Manager, taxSaatchi & Saatchi

The key accountabilities are, but not limited to:
Tax Planning : management, anticipation and optimization of the Philippine tax entities effective tax rate
Be a force of proposal for Philippine tax planning and tax optimization, providing tax planning opportunities advice to the business units and corporate tax department
Involvement in Group and Company reorganizations, acquisitions, reduction of legal entities and disposals, tax aspects thereof (if applicable)
Planning and developing new policies and procedures in response to changing corporate initiatives
Close liaison with corporate tax function re: international tax planning work and foreign aspects of Philippine tax planning
Monitoring NoLs (tax losses) and proposing actions so that no NoLs are lost to the Group
Dividend planning
Optimization of tax cash flow
Identify, quantify and communicate tax-planning strategies for all entities, including researching and developing the most tax efficient action plan and/or ownership structure.
Involvement in tax aspects in relation to financing of the Philippine Group, monitoring thin capitalization
Management of transfer pricing issues within Philippine as well as with entities in other countries
Follow up of the new tax legislation and proposal for tax optimization or tax refunds
Tax Reporting/Tax Filing:
Computation of tax accruals for monthly and annual financial reporting (actual, annual budget and forecast), ensuring correct tax reporting for both local financials as well as corporate reporting
Work closely with the Chief Accounting Officer and Managing Director
Responsibility for completion and submission of monthly and annual tax returns and reports.
Consultancy function for VAT returns prepared by finance staff.
Monitoring tax groups and filing of the consolidated tax return (if applicable) as well as calculating the group relief in forecasts and annual financial reporting
Ensuring that all filing requirements are completed on a timely and accurate basis.
Tax Compliance:
Ensuring relevant documentation is completed, procedures in place to ensure compliance with local regulations as well as Publicis Groupe policies
Following and justifying the deferred taxes in the Philippine entities
Following tax reserves and approving these with Group Tax Director