal skills
- Quick learner and action taker, ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressures and tight deadlines
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and tax compliance tools is a plus
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Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.